China has been importing Iranian oil indirectly via proxies. According to StanChart, crude oil imports from Malaysia clocked in at 1.456 million barrels per day (mb/d) in June, the second-highest monthly average on record.
TotalEnergies passed on the opportunity to sign up for long-term liquefied natural gas from U.S. Venture Global because it did not trust the company, the French supermajor’s chief executive told Reuters.
Trump floated the idea of a sovereign wealth fund during an address at the Economic Club of New York during the campaign in September, where he proposed funneling money from tariffs into a wealth fund that could invest in manufacturing hubs, defense and medical research.
West’s most recent role was Group President of Utility Operations at Entergy, where he oversaw the operational and financial performance of its five operating companies, Algonquin noted. His 25-year tenure at Entergy included responsibility for electric and natural gas distribution, customer service, regulatory affairs, shared services, and regulated retail commercial development and innovation. He also led Entergy New Orleans’ rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina, Algonquin said.
In an oil and gas report sent to Rigzone by the Macquarie team late Monday, Macquarie strategists revealed that they are forecasting that U.S. crude inventories will be up by 10.8 million barrels for the week ending January 31.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s holdings in a hydrogen venture with Exxon Mobil Corp. and NextDecade Corp.’s liquefied natural gas export project will move to XRG, according to Chief Executive Officer Sultan Al Jaber. XRG aims to invest in technologies that power the energy transition and the shift to advanced technologies, Al Jaber wrote in a column on the news website Semafor.
Earlier on Tuesday, China announced retaliatory measures against Trump’s tariffs, temporarily sending futures below where they ended 2024 for the first time this year. Speaking to reporters Tuesday afternoon, Trump said it was “fine” that China responded in kind with tariffs on some American products.
The French energy giant’s results are line with other major oil and gas producers, with rivals Shell Plc and Chevron Corp. also prioritizing cash returns to investors even as they posted declining end-of-year profits. Lower earnings could put pressure on the industry’s ability to fund hefty share buybacks in the longer term, but for now the industry is coping with sluggish economic growth in Europe and mounting trade tensions provoked by the policies of US President Donald Trump.
TriMas Corp., a Michigan-based manufacturer of engineered products, has completed the sale of its Arrow Engine business to IES Infrastructure Solutions LLC, a division of IES Holdings Inc. TriMas confirmed in a media release that the sale marks the end of its direct presence in the oil and gas market.
Shell has restored oil and gas production from the Penguins field in the UK North Sea with a new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility, the UK-based supermajor said on Tuesday, days after a court ruled that government approvals for two planned UK fields were unlawful.