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UK weighs hydrogen as ‘green form of heat’

Bloomberg An influential panel of lawmakers in UK parliament is encouraging the government to develop hydrogen as a way to provide a green form of heat for industry and homes. The Committee on Climate Change, which advises the government on energy and environmental policies, said ministers should write a strategy for removing carbon emissions from heat in the next three ...

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Oil rises from one-year low

Bloomberg Oil rose from its lowest settlement in more than a year in New York. Futures added 1.7 percent, after slumping 7.7 percent. Saudi Arabia is pumping as much as 11.2 million barrels of crude a day, the most since the kingdom extracted its first oil eight decades ago, according to a person familiar with the matter. Theb West Texas ...

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Western Canadians slam lack of oil aid in budget

Bloomberg Justin Trudeau’s federal budget update stirred some anger in Canada’s oil-rich West. Alberta’s Finance Minister Joe Ceci, while welcoming corporate tax breaks announced, said he was disappointed that the urgent need to ease a dramatic crude-shipping glut and price crash wasn’t addressed. The tax changes that will allow businesses to write off capital investments more quickly will help oil ...

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