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Russia on Sunday rejected a report that Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region had actually derailed indirect talks with Kyiv on halting strikes on energy and power targets, stating there had been no talks with Kyiv about civilian infrastructure facilities. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Ukraine and Russia were set to send delegations to Qatar this month to negotiate a landmark arrangement halting strikes on energy and power facilities on both warring sides . The Post said the agreement would have amounted to a. partial ceasefire however that the talks were hindered due to Ukraine's attack on Russian...

Significant stock exchange in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Tuesday ahead of a multitude of information being released this week, including U.S. inflation, that will help hone views on the Federal Reserve's next moves and on oil need concerns. Markets are evenly split between a cut of 25 bps and 50 bps at the next conference in September. Traders are pricing in an overall of 100 bps of cuts this year. U.S. producer price data for July, due later in the day, might feed through to the core personal consumption (PCE). procedure favoured by the Fed. Monetary...

The majority of Gulf stock markets rose in early Wednesday trade, on course to extend their return from an aggressive selloff in international stocks previously in the week set off by worries of a possible U.S. recession. U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers pushed back on Monday against the idea that weaker than anticipated July tasks data ways that the economy is in a recessionary freefall. Markets are pricing in a 65% opportunity of the Fed cutting rates of interest by 50 basis points in September, the CME FedWatch tool shows, compared to 85% a day earlier. Monetary policy in the six-member...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

The designer of a Texas melted gas export task on Wednesday asked U.S. regulators for a threeyear extension to finish build the $ 10 billion Golden Pass LNG task, pointing out scheduling uncertainties. Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture of QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil building an 18 million metric lot per yearly LNG export project on the Texas coast, composed that a modification in primary professionals requires an extension until November, 2029. Exxon and QatarEnergy this month stated the task startup would be delayed till late next year. The existing approval expires in November 2026 and the request indicates a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...