Bloomberg Petroleos Mexicanos’ beleaguered mega-refinery project in Dos Bocas could run at least $4.7 billion over budget with just months to go before its grand opening. Pemex, as the state-owned oil company is known, has budgeted $12.5 billion for the project through the end of 2022, and is expected to spend some $2 billion more on the project, according ...

Bloomberg Natural gas prices in Europe declined the most in a month with majors buyers in the region saying they can ride out the latest threat to Russian supply. Benchmark futures fell 9.2%, and posted a weekly loss. Russian shipments through Ukraine have dropped this week, but stayed broadly stable — near the lowest since late April — based on ...

  Bloomberg The Biden administration urged Abbott Laboratories to do more to ensure low-income families on federal assistance have access to baby formula, amid a nationwide shortage. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the company should extend flexibility through the end of August for states and territories to obtain rebates to purchase alternative formulas to ensure supply for people on the ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co has been told by US regulators that it needs to submit more documentation in order to resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jet, according to people familiar with the request, signalling it may face a further delay before the Federal Aviation Administration signs off on its inspections and repairs to the plane. The FAA notified the ...

  Bloomberg A Chinese rival to Boeing Co’s 737 Max and Airbus SE’s A320neo narrowbody aircraft completed its first pre-delivery test flight, according to a CCTV report. The C919 jet developed by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd was test flown for about three hours ahead of its delivery to its first customer soon, the report said. The narrowbody plane ...

  Bloomberg Canadians travelling through Toronto Pearson International Airport are facing lengthy wait times and the situation is likely to worsen in coming weeks. The airport is being hit with a double whammy of staffing shortages and longer processing times due to public health screening measures, according to Greater Toronto Airports Authority spokesperson Tori Gass. The Covid-19 measures can double ...

  Bloomberg New Zealand’s busiest airport will start a new phase of expansion when construction of a transport hub begins next month. Auckland International Airport will invest NZ$300 million ($189 million) in the project, which will allow undercover pick-up and drop-off for cars and buses adjacent to the existing international terminal, CEO Carrie Hurihanganui said. Adjoining land has been set ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd expects cash burn to drop to less than $64 million a month within “the next few months” as Hong Kong gradually rolls back some of the world’s strictest, and longest Covid-19 curbs. “The recent adjustments to the government’s travel restrictions and quarantine requirements will help facilitate the gradual resumption of travel activities and the ...

  Bloomberg Just a few years after banks helped create a gargantuan market for blank check companies, they’re pulling away from the deals, afraid of the risks. Goldman Sachs Group Inc is ending its involvement with most of the special purpose acquisition companies it took public and pausing new US SPAC issuance, Bloomberg reported. Bank of America Corp (BofA) scaled back ...

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG’s board has held early stage talks on potentially replacing Chief Executive Officer Thomas Gottstein after a string of scandals and misfires, people with knowledge of the matter said. A change at the top of the bank could come as early as this year. While the board continues to publicly voice support for Gottstein, some ...