Bloomberg Liquefied natural gas buyers in China are seeking to swap their US shipments for cargoes from other nations after Beijing pledged to raise tariffs amid a deepening trade dispute, according to traders with knowledge of the situation. Some Chinese LNG buyers have approached suppliers about trading the US cargoes, which they’ve already committed to buy, for shipments from non-tariff …

Bloomberg QEP Resources Inc has attracted takeover interest from private equity giant Blackstone Group LP, as well as drillers Whiting Petroleum Corp and Callon Petroleum Co, according to people familiar with the matter. The Denver-based natural gas and oil explorer and producer said in February that it would explore a sale after activist investor Elliott Management Corp. made a $2 …

Bloomberg Big oil is shifting, ever so slightly, towards the electric car business. Chevron Corp. is offering electric car charging ports at a handful of gasoline stations in its home state of California, according to a statement. The fast-charging spots, located at five stations in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas, are being installed by EVgo, which has …