ABU DHABI / WAM The Italian envoy to Abu Dhabi has said that Italy’s government and people were “moved” by the sympathy and compassion shown by the UAE during coronavirus pandemic. In a statement to Emirates News Agency (WAM) Ambassador Nicola Lener said that Italy was “deeply impressed” by the UAE initiative that saw the shipment of 10 tonnes of …

Bloomberg Oil rose as investors weighed whether output cuts being discussed by the world’s top producers will be enough to offset the demand destruction wrought by the coronavirus. Futures in New York climbed around 3% towards $25 a barrel. Saudi Arabia and Russia are hammering out an agreement that a delegate said will reduce global output by about 10 million …

Bloomberg India, the world’s third biggest oil consumer, is set to snap up millions of barrels of Middle East crude for its strategic reserves, signalling its support for global efforts to rescue the energy market. The purchases are aimed at taking advantage of low prices, according to officials with knowledge of the matter. But two of them said they’re also …

Bloomberg Sweden’s biggest wind farm began producing power this month, and the region’s nuclear reactors are feeling the heat. Vasa Vind AB’s Askalen started commercial output on April 1, increasing supplies in a market already bloated by a massive surplus of water for power generation. A day later, two units at Vattenfall AB’s Forsmark nuclear plant north of Stockholm curbed …

Bloomberg Natural gas production in the US is expected to drop by the fastest pace ever in 2021 as drillers slash spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic that’s sending oil prices to historic lows. Gas output is poised to fall by 4.4% to average 94.49 billion cubic feet a day next year, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said …

Bloomberg Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said the Canadian government needs to release its aid package for the country’s energy industry soon as companies struggle with the Covid-19 pandemic and oil-price crisis. The package may include liquidity for companies and measures to help speed up the cleanup of old wells, Savage saidduring an online presentation. Bill Morneau, the federal finance …

Bloomberg Uniper SE and Siemens AG said they will develop a hydrogen business in an effort to slash fossil-fuel pollution from industrial processes. Uniper’s Chief Executive Officer Andreas Schierenbeck said his utility will seek to gradually replace coal and natural gas with hydrogen at some of its power generation plants. It will also adapt its gas pipelines and storage sites …

Bloomberg US coal production will fall even more sharply than expected this year as the coronavirus forces businesses to close down, dragging down demand for electricity. Mines will supply about 537 million tons of coal this year, down 22% from 690 million tons last year, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. A month ago, before lockdown orders took effect …

Bloomberg European stocks fell after a late-session drop on Wall Street and as the region’s finance chiefs failed to reach a deal on an economic response to the coronavirus. US equity-index fluctuates and the dollar gained. The euro and Italian bonds also took a hit after European Union officials struggled to reconcile contrasting visions for the steps needed to help …

Bloomberg As analysts struggle to assess India Inc.’s corporate earnings and debt-servicing capabilities amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, they have begun relying on alternative indicators to inform their investment recommendations. Equity analysts speaking in interviews with Bloomberg highlighted measures ranging from volatility and cash levels to daily infection numbers and technical charts. So far, the drop …