Bloomberg Oil slumped in New York as the Federal Reserve forecast a long road to recovery for the US economy and American crude inventories rose to a record. Futures lost 3.5% to trade near $38 a barrel. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the pandemic could inflict long-lasting damage on the economy and signaled it would keep rates near zero possibly ...

Bloomberg Chesapeake Energy Corp is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing that could hand control of one of the leading lights of the US shale revolution to senior lenders, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The dwindling options for a powerhouse that once rivaled Exxon Mobil Corp for title of king of American natural gas comes after CEO Doug Lawler’s ...

Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) trader, expects buying and selling of the fastest-growing fuel to recover to levels seen before the pandemic. Global LNG demand took a severe hit when nations imposed lockdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus, impacting the fuel’s use in everything from power plants to transport and factories. ...

Bloomberg Utility giant PG&E Corp is readying an $11 billion debt-financing package that may be sold to investors as soon as next week as the company prepares to exit bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The financing includes $4 billion of high-yield bonds and a $750 million term loan led by JPMorgan Chase & Co, the people ...

Bloomberg Adani Green Energy will invest $5.96 billion to execute what it called the world’s largest solar order. The company will build 8 gigawatts of generation projects, while group company Adani Solar will construct 2 gigawatts of manufacturing capacity for solar cells and modules, it said in a stock exchange filing. The project takes Adani Green closer to its goal ...

Bloomberg Shanghai’s municipal government will extend subsidies for solar and offshore wind through 2021 while ending those for onshore wind as it tries to meet its target for renewable energy generation. Solar and offshore wind projects will be able to receive a maximum subsidy from the city government of 50 million yuan ($7 million) in total over five years, the ...

Bloomberg China’s state-owned power giants have been asked to prepare reports on historical emissions that officials will use to set up the world’s largest carbon market, according to people familiar with the request. The China Electricity Council has asked firms for submissions by July, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The council ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co is closing in on a key milestone towards returning its beleaguered 737 Max to the commercial market, targeting later this month for hosting US regulators on a flight to test the jet’s upgraded systems. The company separately is notifying airlines of an important fix to the grounded jetliner’s wiring, said two people familiar with the planning who ...

Bloomberg Indonesian flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia won approval from investors to extend the maturity of a $500 million sukuk, easing a cash squeeze as the airline battles falling passenger demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The state-owned airline, whose passenger traffic fell 91% in April from a year earlier, said in a statement that investors holding 90.88% of the aggregate ...

Bloomberg London Heathrow airport said it has begun cutting front-line jobs after a recovery in passenger numbers was delayed by Britain’s introduction this week of a quarantine rule for incoming travellers. Europe’s busiest airport will initially seek voluntary departures after agreeing a severance plan with unions, it said in a statement. The hub has already eliminated 500 management posts. The ...