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The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Wednesday: ** A consortium consisting of CVC Advisers and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority stated it was considering a possible modified deal for Hargreaves Lansdown after the British financial investment platform's board turned down a buyout proposal it had made in April. ** French media and business conglomerate Lagardere said it is moving closer to a sale of its Paris Match magazine to luxury products huge LVMH, on an enterprise worth cost of 120 million euros ($ 130 million). ** Cross-border mergers between European banks are structurally...

Oil major BP has paused discussions with Venezuela on the advancement of a gas project on the maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago following the expiration of a U.S. license to Venezuela in April, a company representative stated on Wednesday. BP this year carried out settlements with Venezuela and Trinidad to develop the 1 trillion cubic feet (tcf). Manakin-Cocuina field that is shared by both nations. The British energy business plans to resume talks with. Venezuela as soon as it can legally do so, the representative stated. With the expiration of OFAC's basic license # 44 in April. 2024, BP...

A wave of civil unrest in New Caledonia, a French abroad territory in the southern Pacific that is a leading nickel manufacturer, has stopped mining operations and supported a rally in rates for the metal. Here's why New Caledonia's nickel industry matters politically and on international markets. HOW BIG IS NEW CALEDONIA'S NICKEL SECTOR AND WHO RUNS IT? New Caledonia holds the world's 5th biggest reserves of nickel, a metal mainly utilized in stainless-steel and increasingly for electrical automobile batteries, and in 2023 ranked No. 3 worldwide in terms of mined nickel. The archipelago's nickel mining market dates back to...

Kazakhstan resumed gas exports in May that had actually been on hold since May 2022, sending 2,000 metric tons of the fuel to Georgia in May, 3 market sources familiar with the matter stated on Wednesday. Kazakhstan banned fuel exports 2 years ago to protect its domestic market from fuel lacks. Before the ban was introduced, in April 2022, Kazakhstan delivered some 26,000 tons of gas to foreign markets. Prior to this Kazakhstan likewise suspended fuel exports in 2021, while in 2020 its fuel exports totaled up to 494,000 tons. The Condensate refinery, an independent refinery in Kazakhstan, was granted...

Vivo Energy, owned by global commodities trader Vitol, will invest an initial 10 billion rand ($ 550.79 million) in its South African operations following its merger with Engen, South Africa's trade minister Ebrahim Patel said on Wednesday. The financial investment belongs to a range of public interest and competition dedications, created to prevent task losses and continue supply agreements with local refineries, that domestic regulators looked for when the merger was considered. The business (Vivo) has devoted to a minimum of about 10 billion rand over the next 5 years to be bought areas like green energy, facilities and the...

Shell anticipates its Australian supplies of liquefied gas (LNG). to help meet need from emerging markets in south and southeast. Asia, which are tipped to soak up a few of the pick up in global. products towards completion of this years. Asian spot LNG costs increased last week to the highest levels. considering that January as heat throughout the region stimulated demand. for the super-chilled fuel. That combination of decarbonisation, and declining domestic. production (will drive LNG demand growth), Cecile Wake, Nation. Chair at Shell Australia informed on the sidelines of the. Australian Energy Producers Conference on Wednesday. Wake expects...

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...

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** BHP's quote for Anglo American underlines the growing appetite for energy transition metals like copper from miners who should become more aggressive to secure new projects or risk missing out, investors and mining CEOs said. ** Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has actually obtained a 10%. stake in Galp's Location 4 concession in the. multi-billion-dollar natural gas job in the Rovuma basin in. Mozambique, it stated, its very first venture into the African nation. ** Admiral Acquisition will purchase North American. engineering and lab-testing...

TPC Group pleaded guilty to a Clean Air Act infraction and was fined more than $30 million over blasts at its Port Neches petrochemical plant in Texas that triggered countless people to be evacuated in 2019, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The company's 218-acre plant made flammable petrochemicals like butadiene and butane that are used in the manufacture of plastics, tires and fuel. It is now only in usage for storage functions. The facility saw two explosions which launched more than 11 million pounds of hazardous substances, causing over $130. million in offsite residential or commercial property damage. The...

Shell shareholders on Tuesday extremely turned down an environment resolution submitted by an activist group following a meeting punctuated by protests. In March, Shell damaged a 2030 carbon decrease target, pointing out expectations for strong gas demand and unpredictability in the energy transition, while concentrating on more lucrative operations, mainly in oil and gas. The resolution was submitted by activist investor Follow This and backed by a group of 27 investors that jointly have around $4 trillion under management. It urged Shell to align its medium-term carbon emissions decrease targets with the Paris Environment Arrangement, consisting of emissions from fuels...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ( ADNOC) has actually obtained an 11.7% stake in NextDecade's Rio Grande liquefied natural gas export center in Texas and entered a supply arrangement, marking the UAE energy giant's very first large investment in the United States. ADNOC stated on Monday it had actually obtained the stake in stage 1 of the task, which includes the first 3 liquefaction trains, and consented to a 20-year supply agreement for the 4th train, which is subject to a final financial investment choice (FID). ADNOC has big aspirations in gas and LNG, which together with renewable resource and...

Saudi Arabia's petroleum exports rose for the 2nd straight month in March, reaching their greatest in 9 months, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) revealed on Monday. WHY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of crude oil. Sources with knowledge of the matter have told that Saudi Arabia and its allies in the OPEC+ group might extend some voluntary output cuts if need fails to get. BY THE NUMBERS Unrefined exports from the world's biggest oil exporter increased 1.5% to 6.413 million barrels daily (bpd) in March, up from 6.317 million bpd in...

Anglo American has accepted a oneweek extension for BHP Group to make a. binding takeover offer, it said on Wednesday, after declining a. third proposition from its rival that valued it at 38.6 billion. pounds ($ 49.18 billion). BHP, the world's biggest listed mining group, has now made. 3 unsuccessful deals in a month for Anglo, which has itself. described a plan to divest its less successful coal, nickel,. diamond and platinum businesses. The structure of any offer and the fate of Anglo's businesses. in South Africa remain big obstacles, with Anglo chairman Stuart. Chambers highlighting concerns about completion and...

Copper retreated on Wednesday as funds took earnings after prices hit a record high and depressed physical usage. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME). extended losses in the afternoon to drop 3.9% to $10,440. per metric lot since 1655 GMT, dropping one of the most in two years. Corrections are most likely to be brief with funds. remaining in long positions, a trader said. I would be amazed if funds run away without a fight,. the source included. Copper cost is still up 22% up until now this year, after. speculative frenzy propelled it to a historic high...

2 business said on Wednesday they are seeking offshore seabed acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf where they intend to check out for minerals, in what could be the start of a controversial new mining market. The procedure puts Norway on track to become the very first country to start commercial production from its continental rack of metals helpful in the shift from oil and gas, such as copper, cobalt and zinc, in addition to unusual earth aspects (REE). Elections for acreage sent by a May 21 due date will form the basis for revealing the country's first seabed mineral...

South Africa is thinking about lodging a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization against the European Union's protectionist carbon border levy, Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel stated on Wednesday. The EU's proposed carbon border change mechanism (CBAM),. which will enforce charges on imports of carbon-intensive products. like steel and cement into Europe, has actually dealt with criticism from some. establishing countries and sectors including China's steel industry. In October, the EU launched a trial phase of the world's. first carbon border levy, which from 2026 will impose expenses on. imports of steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity,. and hydrogen. Our company...

There was little caution of the mayhem that was to come as passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 relaxed with just three hours to Singapore after a long haul flight from London. However as the Boeing 777-300R overlooked Myanmar it unexpectedly hit extreme turbulence, extremely tossing travelers, flight attendants and meals around the cabin. Unexpectedly the aircraft begins tilting up and there was shaking, Malaysian student Dzafran Azmir said. The 28-year-old braced himself and inspected he had his seatbelt on. He did. A lot of the other guests did not, he said. There was a really remarkable drop so everybody...

Copper costs fell on Wednesday on softening physical demand and higher stocks in leading customer China, while financier care ahead of the release of minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's most current policy conference likewise weighed on belief. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME). was down 1.5% to $10,700.50 per metric ton by 0723 GMT. The most-traded June copper agreement on the Shanghai Futures. Exchange (SHFE) lost 1.1% to 86,220 yuan ($ 11,910.65) a. heap. Both contracts had actually struck record highs on Monday amid an. financial investment frenzy into the metal facing basic material supply. lacks and...

New car sales in the European Union rose 13.7% in April on the year for their greatest dive considering that last October, Europe's car industry body stated on Wednesday, after registrations fell in March. The European Vehicle Manufacturers Association (ACEA). said an uptick in major markets Spain, Germany, France and Italy. drove the increase, while an early Easter included two additional sales. days to the month. WHY IT is essential Top European carmakers are banking on automobile sales to choose. up for many years, regardless of alerting that the marketplace will be difficult. because of slowing sales growth of electric...

Saudi Arabian Mining Business Ma'aden has actually effectively drawn out lithium from seawater, although not at levels that are commercially feasible and its job stays at the pilot phase, its CEO told on Tuesday. We are in fact producing lithium from seawater now, Robert Wilt said, without providing additional information. Wilt, who is vice chairman of Manara Minerals, also stated that company was not taking a look at acquiring diamond company De Beers. We are not looking at De Beers at all, he said. London-listed miner Anglo American has considered selling its less profitable companies like De Beers as it...

Anglo American shareholder Legal & & General Investment Management (LGIM). supports the separation plan revealed by the company last week,. it stated on Monday, as the due date approaches for BHP Group. to log an official takeover deal. The radical strategy to divest Anglo's less rewarding coal,. nickel, diamond and platinum services followed its rejection. of 2 all-share takeover methods from BHP, the world's. biggest noted mining group, which had actually proposed a $43 billion. offer on the condition that Anglo initially spins off its South. African operations. The strategy laid out by Anglo American is a radical but. attractive...

China's markets regulators are planning a meet with investors in Europe this week to restore their interest on the planet's secondbiggest stock market, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, pointing out unidentified individuals knowledgeable about the matter. Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), would consult with financiers in Paris on Wednesday and London on Thursday at conferences where senior officials from the People's Bank of China, National Financial Regulatory Administration and State Administration of Forex are also anticipated to speak, the report said. Executives from 15 Chinese-listed business, including China United Network Communications Ltd, CMOC Group...

The United States is reviewing the strictest components of a ban on Russian diamonds from the Group of 7 significant democracies, after opposition from African countries, Indian gem polishers and New York jewellers, seven sources stated. The sanctions package, concurred in December and consisting of a. restriction across the European Union, represents one of the industry's. biggest shakeups in decades. 2 of the sources familiar with the negotiations said the. Americans had actually disconnected from G7 working groups on the. stringent controls, with one explaining them as there but not. engaging. The U.S. State Department declined to comment. A senior...

Prices of copper hit record highs in London and Shanghai on Monday on property stimulus steps and betterthanexpected commercial output information in China, in addition to systematic buying. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 2.7% to $10,959.50 per metric heap by 0158 GMT, having actually risen as much as 4.1% earlier in the session to a historic high of $ 11,104.50. The most-traded July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed up 5% to 87,470 yuan ($ 12,099.04) a load. Previously in the session, it was up 6.8% to a record high of 88,940 yuan a heap....