Bloomberg/Washington President Donald Trump ordered the doubling of steel and aluminium tariffs against Turkey, roiling global markets as relations between the Nato allies hit a new low. Trump announced the decision in…
Greek banks face higher costs post-bailout as ECB ends waiver
Bloomberg/Athens Greek lenders face higher financing costs after the European Central Bank said it will stop accepting the country’s government debt as collateral from August 21, the day after the nation’s bailout…
Russia loses bulk of WTO challenge to EU gas pipeline rules
GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia largely failed in its bid to overturn the European Union’s gas market rules in a World Trade Organization ruling published on Friday. A World Trade Organization (WTO) logo…
Greek Banks Face Higher Costs Post-Bailout as ECB Ends Waiver
Greek lenders face higher financing costs after the European Central Bank said it will stop accepting the country’s government debt as collateral from Aug. 21, the day after the nation’s bailout program…
‘Toshiba in talks to sell Freeport LNG business’
Toshiba Corp is off ering to sell its right to liquefy gas at the Freeport LNG Development project in the US and has received interest from companies including PetroChina Co, Jera Co…
Cheniere signs 25-year LNG sales deal with Taiwan’s CPC
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Cheniere Energy Inc said on Friday it had signed a 25-year deal to supply liquefied natural gas to Taiwan’s CPC Corp, which CPC valued at roughly $25 billion….
PetroChina planning temporary halt of US LNG buying
PetroChina Co may tempo- rarily halt purchases of spot US liquefi ed natural gas spot cargoes through the winter to avoid potential tariff s amid a trade confl ict between the US…
Globalisation with Chinese characteristics
By Barry Eichengreen/Berkeley US President Donald Trump’s erratic unilateralism represents nothing less than abdication of global economic and political leadership. Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, his rejection of the Iran…
Ambassador of Ukraine, President of Qatar Petroleum discuss cooperation in energy sector
Ambassador of Ukraine to the State of Qatar Yevhen Mykytenko in the city of Doha on August 7 held a meeting with Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum,…
Poland buys more LNG, reduces reliance on Russian gas
WARSAW, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Poland’s dominant gas firm PGNiG said on Friday that its LNG purchases from Qatar and elsewhere jumped by 60 percent in January-July from a year earlier, as…