Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Global companies eye more US investment as Trump touts energy dominance- oil and gas 360

Global companies eye more US investment as Trump touts energy dominance

(Reuters) – HOUSTON – Market upheaval from U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies has not dampened foreign investment interest in the U.S. energy industry, executives said this week, as they lauded his promise to cut regulations and support fossil fuels.   Trump has made energy dominance a pillar of his administration, declaring a national energy emergency on his first

Canada's Energy Minister threatens the U.S. with oil export cuts- oil ad gas 360

Canada’s Energy Minister threatens the U.S. with oil export cuts

(Oil Price) – Canada’s energy minister has threatened Washington with curbing exports of crude oil in response to the Trump administration’s import tariffs on Canadian goods. Jonathan Wilkinson also suggested export tariffs were among the retaliatory options being considered. “When we are talking about non-tariff retaliation, it could be about restricting supply, it could be putting our own export duties on

TotalEnergies and RWE agree one of the world’s biggest green hydrogen deals- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies and RWE agree one of the world’s biggest green hydrogen deals

(Oil Price) – Germany’s biggest utility RWE will supply green hydrogen to France’s oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies in a 15-year deal from 2030, in one of the largest such agreements globally. RWE to supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually to TotalEnergies from 2030 to 2044, the German utility giant said on Wednesday. The green hydrogen from RWE will be

Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs take effect as US-Canada trade war intensifies- oil and gas 360

Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs take effect as US-Canada trade war intensifies

(BOE Report) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday as prior exemptions, duty free quotas and product exclusions expired, as his campaign to reorder global trade norms in favor of the U.S. stepped up. Trump’s action to bulk up protections for American steel and aluminum producers restores effective global tariffs of

Oil revival plan put forth by Ecuador’s president falters amid re-election effort- oil and gas 360

Oil revival plan put forth by Ecuador’s president falters amid re-election effort

(World Oil) –  Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure re-election weeks before a runoff vote. Since striking a deal last year to hand Ecuador’s Sacha field to Sinopetrol, an obscure consortium of foreign oil companies, Noboa has faced mounting criticism over his handling of the deal. His

Oil prices rise thanks to weaker dollar, but gains limited by tariff concerns- oil and gas 360

Oil prices rise thanks to weaker dollar, but gains limited by tariff concerns

(Investing) – Oil prices jumped on Wednesday, extending earlier gains that were powered by a weaker U.S. dollar, although persistent concerns over the impact of tariffs on global demand limited the uptick. By 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT), Brent futures had gained 1.8% to $70.83 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures had climbed by 2.1% to $67.65 a barrel. The greenback

U.S. crude oil inventories increase by 0.5 million barrels- oil and gas 360

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 5.7 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of March 7, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 5.7 million barrels from the previous week.  At 435.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 5% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data,