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Oil major BP and U.S. shale producer EOG Resources are in conversations to jointly develop a natural gas field off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the British company stated. The field holds simply under 1 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas, but will eventually be tied back to another BP discovery, bringing the location to be developed closer to 1.5 tcf of gas, two individuals with knowledge of the task informed . Very first gas is anticipated in late 2026 and is prepared to feed Trinidad's flagship liquefied gas (LNG) job, Atlantic LNG, in which BP and Shell...

The following quotes, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Friday: ** Spanish bank BBVA asked stock exchange manager CNMV to authorise its 12.23-billion-euro hostile takeover offer for smaller rival Sabadell, a potential tie-up of lenders that Madrid opposes. ** Swiss personal bank Julius Baer held talks with EFG International about a possible takeover in current months however the discussions have stopped, individuals with knowledge of the matter told . ** British IT services group Redcentric is in the early stages of talks over a sale of the company to Milan-listed Wiit medspa, it stated. ** Private...

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday: ** U.S. investment company KKR is expected to get genuine EU antitrust approval to purchase Telecom Italia's. ( TIM) fixed-line network after consenting to keep. business contracts with TIM rivals, individuals with direct. knowledge of the matter said. ** Spanish holding company Criteria stated it had actually become the. second-biggest shareholder in a/c after purchasing a 9.4%. stake in the construction business for 983 million euros ($ 1.06. billion), as it broadens its financial investments in leading companies in. Spain. ** Italy has actually approved a...

Most British family energy costs will fall from July after regulator Ofgem cut its domestic cost cap by 7%, mainly thanks to a fall in wholesale energy rates, however experts cautioned the decrease could be temporary. The drop could help to suppress inflation even more after it alleviated to 2.3% in April, its lowest because July 2021 but still above the central bank's 2% target. Ofgem's new cap of 1,568 pounds ($ 1,988.38) a year for typical use of electrical energy and gas is down 122 pounds, or 7%,. from the previous cap of 1,690 pounds and at its least...

Australia's gas market executives are seeking more steps to bring back an financial investment environment they state has been damaged by a series of state interventions to improve domestic supply and curb skyrocketing energy costs. While a lot of executives at the Australian Energy Producers Conference in Perth were broadly in favour of the Australia Future Gas strategy revealed by the federal government this month, they required instant action and improvements to the policy to avoid new gas supply shortages. If you take a look at some of the policy changes that have occurred over the past few years, there...

Australia's natural gas industry executives are looking for more steps to bring back an investment environment they say has been damaged by a series of state interventions to boost domestic supply and curb skyrocketing energy prices. While most executives at the Australian Energy Manufacturers Conference in Perth were broadly in favour of the Australia Future Gas strategy unveiled by the federal government this month, they required instant action and improvements to the policy to avoid new gas supply deficiencies. If you take a look at some of the policy modifications that have occurred over the past couple of years, there...

Oil manufacturers Capricorn Energy and Pharos Energy stated on Thursday their money positions have enhanced after they got payments from the Egyptian federal government, enabling them to resume drilling in the country. Capricorn stated it got a total of $71 million from Egypt in the very first 4 months of 2024, while Pharos said it received $ 12.4 million. The ultimate goal in Egypt, and a potential significant catalyst for both business if it takes place, is if they have the ability to modify and consolidate license terms to unlock worth and speed up financial investment even more, Jefferies experts...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Greek industrial and energy group Mytilineos prepares a dual listing on the London Stock market and will invest 3.3 billion euros ($ 3.58 billion). in renewables jobs in Italy over the next 4 years, a top. executive stated on Monday. Chief Executive Director Yiannis Kalafatas informed a. business occasion in Milan that the group has employed Morgan Stanley. and Citi as advisors for the London listing. Mytilineos had actually said. last month that it was thinking about to list on the London Stock. Exchange or another international exchange within the next 12-18. months. Kalafatas also stated the group is on...

Shanghai aluminium futures increased on Monday, buoyed by a cost rally in key basic material alumina and fastgrowing demand from the brand-new energy sector. The most-traded July aluminium contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange acquired 0.1% to 20,910 yuan ($ 2,886.41) per metric ton in day-time trade, not far from a. more than two-year high of 21,610 yuan reached last week. Prices of the light metal rallied on strong market. fundamentals and funds buying this year. The London Metal Exchange is closed on Monday for a public. holiday. The marketplace was supported by higher raw material expenses. The most-traded SHFE...

Costs of aluminium futures in Shanghai gained on Monday, supported by a strong price rally in key basic material alumina and robust need. The most-traded July aluminium contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange advanced 0.4% to 20,960 yuan ($ 2,894.03) per metric heap as of 0134 GMT. The London Metal Exchange is closed on Monday for a bank holiday. The most-traded SHFE alumina agreement got 8.3% recently, enhanced by speculative trading offered restricted supply and rising need expectations. The most-traded July alumina contract climbed up 0.7% to 4,106 yuan per heap. Also aiding rates was firm need, especially the rapid...

Top Australian miners Rio Tinto and BHP Group will interact for screening big batteryoperated electrical haul truck technology in the Pilbara area of Western Australia, Rio Tinto stated on Monday. Rio and BHP, which are targeting to accomplish net no operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, will work with producers Caterpillar and Komatsu to conduct independent trials of their battery-electric haul trucks, Rio said in a statement. The trials will be carried out to evaluate performance and performance in the Pilbara environment and represent the first phase of electric haul truck screening at BHP and Rio's Pilbara operations. Two Cat...

Gold edged up on Monday however was hovering near a twoweek low hit in the previous session as financiers pared expectations of a U.S. rates of interest cut after the Federal Reserve's newest conference suggested that a hold-up in monetary policy easing is most likely. PRINCIPLES * Spot gold increased 0.2% to $2,338.85 per ounce, as of 0211 GMT. Prices hit its least expensive because May 9 at $2,325.19 on Friday. * U.S. gold futures were up 0.3% at $2,340.20. * Bullion struck a record high of $2,449.89 earlier last week, but has actually shed more than $100 since then....

Copper prices dropped on Friday as fret about higher rate of interest and soft physical demand in China suppressed the appetite of financiers who had sent costs to tape-record highs. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.8% to $10,331.50 per metric ton by 1600 GMT. The rally will likely continue in the medium to long term, however in the short term we have to respect the principles, stated Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen. LME copper touched a record high of $11,104.50 a load on Monday, driven by speculators and computer-driven funds, however...

Asarco, the mining business controlled by industrial corporation Grupo Mexico, is planning to restart its mothballed copper smelter in the United States as rates for the red metal hit record highs, 2 sources with direct knowledge of the company's strategies informed . Asarco, first bought by Grupo Mexico in 1999, remains in negotiations with unionized workers to reboot the Hayden smelter in Arizona and nearby copper mines, in addition to the Amarillo refinery in Texas, the sources said. Resuming Hayden would enhance supply of the essential red metal across the nation - which uses twice the amount of refined copper...

Ecological advocates have submitted a claim at an Oslo court challenging Norway's prepare for seabed mineral expedition, citing insufficient impact evaluation of the mining, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). and its legal representative said on Friday. Norway's parliament in January approved a proposition to open a. large ocean area bigger than Britain for seabed mineral. exploration after a government-commissioned research study concluded that. its effect would be very little. WWF, one of the world's biggest conservation organisations,. said it thought the study didn't fulfill minimum requirements set. for effect assessment under Norway's Seabed Minerals Act, and. for that...

Copper rates dipped in London on Friday, as traders and investors reassessed the sustainability of a recent rally that pushed costs to record highs. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.1% to $10,409 per metric ton by 0811 GMT, while the most-traded July copper agreement on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 0.1% to 84,050 yuan ($ 11,601.58) a heap LME copper, despite striking a record high $11,104.50 a ton. on Monday, is still down 2.4% on a weekly basis, on track for the worst week because the week ended Feb. 9. SHFE copper, nevertheless, is still set for...

Copper rates were nearly unchanged on Friday, as traders and investors reassessed the sustainability of a recent red hot rally that pressed costs to a. record high. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was. flat at $10,418.50 per metric lot by 0414 GMT, while the. most-traded July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures. Exchange advanced 0.1% to 84,030 yuan ($ 11,597.70) a. ton. LME copper, despite striking a record high $11,104.50 a ton. on Monday, is still down 2.4% on a weekly basis, on track for. the worst week given that the week ended Feb. 9. SHFE copper, however,...

The following quotes, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday: ** Thyssenkrupp said its supervisory board approved an organized sale of 20% of the corporation's steel department to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky in the face of continued opposition from labour agents. ** Private equity group Hg has actually agreed to acquire AuditBoard in an offer valued at more than $3 billion, the auditing and danger management software company said. ** Hess Corp CEO John Hess has until Tuesday to quell a. disobedience by shareholders over his handling of what could turn. out to be among the...

Copper prices succumbed to a 3rd successive session as profittaking continued on Thursday and consumers refused to purchase nearrecord levels. Criteria copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME). was down 0.4% at $10,383 a metric heap at 1609 GMT, having actually fallen. as far as $10,210. Traders said there was strong technical assistance at $10,200. in the afternoon trade. It had actually been dropping due to profit-taking on long positions. - bets on greater rates - since hitting a record high of. $ 11,104.5 on Monday. It has actually because fallen 6.5% however is still up. 20% so far this...