Monday, November 18, 2024
Saudi Aramco’s profit soars as oil prices and output jump- oil and gas 360

Saudi Aramco’s profit soars as oil prices and output jump

World Oil Aramco, which last week surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company, followed Big Oil rivals such as Shell Plc and BP Plc in reporting bumper earnings for the first quarter. Like them, the Saudi Arabian firm’s results were boosted by crude’s jump to $110 a barrel after Moscow’s attack in late February. State-controlled Aramco made net income of $39.5

Russia cuts power exports to Finland over failed payments- oil and gas 360

Russia cuts power exports to Finland over failed payments

Reuters Russia had cut all its exports of electricity to Finland on Monday, flow data showed, after Russian utility Inter RAO said last week it would halt them because it had not been paid. Inter RAO said on Friday it would stop exporting power to Finland from Saturday 1 a.m. local time (2200 GMT on Friday) “for the time being” as it had not been paid for power sold via pan-European exchange Nord Pool since May

Oil prices mixed amid China lockdowns, Russian sanctions- oil and gas 360

Oil prices mixed amid China lockdowns, Russian sanctions

Yahoo Finance LONDON -Oil prices were mixed on Monday as investor fears of a global recession spurred by lockdowns in China and weak economic data vied with signs the European Union was stepping closer to an import ban on Russian crude. Brent crude was down 18 cents, or 0.2%, at $111.37 a barrel at 1342 GMT, while U.S. West Texas

Oil gains as investors weigh Russian ban and China outlook- oil and gas 360

Oil gains as investors weigh Russian ban and China outlook

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Oil climbed, bookending another tumultuous week of trading, as investors weighed the prospect of a European Union ban on Russian crude and uncertainty over China’s virus resurgence. West Texas Intermediate rose 2.7% while gasoline futures hit a record high. Some EU nations said the bloc may have to consider delaying a proposed oil embargo if it can’t get

Iran says it can double oil exports if market needs more barrels- oil and gas 360

Iran says it can double oil exports if market needs more barrels

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Iran has capacity to double oil exports if there’s sufficient demand, a top official said, even as a deal on the country’s nuclear program that could pave the way for the lifting of sanctions remain elusive. Iran will “exert maximum effort to recoup its crude oil market share and revive its customers,” Mohsen Khojastehmehr, managing director

EU clarifies how companies can legally pay for Russian gas-oil and gas 360

EU clarifies how companies can legally pay for Russian gas

Nasdaq BRUSSELS, May 16 – The European Commission has confirmed how European Union companies can pay for Russian gas without breaching the bloc’s sanctions against Russia, in updated guidance on the issue seen by Reuters. The Commission told countries last month that European companies may be able to pay for Russian gas without breaching EU sanctions against Moscow, but only