Estonia seeks China’s help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables

Estonia seeks China’s help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables

Finnish Navy Deep Divers support to civilian authorities in the investigation of the gas pipe damage in the Gulf of Finland, in this undated handout. Finnish Navy/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Acquire Licensing Rights VILNIUS, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Estonia has contacted … Read more

Exclusive: Japan’s JFE Steel eyes stake in Teck’s coal business -sources

Exclusive: Japan’s JFE Steel eyes stake in Teck’s coal business -sources

[1/2]The logo for Canadian mining company Teck Resources Limited is displayed above their booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TORONTO, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s JFE Steel Corp is in talks to buy a stake in … Read more

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in response to a deal reached between the … Read more

Exclusive: Natgas producer Chesapeake explores buying Southwestern Energy -sources

Exclusive: Natgas producer Chesapeake explores buying Southwestern Energy -sources

A 3D printed oil barrels and oil pump jack are seen in front of displayed Chesapeake Energy logo in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 17 (Reuters) – U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK.O) has approached Southwestern Energy (SWN.N), a peer valued by the stock market at … Read more

Exxon in talks to pay over $250 per share for Pioneer – Bloomberg News

Exxon in talks to pay over $250 per share for Pioneer – Bloomberg News

ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 10 (Reuters) – Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is in talks to pay more than $250 per share for Pioneer Natural Resources Co (PXD.N), Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. An all-stock … Read more

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Gas pipeline, telecoms cable connect Finland and Estonia Cause of the damage, and who did it, unclear – Finnish PM No threat to energy safety, telecommunications – Finnish PM European gas prices rise on the news HELSINKI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the … Read more

First hydrogen train in Middle East to begin trials next week, Saudi energy minister says

First hydrogen train in Middle East to begin trials next week, Saudi energy minister says

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaks during 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights RIYADH, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Sunday that the first hydrogen train in the Middle East … Read more

Exclusive: Iraq to end all dollar cash withdrawals by Jan. 1 2024, central-bank official says

Exclusive: Iraq to end all dollar cash withdrawals by Jan. 1 2024, central-bank official says

BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Iraq will ban cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S dollars as of Jan. 1 2024 in the latest push to curb the misuse of its hard currency reserves in financial crimes and the evasion of U.S. sanctions on Iran, a top Iraqi central bank official said. The move aims to … Read more

Japan pledges $1 billion for UN climate change fund

Japan pledges $1 billion for UN climate change fund

People arrive to attend the Pledging Conference of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the First Replenishment in Paris, France, October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Japan will put up to 165 billion yen ($1.11 billion) into the United Nation’s main fund for helping vulnerable countries cope … Read more

New business helps rebound in Saudi non-oil activity in Sept -PMI

New business helps rebound in Saudi non-oil activity in Sept -PMI

The Burj Khalifa building peaks through the skyline as the sun sets over Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia accelerated in September from an 11-month low the previous month as higher sales supported overall output, … Read more