Energy

Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is wading into the struggling Canadian energy industry, taking a stake in oil-sands producer Suncor Energy Inc. The purchase of 10.8 million shares, disclosed in a filing, was valued at $300.9 million. That marks at least the second time the Omaha-based firm has owned Suncor’s stock; Berkshire previously held a 22.3 million-share stake, which ...

Bloomberg A $7.5 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in East Canada focussed on Europe is seeking to get the go-ahead this year. Pieridae Energy Ltd is targeting the milestone known as a final investment decision after having lined up buyers for the fuel, mainly in Europe. If approved it would add to LNG supplies into northwest Europe, which has ...

Bloomberg There’s only so much you can do to make oil and gas production cleaner. That was a key realization behind Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s decision to set targets to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions not just from its own operations, but also from the products it sells which are consumed by others. So far, it’s the only oil major to do ...

Bloomberg For Mike Wirth, the future of Big Oil lies at home, under the dusty fields of West Texas. As he celebrates his first year as chief executive of Chevron Corp., Wirth sees the Permian Basin as a plentiful source of high-quality crude for years to come, but that’s not all. The low break-even costs to pump in the Permian ...

Bloomberg India is presenting a potential investment opportunity of $50 billion in battery storage facilities that could help integrate renewable energy into the grid, replace polluting diesel-fueled power and boost electric mobility, the head of American energy firm AES Corp. said. “We think India is going to be a big market for energy storage,” Chief Executive Officer Andres Gluski said. ...

Bloomberg US solar jobs fell for a second straight year as companies delayed projects in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s import tariffs. The good news: Employment is set to bounce back in 2019. The sector lost about 8,000 jobs in 2018, a 3.2 percent drop, as uncertainty over the tariffs announced early that year slowed large-scale projects, according to a ...

Bloomberg Venezuela’s oil minister made a surprise appearance at an energy event in India, as the embattled Opec producer seeks closer ties with major crude customers in the face of crippling US sanctions. Manuel Quevedo said on Monday his nation wants to sell more crude to India, and that US measures have resulted in a $20 billion loss to the ...

Bloomberg Total SA said it has opened up a new “world-class” oil and gas province off the coast of South Africa after making a significant gas-condensate discovery there. Success in the nation’s first deep-water well is a potential boon for a country that imports most of its oil, processing the remainder of its fuels from coal and natural gas. “We ...

Bloomberg The world’s biggest oil companies are pumping out cash like crude’s at $100 a barrel again, and investors love it. Exxon Mobil Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Chevron Corp and BP Plc smashed analysts’ earnings estimates for the fourth quarter, giving investors assurance that their dividends and buybacks are secure even with oil trading near $60. Those companies together ...

Bloomberg BP Plc joined its Big Oil peers by giving investors a positive surprise, exceeding profit estimates and earning better returns than its closest European rival. Shares surged by the most in almost three years. New projects delivered an increase in oil and gas output, while the company also worked its existing fields and refineries more efficiently than ever. That ...