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Many significant Gulf markets get as financiers eye earnings

The majority of major stock markets in the Gulf increased in early trade on Tuesday, assisted by positive profits, while financiers looked for additional signs that the U.S. Federal Reserve might start to cut interest rates as soon as September. Dubai's primary share index got 0.4%, with blue-chip developer Emaar Properties rising 0.8%,. while Emirates Integrated Telecom advanced. 1.5%, following a sharp rise in second-quarter incomes. In Abu Dhabi, the index added 0.1%. The United Arab Emirates hopes to reactivate trade talks. with the European Union by the end of the year, the UAE trade. minister said on Monday, and...

Crude Oil

India's LNG rise supports Asia's imports in June: Russell

(The opinions revealed here are those of the author, a writer for .) Asia's imports of melted gas (LNG) are anticipated to dip somewhat in June from May, with strength in India holding up the top-buying region's hunger for the super-chilled fuel. Asia is on track to import 23.18 million metric tons of LNG in June, down a touch from May's 23.55 million, but up 8.9% from the 21.28 million from June in 2015, according to information compiled by commodity experts Kpler. The largely steady outcome in June from the previous month shows the little change in arrivals to China...

Natural Gas Utilities

QatarEnergy indications LNG supply deal with Taiwan's CPC

QatarEnergy signed a deal on Wednesday to provide Taiwan's stateowned oil company CPC with liquefied gas (LNG) for 27 years and giving it a stake in the Gulf state's gas growth project. The state-owned Qatari company said that it will supply CPC with 4 million tons per year (mtpa) of LNG from the North Field East, the eastern growth of the job. CPC will likewise take an equity stake because part of the job, QatarEnergy's declaration stated. The stake is the equivalent of 5% of one LNG train with capability of 8 million metric loads a year. This transfer will...

Oil & Gas Refining

EUROPE GAS-EU standard contract at six-month high up on Norwegian unplanned outage

European gas costs jumped to a sixmonth high on Monday after Norway's gas exports to Europe fell sharply as a shutdown of the offshore Sleipner hub halted operations at the Nyhamna onshore processing plant. The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF hub rose by 2.57 euros to 37.17 euros per megawatt hour ( MWh) by 1443 GMT, its highest intraday level given that early December, while the August agreement included 2.35 euros to 37.15 euros/MWh, according to LSEG information. In the British market, the day-ahead agreement was up 8.25 pence at 91.75 cent per therm and the July agreement...

Oil & Gas

Chinese refiner Rongsheng buys its very first Canadian TMX crude oil cargo

Chinese refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical has bought its first Canadian crude cargo through the just recently broadened Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX). from TotalEnergies through a tender, a number of trade. sources said on Monday. The 500,000-barrel freight of Gain access to Western Blend (AWB) crude. will be provided to Rongsheng's refinery in Zhoushan in August,. they included. AWB is a kind of heavy and extremely acidic watered down bitumen. produced by Canadian Natural Resources and MEG Energy. The rate was not immediately available. TMX, which will ship an additional 590,000 barrels per day. ( bpd) to Canada's Pacific coast from Alberta,...

Oil & Gas Refining

Major Gulf bourses silenced in early trade; U.S. inflation eyed

Major stock markets in the Gulf were suppressed in early trading on Tuesday in the middle of unpredictable oil prices, while investors looked forward to inflation data later this week for ideas on the course of U.S. rates of interest cuts. Oil prices, a driver for the Gulf's monetary markets, swept in between gains and losses as markets waited for an OPEC+. meeting on June 2. Brent edged as much as $83.18 a barrel by. 0800 GMT. The Federal Reserve's preferred step of inflation, core. individual intake expenses, due on Friday, will be. closely watched by investors for hints on...

Oil & Gas Transportation

EUROPE GAS-Prices mainly lower on Norwegian flows, wind output

LONDON, May 28 - Dutch and British wholesale gas rates mostly decreased on Tuesday early morning on higher Norwegian exports and above-normal wind power output. The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF center was down 1.43 euros at 33.80 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) at 0755 GMT, according to LSEG information. The July agreement was down 1.00 euro at 34.10 euros/MWh, while the British month-ahead agreement inched down by 0.45 pence to 81.60 cent per therm. Circulations from Norway are rebounding following outages and the existing upkeep schedule from the start of June will have a. negligible impact from...

Oil & Gas

South Sudan secures $12 bln oil-backed loan from UAE firm, UN report and documents show

A Dubaibased firm has agreed to lend South Sudan's government $12 billion in exchange for payment in oil, according to a copy of the deal's term sheet and an unpublished U.N. report, possibly stacking pressure on squeezed public financial resources. The deal would be the biggest oil-backed loan South Sudan has actually ever taken out, according to the report composed by a U.N. panel of investigators for Security Council members. The nation's gdp (GDP) is about $7 billion. The U.N. report is due to be published quickly. The contract was signed on Dec. 28 by South Sudan's former financing minister,...

Oil & Gas

Turkey and Gulf States to Launch Talks for Free Trade Pact

Omer Bolat, Turkish Trade Minister said that Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council have signed an agreement to begin negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement. Ankara is stepping up its efforts to expand the economic ties to the region. After years of tensions, Turkey launched in 2020 a charm offensive to repair relations with Gulf countries - namely, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Since then, it's signed deals worth billions of dollars with Gulf nations including Qatar with whom it enjoys strong relationships. Bolat, a social media user, said that the agreement would liberalize trade of goods and...

Oil & Gas

CERAWEEK-Suriname presses Exxon, TotalEnergies to integrate gas developments

Suriname's stateowned oil business Staatsolie has begun talks with oil majors Exxon Mobil and TotalEnergies to encourage joint advancement of natural gas fields that straddle its and Guyana's. maritime borders, the head of its state oil firm informed . late Tuesday. The early-stage conversations belong to Suriname's efforts. to increase foreign financial investment in its energy production and turn. the South American nation into a regional gas hub. Its very first. significant oil production from offshore has to do with 4 years away. To Suriname's west, an Exxon-led consortium in Guyana has. quickly ramped oil output to about 650,000 barrels...

Oil & Gas

MIDEAST - Factors to watch - May 14

Here are some factors that might affect Middle East stock exchange on Tuesday. has not validated the press reports and does not guarantee their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares hit 15-month high as traders wait for CPI * Oil constant as investors eye US inflation, OPEC report * PRECIOUS-Gold rates edge greater as essential United States inflation information looms * MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets end mixed ahead of United States inflation data * Israeli forces press Gaza offensive from north and south * Erdogan defends Hamas, says members are being dealt with in Turkish hospitals * White House sees no...

Oil & Gas

Vitol near purchasing Exxon, QatarEnergy stakes in Italy LNG terminal, sources say

Vitolbacked energy storage business VTTI is close to obtaining a majority stake in Italy's. biggest liquefied natural gas import terminal from Exxon Mobil. and QatarEnergy, 2 sources with knowledge of the. matter stated on Monday. The deal, which sources previously stated could value the. whole terminal at about 800 million euros ($ 868 million), would. provide VTTI a function in the European LNG market at a time when circulations. of the liquefied gas to Italy are on the increase. Exxon put its 70.68% interest in the Adriatic LNG terminal. up for sale in 2015, as part of a strategy to...

Fossil Fuels

Mineral Resources

Nippon Steel, Sumitomo get CCS pipe orders from QatarEnergy

Japan's Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Corp said on Friday they have actually won orders from QatarEnergy for highalloy smooth pipes that will be utilized for carbon capture storage (CCS). Nippon Steel has actually recently delivered the first items to Qatar's state-owned energy company which prepares to build a blue. ammonia factory, with the CCS, in Qatar's Mesaieed. region, among the nation's leading industrial zones, the. Japanese steelmaker said in a statement. While traditional ammonia production discharges co2. ( CO2) if it is made with fossil fuel, throughout the production of. blue ammonia any CO2 created is captured and saved. Under...

Fossil Fuels

Firm structure QatarEnergy-Exxon LNG plant in Texas files for bankruptcy

The lead contractor building a Texas melted natural gas (LNG) plant for QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil on Tuesday applied for Chapter 11 personal bankruptcy security, mentioning challenges at the task. Zachry Holdings, which held the lion's share of the $10 billion building task called Golden Pass LNG, stated it was pursuing a structured exit. Exxon stated it would review building and construction timing and provide an upgrade in the future. Golden Pass LNG is being developed at the website of a former gas-import terminal that has been transformed to process natural gas for LNG exports. It is among 2 big...

Oil & Gas Equipment

Many Gulf markets get on reducing geopolitical stress

The majority of significant stock exchange in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday, on course to recuperate some recent losses, as concerns of a larger strife in the Middle East alleviated. Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources stated was an Israeli attack, however Tehran soft-pedaled the occurrence and suggested it had no plans for retaliation - a. response that appeared evaluated towards averting region-wide war. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country's. militaries for their attack on Israel, saying the country had. demonstrated its power no matter the number of targets were...

Natural Gas

LNG

Environment

EUROPE GAS-Prices edge lower amidst strong supply and warm temperatures

LONDON, May 30 - Dutch and British gas rates edged lower on Thursday morning as a relieving in maintenance caused increased flows from Norway and warm temperatures suppressed demand. The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF hub inched down by 0.18 euro to 33.70 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) by 0801 GMT, while the July agreement slipped 0.23 euro to 33.90 euros/MWh, according to LSEG information. In the British market, the day-ahead agreement was down 1.25 pence at 81.00 pence per therm. Temperatures increase over the weekend and remain above ( seasonal) normal up until a minimum of completion...

LNG

EUROPE GAS-Prices rangebound as supply rebounds

LONDON, May 29 - Dutch and British wholesale gas rates were rangebound on Wednesday early morning as maintenance outages in Norway reduced and supply rebounds. The benchmark front-month agreement at the Dutch TTF center inched up by 0.21 euro to 33.76 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) by 0917 GMT, while the July contract edged up by 0.01 euro to 33.89 euros/MWh, according to LSEG data. In the British market, the June contract was 0.08 pence greater at 80.85 pence per therm. There isn't a clear instructions at the moment. Norwegian supply is healthier however demand isn't that strong, a gas...

LNG

EUROPE GAS-Dutch prices firm as supply dangers stick around

May 27 - Dutch wholesale gas rates increased on Monday morning as better gas flows from Norway and windier weather projections failed to settle nerves over larger supply issues. The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF center was up 0.63 euros at 34.38 euros per megawatt hour ( MWh) at 0907 GMT, according to LSEG data. The July agreement was up 0.60 euros at 34.75 euros/ MWh while the day-ahead contract got 0.15 euros to 34.43 euros/MWh. The British market was closed on Monday since of a. legal holiday. Gas seems to be in a bullish trend given that...

Oil & Gas Refining

EUROPE GAS-Prices increase on supply issues, wind forecasts

LONDON, May 23 - British and Dutch wholesale gas prices rose on Thursday early morning due to concerns around supply and a. drop in wind power output from tomorrow. In the British market, the front-month contract. was 3.90 pence higher at 86.70 p/therm by 0945 GMT, while the. July rate increased by 5.41 pence to 84.40 pence/therm,. LSEG data revealed. Overall Norwegian exports to Britain are down by 26 million. cubic metres (mcm) at 32 mcm/day as volumes have actually been re-routed. to continental Europe. UK gas-for-power demand is forecast to increase for the day. ahead by 22 mcm to...

LNG

EUROPE GAS-Prices touch four-month high up on gas supply worries

LONDON, May 22 - Dutch wholesale gas costs rose on Wednesday to a four-month month high on concerns that Russia could stop gas streams to Austria's OMV. The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF hub was up 0.98 euro at 33.90 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). by 11.16 GMT, according to LSEG information. The contract previously struck an intra-day high of 34.11. euros/MWh, its greatest level given that January. In the British market, the front-month agreement. was 2.85 pence higher at 82.20 p/therm. The OMV news has included tinder to currently smouldering. cinders offered where we are with the...

LNG

VTTI to control Italy's greatest LNG terminal, Snam to get 30%.

Energy storage group VTTI will get a 70% stake in Italy's biggest liquefied gas ( LNG) terminal, with grid operator Snam owning the rest, the Milanlisted group stated on Wednesday, announcing a. deal to be finalised by yearend. Snam, which is controlled by the Italian government, stated in. a declaration it had actually exercised its pre-emption right to increase. its stake in the facilities dubbed Adriatic LNG to 30% from. 7.3%. The move comes after ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy last. week consented to sell their stakes in the terminal to a consortium. led by Dutch group VTTI. It verifies what 2...

LNG

Red Sea disturbance to effect shipments, not output -QatarEnergy CEO

Interruption to shipping in the Red Sea area will impact QatarEnergy's. deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) but not its. production, CEO Saad alKaabi said on Monday. It's just going to take longer to get it there. However it will. not reach a point where we have to stop production because there. isn't any ship. We're alright, Kaabi stated at a groundbreaking. ceremony at the Ras Laffan petrochemical complex. Kaabi added that ships needing to divert away from the Red. Sea and travel around Africa rather was not perfect as this added. expense and took longer. One of the world's...

LNG

Golden Pass LNG states in talks with professional that could impact task work

Golden Pass LNG, a joint endeavor between QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil, on Thursday said it was in continuous talks with a contractor that might have nearterm impacts on activity at its site, but it did not inform any specialist to send out workers home. The joint endeavor is building a 2.4-billion cubic feet per day melted natural gas (LNG) export plant in Texas, which is slated to start up next year. Calendar 2025 gas futures fell to $3.15. per million British thermal systems (mmBtu) previously in the. session, their lowest since February 2022, due in part to a. media report...