Bloomberg The world’s oil map is being redrawn as the industry becomes increasingly intertwined with renewables, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Oil majors that want to reduce their carbon footprint will have to shift their activities to energy basins where drilling rigs can be powered by renewables and which have ample space for carbon sequestration, said Andrew Latham, ...
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Surging energy prices to push one in three UK homes into fuel poverty
Bloomberg Surging energy prices are projected to push one in three British households into fuel poverty by October, intensifying the cost-of-living crisis and heaping pressure on the new prime minister to take swift action. The number of homes spending more than 10% of total income on energy will jump to 8.2 million that month, when bills are set to ...
Read More »Gas turbine for Gazprom’s Nord Stream 1 still in transit in Germany
Bloomberg A gas turbine for the operation of Gazprom PJSC’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline that’s the main route of gas transport from Russia to Germany is held up in transit after maintenance in Canada, the latest twist in an ongoing spat between the two countries. The turbine is currently stranded at an undisclosed location in Germany because Russia hasn’t provided ...
Read More »Hindustan Zinc weighs expansion
Bloomberg Hindustan Zinc, a unit of billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta, is considering expanding overseas as a way to profit from growth opportunities in Europe. “There is a strategic thought that we could venture into the international market,†Hindustan Zinc Chief Executive Officer Arun Misra said in a phone interview. “Europe provides us with an opportunity, the make or break ...
Read More »Alcoa warns 20% of aluminum capacity is unprofitable
Bloomberg Alcoa Corp warned that surging costs around the globe have rendered as much as 20% of aluminum-production capacity unprofitable. Despite rising worldwide aluminum demand, Alcoa will be pinched by escalating costs for energy and raw materials, Chief Executive Roy Harvey said during a call with analysts. “Based on June’s average prices, we estimate that between 10% to 20% ...
Read More »Airbus bags mainstay jet deal after lackuster expo
Bloomberg The first all-new order for Airbus SE’s mainstay A320 jet of this week’s Farnborough International Airshow was distinctly lacking in the hoopla that usually accompanies deals unveiled at the world’s leading aviation expo. The $2 billion transaction from Latam Airlines Group SA of Chile was communicated by email at the show in the UK, when most show delegates were ...
Read More »Akasa Air starts ticket sales in crowded India
Bloomberg Akasa Air, India’s newest carrier backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, started ticket sales for its debut flights. The low-cost airline will initially fly Boeing Co 737 Max jets to four Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kochi, according to a statement. The carrier will start operating 28 weekly flights between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on August 7, followed ...
Read More »Lufthansa’s union of pilots to hold a vote on possible strike
Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s pilots’ union is holding a vote on whether to strike, a move that would further disrupt the airline’s crucial summer travel season. The VC pilots’ union is gauging support for a walkout as talks with the airline over pay and conditions stumble, according to a spokeswoman for the labour organisation. A strike could then take place ...
Read More »UK retail sales fall less than expected as food spending jumps
Bloomberg UK retail sales fared better than expected in June as a jump in bank holiday food sales helped mask the impact of the wider cost of living squeeze. The volume of goods sold in stores and online fell 0.1%, following a 0.8% drop in May that was bigger than previously reported, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Economists ...
Read More »United CEO offers apology to Buttigieg after FAA criticism
Bloomberg The head of United Airlines Holdings Inc apologised to US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after the carrier publicly faulted regulators for worsening flight delays. Scott Kirby, United’s chief executive officer, said he reached out to clarify comments in a staff memo earlier this month. In it, a United executive said half of its delay minutes and the majority ...
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