Total quits US oil lobby over climate policies
Reuters /London Total yesterday became the first major energy company to quit the main US oil and gas lobby due to disagreements over its climate policies and support for easing drilling regulations….
Senate shift paves way for straight-talking US climate reforms
LONDON: Democratic Senate seat wins in the state of Georgia have given US President-elect Joe Biden a “green light to move forward” on some key shifts in national climate policy, such as…
الجيش اللبناني إمّا مفوضاً بالترسيم.. أو فليسحبوا تفويضهم
إستبشر اللبنانيون خيرًا بإنطلاق المفاوضات الحدودية البحرية غير المباشرة مع العدو الإسرائيلي بوساطة أميركية وبرعاية الأمم المتحدة، كون المهمة سُلّمت لجيشهم الوطني الذي يثقون به ويعتبرونه المؤسسة الأكثر قدرة على استعادة الحقوق…
Green Boom’s Hottest Trade in 2021 May Turn Out to Be Utilities
(Bloomberg) — After a bumper year for Europe’s renewable-energy stocks, underappreciated utilities shares are now gaining support from the market as 2021’s hot sector to play the clean power transition. Helped by…
How Brexit talks overcame suspicion, resentment and fish
It was always likely to come down to fish, and even the final hours were occupied by cod and mackerel. After nine months of bartering, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could declare…
Freight Boom Fires Buffett Trains, Maersk Ships and Oil Prices
(Bloomberg) — A great global restock is at hand, filling ships, trucks and trains, and also firing oil demand. During the depths of China’s coronavirus crisis at the start of the year,…
Qatar Airways allowed to reroute some flights through Saudi airspace
Qatar Airways on Thursday said it had started rerouting flights through Saudi Arabian airspace. “This evening, Qatar Airways began to reroute some flights through Saudi airspace,” Qatar’s national carrier tweeted, adding the…
Tesla market value tops $700bn for first time
ew York: Electric carmaker Tesla closed trading on Wednesday with a market value topping $700 billion for the first time. The latest surge means the company is worth more than General Motors, Ford, Toyota,…
Exxon Signals Historic Fourth Consecutive Loss on Demand Hit
(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., which is struggling to maintain a $15 billion-a-year dividend program, indicated it incurred a fourth straight quarterly loss. Exxon confirmed in a filing Wednesday it will take…