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(Reuters) - Global commodities trader Trafigura Group will stop all purchases of crude oil from Russia's state company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) by May 15 when tighter EU rules on Russian oil sales come into effect, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday. The Geneva-based firm will also "substantially reduce" the volume of refined products it buys from Rosneft. Trafigura... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Morgan Stanley raised its third-quarter price forecast for Brent by $10 per barrel to $130 citing a "greater deficit" this year due to lower supply from Russia and Iran, which is likely to outweigh short-term demand headwinds. "The oil market is contending with negative GDP revisions, the effects of China's zero-COVID policy and a... Continue Reading →
U.S. President Joe Biden last night announced plans for what is said to be the largest release from the strategic petroleum reserves in American history of 1 million barrels a day for six months to lower gas prices at the pump. In his speech, Biden revealed a two-point plan, which includes immediate action through the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The world's top banks provided $742 billion in finance to the fossil fuel industry in 2021, little changed on the prior year, a report on Wednesday showed, despite growing calls to rein in lending to help tackle global warming. Banks are increasingly in the crosshairs of investors and campaigners over their role in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Oil prices rose on Tuesday, recovering some of the previous session's losses as Kazakhstan's supplies continued to be disrupted and major producers showed no sign of being in a hurry to boost output significantly. Brent crude LCOc1 rose $1.54, or 1.4%, to $114.02 a barrel by 1110 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia's oil flowing through its Baltic and Black Sea ports in March, when some Western firms started to snub the market, according to ship tracking, traders and shipping sources. Both Swiss-based trading houses have long-term deals with state-run Russian oil giant Rosneft to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The Swiss trading arm of Russian energy giant Lukoil (LKOH.MM) has scaled back operations after the oil company cut its supply of capital to guarantee nearly $1 billion in margin calls in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three people familiar with the matter. Litasco, which was handling more than 3.6 million barrels per day,... Continue Reading →
(FT) The crisis in global energy markets will force some smaller commodity traders out of business and unleash a wave of consolidation in the sector, a senior executive at one of the world’s largest trading houses has warned. Christophe Salmon, Trafigura’s chief financial officer, said a surge in the capital needed to keep commodities flowing... Continue Reading →
(OM) In its Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022) Reference case, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy consumption will grow through 2050, primarily driven by population and economic growth. In this case, the EIA says that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing energy source through 2050, but that petroleum will have the largest... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The UK government is preparing to step in and temporarily run Russian gas giant Gazprom's British retail supply arm, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, as companies cut ties with Russian businesses. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd, whose ultimate parent is the Russian state-run Gazprom, is a prime candidate to be taken into... Continue Reading →
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