Bloomberg Oil refiners across the US are being forced to throttle back operations amid a historic plunge in gasoline demand and prices. Plants representing more than 10% of US fuel-making capacity have cut back. Exxon Mobil Corp has slowed rates at facilities in Texas and Louisiana, while others around Los Angeles and Philadelphia are taking similar action to stem a …

Bloomberg The global slump in oil prices amid the coronavirus outbreak will push Indian state-owned firms to sell some assets, according to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, and the world’s biggest infrastructure investor is already in line. “There is a fair bit of opportunity for the government to divest non-core oil and gas assets, like oil storage facilities, pipelines, transmission …

Bloomberg Electricity prices in Germany are falling faster than in other major economies in Europe as the impact of the coronavirus is seen hurting industrial demand. Industry makes up about 44% of German electricity consumption, more than in other European nations, and so its power use is likely to be one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus, according to …