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Month: February 2022

Category:
  • Prices
  • Russia

Oil soars as sanctions and pressures on Russia mount

Oil prices jumped on Monday as Western allies imposed more sanctions on Russia and blocked some Russian banks from a global payments system, which could cause severe disruption to its Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply
  • Prices

Oil Soars as More Sanctions on Russia Spur Energy Crisis Fears

Goldman Sachs: Enormous Amount of Oil Could Be Disrupted Oil surged as energy and commodity markets were thrown into disarray after Western nations unleashed more sanctions to isolate Russia following Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russia’s Ruble, Financial Markets Are Hammered by Sanctions

Powerful Western sanctions rocked Russia’s financial system and triggered a spiral in the ruble, drawing the central bank into an emergency doubling of interest rates. The Russian ruble fell as Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Behind the Sweeping Russia Sanctions: Zelensky’s Plea and a Mounting Crisis

Following months of groundwork, frenzied late-night phone calls and a potent pressure campaign from Ukrainian leaders, the U.S. and Europe banded together to impose what is shaping up to be Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate

Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns

The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt unless greenhouse gas emissions are quickly reduced, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • USA

Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade

 In the most important environmental case in more than a decade, the Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a dispute that could restrict or even eliminate the Environmental Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Putin’s War In Ukraine Could Break The OPEC+ Alliance

The Ukraine crisis could have an unexpected impact on the OPEC+ integrity. The Arab world has thus far not taken a position in the Ukraine crisis. Putin’s strategic moves during Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Egypt

Suez Canal Authority to raise transit fees by 5%-10% for tankers from March 1

Highlights Move due to rise in global trade, healthier ship economics SCA working on canal expansion after the Ever Given incident in 2021 Suez Canal is a strategic route for Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi crown prince says kingdom still committed to OPEC+ oil agreement with Russia

Highlights MBS discusses Ukraine crisis’ energy impact in call with France’s Macron Saudi Arabia keen to maintain stable, balanced oil market, MBS says OPEC ministers have said no need to Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Middle East

Could Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Spark Another Arab Spring?

 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused plenty of analysts to worry about the future of global financial and energy markets, but there is a major consequence being overlooked. Russia and Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Iraq Shuts Down Two Oil Fields, Further Curtailing OPEC Output

Iraq stopped oil production from two southern fields with a combined capacity of almost half a million barrels a day. The shutdowns curtail the ability of OPEC’s second-largest member to Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

Economists say higher oil prices pose further risk to India’s growth momentum

 Rising crude oil prices and supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could further sap an Indian economy already slowed by COVID-19, posing risks to household spending and private investments, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

India to Ship Record Wheat as Ukraine Crisis Upends Trade Flows

Farmhands harvest a wheat field in the Panipat district of Haryana, India. India is set to benefit from the shifts in global wheat trade as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China sees biggest growth in energy and coal use since 2011

China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier, data from the Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • East Asia
  • Russia

Asian buyers shun Russian commodities as payment concerns mount

Banks cautious on payment channels for Russian commodities Traders, charterers avoid Russian tankers, oil cargoes from Far East Lack of foreign reserve access larger impediment to Russian commodity exports Many Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy
  • USA

Goldman Raises U.S. Inflation Forecasts, Sees More Hikes in 2023

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has lifted its U.S. inflation forecast and now sees the Federal Reserve lifting rates more than expected in 2023. The U.S. bank now forecasts the Fed’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Russia

U.S. Looks to Make China Pay for Close Ties to Russia in Ukraine Crisis

The U.S. wants to pry China away from its tight partnership with Russia. One step, U.S. officials said, is making Beijing feel pain over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Washington is looking to Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • USA

$125 Oil Could Push The U.S. Into A Recession

Inflation is now sitting at a four-decade high of 7.5%, but some fear it could get even worse. Russia’s push into Ukraine has forced Western allies to slap major economic Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Biden Is Ready To Bet Big On Nuclear Energy

The United States sees nuclear energy as a key component in its net-zero ambitions. Despite an uncertain revenue outlook, the Department of Energy has announced it will be investing billions Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Russia
  • USA

Pressure grows on US, EU to target Russian energy exports as sanctions escalate

Ukraine’s foreign minister urges full oil, gas embargo Calls of ‘if not now, when?’ growing louder: RBC’s Croft EIA to report latest US imports of Russian oil Feb. 28 Pressure Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy
  • Europe

European Industry Faces Shrink or Shut Decisions on Energy Pain

Europe’s biggest industrial firms have been banking on spring to bring down soaring energy costs. Those hopes faded this week as Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. Smelters and chemical factories Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shipping

Why the Black Sea Matters to Commodity Markets

The Black Sea — a major artery for the movement of commodities at the crossroads of Europe and Asia — is suddenly drawing the world’s attention as the conflict in Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • BP
  • Russia

BP to Exit Rosneft Stake and May Take a $25 Billion Hit

 BP is moving to dump its shares of Russian oil giant Rosneft. BP Plc moved to dump its shares in oil giant Rosneft PJSC , taking a financial hit of Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Agriculture
  • Russia

Traders Balk at Russian Wheat as Largest Buyer Chases Supply

Healthy Harvest of Wheat Expected in Russia and Ukraine, Says Menker Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is roiling global agricultural markets, with some traders warning they’re unlikely to offer wheat from Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Exxon
  • Russia

Exxon’s Bank in Russia Among Those Hit by Sanctions Over Ukraine

A bank used by Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay the salaries and pensions of its workforce in Russia was among those sanctioned by the White House, according to two people Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Russia

Europe and Canada move to close skies to Russian planes

 European nations and Canada moved on Sunday to shut their airspace to Russian aircraft, an unprecedented step aimed at pressuring President Vladimir Putin to end his invasion of Ukraine, the Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russia hikes rates, introduces capital controls to defend against sanctions

Russia’s central bank more than doubled its key policy rate on Monday and introduced some capital controls as it scrambled to shield the economy from unprecedented Western sanctions that sent Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • BP

BP exit opens new front in West’s campaign against Russia

 BP opened a new front in the West’s campaign to isolate Russia’s economy by deciding to exit its Russian oil and gas investments, the most aggressive move yet by a Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electricity
  • Europe

EU to activate power grid emergency synchronisation with Ukraine – Simson

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson delivers a speech on the State of the Energy Union, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021. Julien Warnand/Pool via REUTERS Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Denmark
  • Russia

Orsted sticks to Gazprom deal but halts Russian coal, biomass purchases

 Danish energy firm Orsted (ORSTED.CO) has stopped sourcing Russian coal and biomass for its power plants but will continue to buy up to 2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany

Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035

 Germany aims to fulfil all its electricity needs with supplies from renewable sources by 2035, compared to its previous target to abandon fossil fuels “well before 2040,” according to a Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russian oil output edges up to 11.05 mln bpd in Feb -sources

Russian oil production has increased to 11.05 million barrels per day (bpd) from the start of February, up from 11 million bpd on average in January, two sources familiar with Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany

Germany mulls extending nuclear plants’ life-span – economy minister

Germany is weighing whether to extend the lifespan of its remaining nuclear power plants as a way to secure the country’s energy supply in the face of uncertainty over Russian Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany

Nuclear, coal, LNG: ‘no taboos’ in Germany’s energy about-face

A woman cleans the inside of an exhibit representing a natural gas pipeline at the booth of Nord Stream during final preparations at the “Hannover Messe” industrial trade fair in Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Norway

Norway Decides to Drop Russia From $1.3 Trillion Wealth Fund

 BP is dumping its shares of oil giant Rosneft and Norway is removing Russian assets from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund. Norway is starting a process to remove Russian Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Ruble Plunges 30% as Markets Briefly Freeze on Sanctions Stress

Russian markets were paralyzed and traders struggled to price the ruble on Monday as the stress of Western sanctions shook the country’s financial system. The Russian currency lost a third Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Exports
  • Russia

LNG Buyers Pause Purchases From Russia on Sanction Uncertainty

Several liquefied natural gas buyers have paused further purchases from Russia due to the quickly evolving wave of sanctions from the West, adding to worries over tight global supplies of Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Russia

EU Could Survive Without Russian Gas Next Winter, Study Says

The European Union is capable of going through next winter without imports of Russian natural gas while avoiding serious damage to its economy, according to a new report by Belgium-based Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • Germany

Germany May Extend Coal Use to Replace Russian Gas

Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . Germany is getting ready to prolong the use of coal as the Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe

Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees — others, less so

 They file into neighboring countries by the hundreds of thousands — refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm, belongings in the other. And they’re being heartily welcomed, by leaders Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Russia

The Case for the EU Cutting Off Its Russian Gas Supply Now

Germany halted approval of the pipeline because of the crisis in Ukraine.  The long buildup to yesterday’s Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted lots of hand-wringing about Europe’s energy security Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Invasion Puts Ukraine’s Nuclear Reactors at Risk, Monitors Warn

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine, in 2019. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unfolding in a nation with 15 atomic reactors operating near full capacity, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany

Germany does ‘180-degree turn’ in defence policy following Russian aggression

In the space of 30 minutes, Olaf Scholz overturned decades of German foreign and defense policy. Speaking to the Bundestag in a special session on Sunday, the chancellor announced a Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • Taiwan

TSMC and other chipmakers begin halting semiconductor deliveries to Russia

The global computer chip industry, including the giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, has begun halting sales to Russia in the wake of U.S. sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow’s invasion of Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany

Germany to review nuclear exit, reactor extensions into 2023 ‘unlikely’

Highlights ‘Nuclear will not help for winter 2022/23’: Habeck High safety, fuel supply challenges: pre-assessment Nuclear generated 12% of German demand in 2021 Germany is to review its nuclear phase-out Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russian Energy Reliability Now a Market Driver

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has affected the perception of short-term oil market dynamics. The oil market sees the security of Russian energy supplies as significantly compromised. That’s what analysts at Standard Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Crude Falls From $100 With Russian Oil Sanctions Off the Table

Oil extended its retreat from a seven-year high after the U.S. reiterated its decision not to sanction Russian energy exports. Futures in New York closed below $92 a barrel on Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

A waiting game in Vienna as Tehran considers a possible nuclear deal

The text of a proposed nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, distributed by the European Union to negotiators, is in limbo while the head of Iran’s delegation consults with Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC+ Unlikely To Change Course On Output Despite $100 Oil, Ukraine Crisis

Oil’s jump to $100 earlier this week hasn’t changed the dynamics in the OPEC+ group. A senior source with OPEC+ rejected the idea that the Russian attack on Ukraine could Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Protests shut down Nassiriya field

Iraqi oil workers shut down the Nassiriya oil field in southern Dhi Qar province around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, two hours after instructions were issued, following threats to do so Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple

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