Reuters’ sources say that under the Trump administration’s soon-to-be-unveiled overhaul of the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the number of biofuels waivers for small refineries will be cut and ethanol exports could rise. Des Moines [Read more]
It is not exactly clear how the US and Saudi Arabia plan to avoid a significant oil price rise following the Trump administration’s decision to opt out of the Iran sanction relief pact. Getty Images [Read more]
Oil prices dipped slightly on Thursday as investors took profit after Wednesday’s rally which began after US President Donald Trump announced he was abandoning the Iran sanctions relief agreement. Statoil photo by Harald Pettersen. Oil [Read more]
For all the bullish commentary around oil prices at the moment, hedge fund managers have made only minor changes to their overall position in petroleum futures and options in the last few weeks. Anadarko photo. [Read more]
TransCanada could begin clearing land in Montana this fall, as part of the initial steps in construction of its highly contentious Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian Press photo by Alex Panetta. TransCanada expects construction of Keystone [Read more]
The Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015 by Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, France, Germany and the European Union. United States Department of State photo. Trump railed against Iran nuclear [Read more]
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as the US dollar gained ground, however, losses were limited as investors’ concerns over US President Trump’s threat to pull out of the Iran sanction relief deal underpinned the market. [Read more]
Oil prices were mixed on Friday. Brent is on track for its third week of gains as investors consider possible consequences of the reimposition of sanctions on Iran by the Trump administration. BP photo. Oil [Read more]
Oil prices hit their highest level since November 2014 Tuesday on strong global demand, OPEC’s supply cut agreement and the possibility that US sanctions could be imposed on Iran. Anadarko photo. Oil prices could rise [Read more]
Oil prices were mixed on Monday after Iran’s oil minister, Bijan Zangeneh (pictured), said the OPEC supply cut agreement does not need to be extended if high oil prices continued. AP file photo by Vahid Salemi. [Read more]
Early on Friday morning, US President Donald Trump tweeted that “OPEC is at it again. With record amounts of Oil all over the place, including the fully loaded ships at sea, Oil prices are artificially Very [Read more]
OPEC and its allies, as well as other oil producers, need to incorporate the increasing probability of a US recession and global slowdown when projecting oil consumption and prices in 2019 and 2020. 40 per [Read more]
Policymakers are rapidly embracing trade and investment restrictions for a range of reasons, ranging from trying to raise wages to protect strategic sectors and national security concerns. Getty Images photo by Drew Angerer. Trade and [Read more]
Trade tensions between the United States and China are creating uncertainty for businesses, and could threaten their global supply chains and future investment plans. By John Kemp LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – Trade tensions between [Read more]
Investors and traders are probably underestimating the difficulty of the negotiations and the risk the United States and China could drift into a damaging trade war by accident. Getty Images photo by Chip Somodevilla. Game of [Read more]
President Donald Trump has insisted a trade war is winnable and pushed his officials to increase the scope of the target list and China has appeared anxious to avert a trade conflict but threatened a [Read more]
California is set to defend Obama-era vehicle efficiency standards which called for doubling of the average fleet-wide fuel efficiency to about 50 mpg by 2025. VideoBlocks photo. EPA is expected to declare that Obama-era vehicle [Read more]
SunPower also filed request for exemption for some of its foreign-made panels, arguing the premium-priced panels could not be compared to models that currently dominate the market. SunPower photo. SunPower likely set up US plant [Read more]
The Trump administration says it is looking to make a quick sale of Alaska oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Meanwhile, opponents warn against rushing the process to permit drilling in the sensitive [Read more]
Most Canadian governments have public debt levels today higher than decade ago, though still within manageable range By Glen Hodgson, senior fellow, Canadian Conference Board of Canada The Canadian and U.S. economies are currently performing well, with solid growth [Read more]
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