US Natural Gas Prices Jump about 5% to 26-Month High on Record LNG Flows

U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 5% to a 26-month high on Tuesday on record flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants and forecasts for higher demand next week than previously expected. Front-month gas futures for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange were up 18.5 cents, or 4.5%, to $4.307 per million …

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Trade Wars Erupt as Trump Hits Canada, Mexico, China With Steep Tariffs, Canada Immediately Retaliates

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, launching new trade conflicts with the top three U.S. trading partners. The tariff actions, which could upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual U.S. trade went live …

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Shell Overhauls Executive Team, Integrated Gas and Upstream Director to Leave

(Reuters) – Shell’s Director of Integrated Gas and Upstream, Zoe Yujnovich, will step down at the end of the month after more than a decade with the oil major, it said on Tuesday. In a move aimed at simplifying its leadership structure, Shell has appointed Cederic Cremers as President of Integrated Gas and Peter Costello …

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South Korea Expressed Interest in Alaska Gas Pipeline Project, Yonhap Says

South Korea, a leading fossil fuel importer, has expressed interest in participating in a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska in the form of a joint development between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.   South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun indicated interest in joining the Alaska gas project …

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OPEC+’s ‘Healthy’ Crude Oil Market is an Illusion, Trump Effect Isn’t: Russell

The OPEC+ group of crude oil exporters justified their decision to increase production by pointing to “the healthy market fundamentals and the positive market outlook.” They must be looking at a completely different market to the rest of us. OPEC+, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, plus Russia and other allies, said …

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