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Bloomberg Saudi Arabia said it would use one of the world’s biggest natural-gas projects to make blue hydrogen, as the kingdom steps up efforts to export a fuel seen as crucial to the green-energy transition. A large portion of gas from the $110 billion Jafurah development will be used for blue hydrogen, according to Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin ...

Bloomberg Oil posted the longest stretch of weekly advances since 2015 as Opec+ producers only modestly supply the market and as US crude supplies shrink. Crude futures rise 1.5% in New York, up for a ninth straight week. President Joe Biden said that Americans should expect high gasoline prices to continue into next year because of supply being withheld by ...

Bloomberg A blueprint for how developed countries will contribute $100 billion a year to poor nations confronting climate change is set to be unveiled on Monday despite objections from the US and other nations that almost derailed the announcement. The plan is seen as critical to the success of the United Nations COP26 climate summit scheduled to begin October 31 ...

NEW YORK / WAM In a statement to the UN Security Council’s quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, the UAE noted recent positive developments to advance peace in the Middle East and to help resume the negotiation process and build confidence between the parties to advance the Middle East Peace Process. The ...

Bloomberg Oil surged to multiyear highs, spurred by an energy-supply crunch as winter approaches. Global benchmark Brent futures earlier rose above $86 a barrel, reaching the highest intraday level since 2018, as Russia opted to keep a lid on gas flows to Europe. West Texas Intermediate crude neared a seven-year high. A shortage of natural gas is creating extra demand ...

Bloomberg Cost pressures, supply-chain chaos and a reopening letdown are set to plague Europe’s third-quarter earnings season, setting investors up for more disappointment than elation. While strong numbers from behemoths like LVMH and SAP SE reassured European stock investors last week, further good news may be needed to keep the rally alive. Rising inflation and a stalling global recovery pose ...

Bloomberg The global energy crisis is bleeding into the oil market. Brent crude surged as high as $85.10 a barrel, a price that would have seemed unthinkable just 18 months ago, when Covid halted global mobility and trashed demand. An underlying recovery in consumption — driven by road-fuel, freight activity, and latterly air travel — is now being fired by ...

NEW YORK / WAM The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at a mosque in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, which killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack in the strongest terms, describing it as “despicable”, said a statement. “The perpetrators of this latest ...

Bloomberg An Australian company plans to invest $3 billion in Saudi Arabia in a bet on the metals used in batteries for electric vehicles (EV). EV Metals Group Plc’s spending will be on building plants to process minerals including lithium and nickel, and later expand into exploring for the battery metals, Managing Director and CEO Michael Naylor said. It would ...

Bloomberg US crude futures topped $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014 as a global energy crisis boosts demand at a time when Opec+ producers are keeping supplies tight. Futures in New York rise 1.3%, popping above the key, psychological level before pulling back. This week brought many indications that supplies will remain constrained: Saudi Aramco said ...