(Oil & Gas 360) – The world now awaits Trump Shock III, but has not quite understood his Liberation Day imposition of tariffs on the world, followed by a 90-day pause a week later. A note on the news: Trump’s master class- oil and gas 360 This combination is described as Trump killing free trade and then backing down, blinking,
(Oil Price) – U.S. refiner Phillips 66 told shareholders on Monday that they should keep in mind that activist investor Elliott, which wants to break up one of the biggest U.S. refiners, may not necessarily act in Phillips 66 shareholders’ interests as it is pursuing an acquisition of Citgo, a direct competitor of Phillips 66. Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management
(Investing) – WASHINGTON – Republican lawmakers working to extend U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts legislation are facing a clean-energy conundrum back home, as major clean energy investments in their districts are at odds with Trump’s skepticism of the industry. Eleven of the 26 Republicans on the House of Representatives’ tax-writing Ways & Means committee, who are now crafting the
(BOE Report) – The European Union is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. gas exports to comply with its methane emissions rules, as the bloc attempts to avert a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The European Commission is working on its offer for trade negotiations with the
(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback in the deepwater Gulf of America. Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300,000 net barrels per day of
(Oil Price) – Rising market and policy uncertainties forced companies to cancel $8 billion in investments in U.S. clean energy projects in the first quarter of the year. In a dramatic surge in cancellations of projects amid the chilling effects of the Trump Administration’s trade policy and attempts to repeal part of the green energy incentives, companies have withdrawn $7.9 billion
(Investing) – LONDON – Oil prices fell more than 2% on Monday on signs of progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran while investors remained concerned about economic headwinds from tariffs which could curb demand for fuel. Brent crude futures slipped $1.54, or 2.3%, to $66.42 a barrel by 1230 GMT after closing up 3.2% on Thursday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate
