Fed’s Williams Expects Energy Prices to Abate Even as Iran War Flares

By Michael S. Derby New York Fed president expects energy prices to cool in remainder of 2026 He declines to say what Fed should do at next policy meeting Williams says balance sheet changes should focus on bank safety NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) – New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday …

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Canada Carves Role for Gas in Clean Power Grid Strategy

By Neil Ford Canada’s new national power strategy creates huge investment opportunities for grids and clean power while loosening restrictions on gas-fired plants. July 7 – In May, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to double national power generation and grid capacity by 2050 at an estimated cost of C$1 trillion ($729 billion). The National …

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Fuel Markets Flash Supply Crunch Despite Calmer Oil Prices

(Reuters) – Gasoline and diesel markets are signalling a fuel supply crunch despite relatively subdued crude oil prices, suggesting the energy shock from the Iran war may be far from over. Energy prices surged after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth …

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BP CEO Says Oil Giant Needs to Make ‘Fewer and Better’ Choices

Meg O’Neill’s decision to simplify the company’s structure is helping BP’s response to the disruption caused by the Iran war By Mitchell Ferman BP PLC’s new chief executive acknowledged that the oil giant still has work to do to streamline its decision-making processes and gain investor trust in a post that marked her first 100 …

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Strategic Oil Reserve Buying Set to Support Crude Demand Through 2028

(Reuters) – Governments are set to buy millions of barrels of oil through 2028 to rebuild emergency reserves depleted by drawdowns to plug a gap in global supply caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, analysts and officials said. This could boost demand for crude that would absorb some of the expected global supply surplus …

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Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz at Near Standstill as Attacks Strain Iran Truce

(Reuters) – Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the U.S. renewed airstrikes on Iran, triggering retaliation by Tehran in the Gulf. Just two tankers had so far sailed through the strait in the early hours of …

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Hormuz Ships Will Face Tolls – Just de Facto Ones

By Yawen Chen LONDON, July 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz may pay tolls after all. Just not the kind Iran can actually collect. Ostensibly, the relative calm of the last few weeks is over. Iran’s strikes this week on ships trying to transit Hormuz via the waterway nearest Oman …

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Iran Says it Hits US Military Targets in Gulf, Prepares to Bury Slain Leader

(Reuters) – Iranian armed forces targeted U.S. military infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf states on Thursday following U.S. strikes on Iran’s southern coastal and eastern provinces, putting further strain on a three-week-old ceasefire agreement. Iran was also preparing on Thursday to bury its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the country’s holiest shrine in Mashhad, …

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Iraq Will Not Leave OPEC But Seeks Fair Output Quota, PM Says

(Reuters) – Iraq will not leave OPEC, but is seeking a fair output quota within the oil producer group, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said in an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV, according to his office. Reuters reported in an exclusive in June that Iraq, the group’s second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia and one …

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Norway Oil Service Workers’ Strike Cuts Output by 2.4 Million boe, Industry Group Says

(Reuters) – Norway’s oil and gas production has been reduced by 2.4 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) so far this year as a result of an ongoing pay strike by oil service workers, industry group Offshore Norway said on Thursday. Norway produced about 1.5 billion boe, or more than 4 million barrels of oil …

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