Brent Climbs Above $83 as Hormuz Disruptions and Infrastructure Attacks Raise Supply Fears
Oil extended gains, with Brent crude climbing above $83 a barrel as concerns over disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz and attacks against energy infrastructure shake markets.
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European Gas Prices Soar After Qatar LNG Halt Jolts Market
Prices rose more than 20% Tuesday after a production halt at the world's largest liquefied-natural-gas export facility stoked concerns over global supply.
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Chevron's stock surges to a record as U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran spark an oil rally
Investors leaned onto U.S. energy stocks on Monday, with the widening conflict in the Middle East boosting shares of major U.S. exploration and production and integrated-energy companies, in particular Chevron.
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Plug Power Beats Wall Street Estimates. The Stock Is Rising.
Monday evening, the hydrogen technology company reported an adjusted per-share loss of 6 cents from sales of $225.2 million. Wall Street was looking for a 10-cent loss from sales of $217 million.
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How this under-the-radar U.S. natural-gas exporter could capitalize on a potential shortage in Europe
The U.S. is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, and one relatively obscure U.S. company seems ready to reap the benefits of a surge in global natural-gas prices following the U.S. and Israel's attacks on Iran and the widening conflict in the Middle East.
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Why Oil Markets Can't Shrug Off This Conflict
There isn't enough cushion in the system to absorb big supply disruptions.
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Iran Strikes Risk a Trump Priority: Low Gasoline Prices
Low prices at the pump have helped offset rising energy costs in a crucial midterm election year.
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Attacks in Qatar, Saudi Arabia Drag Energy Sector Into Mideast Conflict
Qatar has halted production of liquefied natural gas and tanker traffic has virtually stopped at the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian attacks raise the risks for the global economy.
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BlackRock, EQT-Led Consortium to Acquire AES for $10.7 Billion
A consortium of investors including BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and investment group EQT agreed to acquire AES for $10.7 billion.
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Equinor and Partners Make Commercial Oil Discovery in North Sea
The energy major estimates the discovery holds between 25 million and 89 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents.
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The Worst Case Scenario for Oil Is Here. $100 Crude Could Be Coming.
Crude hasn't hit that level since the start of the war between Russia-Ukraine.
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A New Threat to Power Grids: Data Centers Unplugging at Once
Dozens of data centers abruptly dropped off the power grid in two recent instances in Virginia, forcing operators to take emergency action.
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