LONDON (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) will have to invest tens of billions of dollars over the next decades and may have to accept lower returns than it can get from oil if it is to meet its goal of becoming one of the largest innovative power generators in the world. …
Read More »US refineries to record worst second-quarter results in a decade
(Reuters) – U.S. oil refineries are expected in the next few days to report the worst second-quarter results in a decade, with output exceeding demand, while pandemic-related closings have undermined trips by summer. FILE PHOTO: Valero Energy Corp. service station shown in El Cajon, California, USA, August 8, 2017. REUTERS …
Read More »China’s industrial earnings growth accelerates, signs of strong economic recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial companies’ profits rose for the second consecutive month and at the fastest pace in more than a year, adding to signs that the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis is winning impulse. FILE PHOTO: A worker welds a steel bicycle tire at a factory …
Read More »China imports more oil from Saudi Arabia than any other country in June
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia increased 15% in June from a year ago, as refineries ordered record volumes of fuel in March and April when oil prices fell, solidifying the position of the kingdom as the main supplier of oil to China. FILE PHOTO: An …
Read More »Reliance-Google smartphone deal in India threatens Chinese companies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $ 4.5 billion settlement under which Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google will collaborate with Reliance Industries of India (RELI.NS) On a new smartphone it probably heralds a major shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. FILE PHOTO: The Reliance Industries logo is …
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