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Permian oil faces shut ins on pipe shortage, says US shale giant

Bloomberg The biggest US shale region will have to shut wells within four months because there aren’t enough pipelines to get the oil to customers, the head of one of the industry’s largest producers said. The worsening bottleneck in the Permian region that straddles west Texas and New Mexico offers an unexpected fillip to OPEC and other oil producers outside ...

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Copperbelt Energy of Zambia eyes $250mn power investment

Bloomberg Copperbelt Energy Corp., the Zambian electricity supplier with customers including Glencore Plc’s copper mines, may invest as much as $250 million in solar projects and transmission lines in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, Chief Executive Officer Owen Silavwe said. The amount includes two solar plants to generate 30 megawatts and 50 megawatts respectively, and the company is still ...

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Tech rally drives US stock gains, Treasury yields edge higher

Bloomberg US stocks were lifted by a rally in tech shares as concerns about a potential global trade war eased. Treasury yields edged higher and oil rallied. The S&P 500 was slightly higher after paring an early advance, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped a seventh straight day. The Nasdaq Composite Index added to an all-time high, buoyed by ...

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