Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil and gas company, Abacic Oil, operates an oil-processing facility in Saudi Arabia. Stanislav Krasilnikov | TASS | Getty Images Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 44% drop in 2020 results, but retained its billion 1 trillion dividend payments, with CEO Amin Nasser calling the last 12 …
Read More »The IIA says the impact of the vaccine on demand for moribund oil is several months away
Pump jacks are found in California’s Midway Sunset Oilfield. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Tuesday that the devastation caused by global oil demand would not be rolled out quickly this month to fight the coronavirus epidemic. “The perceived joy surrounding the launch of vaccination …
Read More »As France approaches national lockdown, investors flee to take risks, invest in stocks and buy bonds
File photo: Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) breaks out in France Reuters U.S. Stock futures stabilized, pointing to further losses above Wall Street, while in Europe, the Stocks 50 index of top eurozone stocks fell to a four-month low. Rising cases in France could lead to another national lockdown, hitting the euro, …
Read More »B.P. Beats third quarter estimates and returns to profit
The BP Company logo is displayed on the fuel pump at the front of a gas station operated by BP PLC in London, UK. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON – Energy giant BPA posted a modest third-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analyst expectations as the company benefited …
Read More »I.A.A. Says coronavirus response could ‘reshape the future of’
Peter Cade | Stone | Getty Images The International Energy Agency said in its annual World Energy Outlook report on Tuesday that the world’s response to Covid-19 could “reshape the future of energy energy” in the coming years. I.E.A. The most important is how the crisis will ultimately affect the …
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