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The global energy crisis is deepening as emergency measures by governments worldwide have fallen short of plugging the huge shortfall in oil and gas supply caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, executives and oil ministers said on Tuesday. Costs for energy, fertilizers and petrochemicals are soaring as the world is losing as much as …
(Reuters) – The Trump administration is working with Canada on permits required for a proposed revival of part of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a White House official said on Tuesday. The pipeline, proposed by Canadian pipeline company South Bow and its U.S. partner Bridger Pipeline, could increase Canada’s crude exports to the U.S. by …
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(Reuters) – Iran has told International Maritime Organization member states that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing a letter. The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has all but halted shipments of about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas …
Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Transit Strait of Hormuz, FT Reports Read More »
(Reuters) – Emergency measures to alleviate the disruption to energy supply caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran are “not even a drop in the proverbial barrel” compared to normal oil and gas export flows from the Middle East Gulf, the CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said on Tuesday. Kuwait and Gulf neighbors Saudi Arabia, …
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(Reuters) – Energy security is key to securing national security, Shell CEO Wael Sawan said on Tuesday, warning that the supply disruptions from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran that have hit Asia could creep into Europe by next month. “We are trying to work with governments to just alert them to the various levers they …
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(Reuters) – The cost of building gas plants has topped $3,000 per kilowatt, more than tripling over the last decade, Carlyle’s energy investment officer said on Tuesday. “There’s a real increase that’s happened, and that’s flowing into the power prices in the market today,” Matt O’Connor, chief investment officer of international energy at Carlyle, said …
(Reuters) – Kuwait could ramp up oil production relatively quickly if the U.S.-Israel war with Iran were to end today, hitting full production capacity in 3-4 months, Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, said on Tuesday in a video address to the CERAWeek energy conference. He said supplies from alternative pipelines to the …
Kuwait Would Take 3-4 Months to Hit Full Oil Output if War Ended Today, KPC CEO Says Read More »
(Reuters) – Traders bet half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations showed. Having issued Iran with a Monday deadline to reopen the critical Strait of …
Traders Bet $500 Million on Oil Price Just Before Trump’s Post on Delay to Iran Attack Read More »
By Katya Golubkova, Yuka Obayashi and Tamiyuki Kihara Japan began tapping private oil stockpiles on March 16 Japan to open public stockpiles on March 26, PM Takaichi says To use five days worth of oil supply from joint oil stockpiles Three tankers, not related to the Strait of Hormuz, heading towards Japan Industry calls for …
Japan to Tap Joint Oil Stockpiles, PM Says, With No End Seen to Supply Crisis Read More »
At first glance, the Iran war appears to be hitting oil and gas with equal force, as missiles, drone strikes and shipping disruptions choke flows through the Strait of Hormuz. But beneath that surface symmetry lies a critical imbalance. The global gas supply chain has fewer rerouting options and less storage capacity than the …
Iran War Deals Harder Blow to Natural Gas Than Oil: Maguire Read More »
