A week ago, we reported that the rise in oil and gas prices triggered by the Ukraine conflict had raised the threat of the worst stagflationary shock to hit Europe since the 1970s. Europe is at high risk of plunging into a deep recession if Russia follows through with its threat to halt gas supplies. […]
For years politicians have said the booming American oil industry would make the country “energy independent.” Indeed, the United States is the world’s largest producer of oil. That puts it two spots ahead of Russia, which shocked the world — and oil markets — by invading Ukraine. Saudi Arabia is the second-largest producer The move […]
US oil refiners are once again making good money, but investors aren’t quite piling into the shares. They should be, a top energy analyst tells me. The profit boom could last through the end of the decade, helped by a price mishap that won’t be easy to fix: the giant premium Europe must pay for […]
Canada says move comes after European allies said they ‘need help’ as they ease dependence on Russian energy supplies. Canada plans to increase oil and gas exports this year by up to 300,000 barrels per day, the country’s natural resources minister has said, as nations seek to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies amid the […]
Canada says move comes after European allies said they ‘need help’ as they ease dependence on Russian energy supplies. Canada plans to increase oil and gas exports this year by up to 300,000 barrels per day, the country’s natural resources minister has said, as nations seek to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies amid the […]
Gas prices hit over $6 dollars per gallon at a petrol station in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Gasoline prices have been fluctuating but are likely to keep moving sporadically higher, and more drivers could pay over $5 and even $6 a gallon for unleaded […]
President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, and the wave of Western sanctions in response, is starting to hit Russia’s economic engine: Its prodigious oil-and-gas industry. The US and Canada have barred the little Russian oil they import, while the European Union is considering a ban. But for the most part, Western sanctions have so far […]
US stocks fell and oil prices jumped, as concerns about rising energy prices, supply shortages and inflation rattle investors once again. The S&P 500 ticked down 0.5% Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index lost 0.2%. Major US stock indexes jumped Tuesday, as investors shrugged off worries that […]
Photo: Melinda Fawver (Shutterstock) As the price of gas rises, everyone is thinking more about the fuel they put into their cars, but you probably already knew that there are usually two kinds of fuel available at your local gas station: gasoline and diesel. Both are refined from crude oil, but they’re produced using vastly […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken the global market for uranium, a critical fuel for nuclear-power plants, prompting some in the US to propose reviving domestic production. Russia enriches more uranium for use in nuclear plants than any other country in the world. Its increasing economic isolation following its attack on Ukraine—and talk of potential […]
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