Energy

Bloomberg BP Plc confirmed its commitment to completing the sale of its Alaska business to Hilcorp Energy Co, but said financial terms had been adjusted to reflect market conditions. The renegotiation of the deal will come as a relief to the London-based oil major, which is leaning on asset sales to rein in its debt and sustain its dividend amid …

Bloomberg Manila Electric Co is slashing its capital spending budget by almost half as the largest Philippine power retailer sees lower demand this quarter, with the coronavirus outbreak shutting many businesses. Capital expenditure for infrastructure projects will be cut to 9.3 billion pesos ($183.38 million) from the 17.8 billion pesos initially planned at the start of the year, Meralco Senior …

Bloomberg At least three Indian brokerages have petitioned the courts to challenge the settlement of crude oil contracts at negative prices. Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd and PCS Securities Ltd are appealing to the Bombay High Court, which was expected to hear on April 27 their case against the decision by Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. Religare Enterprises Ltd …

Bloomberg Malaysia’s state oil company is considering raising this year’s dividend to help the government fund its nearly $60 billion stimulus package, according to people familiar with the matter. Petroliam Nasional Bhd., or Petronas, could increase the payout by as much as $2.3 billion, said one of the people, who asked not to be named as the information is private. …

Bloomberg A narrow waterway off Singapore has become even more congested as oil-laden tankers wait out a slump in global fuel consumption that’s crimped demand and boosted the use of ships to store cargoes. About 60 clean fuel tankers are currently anchored along the busy strait, up from the usual 30-40 ships, according to Rahul Kapoor, head of commodity analytics …

Bloomberg Low oil prices are usually a curse for green energy, but this time might be different. The collapse of the crude market has seen prices fall below zero for the first time in history. Yet Royal Dutch Shell outlined a bold programme to slash carbon emissions and invest in clean energy, while Eni said it’ll consider accelerating its ambitious …

Bloomberg Eni SpA reported a 94% drop in first-quarter profit and cut its production forecast for the year as demand is crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. While the large decline in earnings reflects in part a high tax rate, it provides signals for the rest of the industry, with the worst impact of oil’s historic plunge likely in the coming …

Bloomberg Bank of China (BOC) Ltd’s estimate for the carnage to retail investors from the collapse in a product linked to US crude oil futures has surged 11-fold to more than $1 billion as it consolidated reports from its nationwide network, according to people familiar with the matter. The lender’s estimate of losses to customers across China increased from about …

Bloomberg The Trump administration faces significant hurdles in getting the Federal Reserve to help rescue an oil industry squeezed by plunging crude prices given the central bank’s aversion to helping specific industries and its lack of authority to help businesses that are insolvent. The Fed regards loan programmes aimed at a specific industry as credit allocation — something Chairman Jerome …

Bloomberg India Grid Trust, an infrastructure investment trust backed by private equity fund KKR & Co and Singapore’s GIC Pte, is looking to add as much as $786 million of solar power projects to its portfolio and expects some financially stressed assets to become available in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The move is part of the firm’s plan …