OPEC chief defends 2M bpd output cut decision

OPEC chief defends 2M bpd output cut decision

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia says the decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, to cut output quota by 2 million bpd, was taken unanimously and not by its influence. Last week, OPEC+ had agreed to a deep cut global oil production. The move has since raised worries …

Oil futures rise on hopes of recovery in China’s fuel demand…… And its not just China deamand: Its this thing called winter

Oil futures rise on hopes of recovery in China’s fuel demand…… And its not just China deamand: Its this thing called winter

Oct 17 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday after China rolled over liquidity measures to help its pandemic-hit economy, igniting hopes for a better fuel demand outlook from the world’s top crude importer. Brent crude futures rose 66 cents, or 0.7%, to $92.29 a barrel by 0430 GMT, recovering from a 6.4% fall last …

Gazprom: Large Section Of Nord Stream Needs To Be Replaced…… Nord Stream will be abandoned!

Gazprom: Large Section Of Nord Stream Needs To Be Replaced…… Nord Stream will be abandoned!

Gazprom CEO Miller: Large section of Nord Stream needs to be replaced Russia has said that the explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines and the leaks that followed were the result of a “terrorist act,”. Nord Stream 2 was never put into operation after Germany axed the certification process following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. …

Chevron CEO Blames Climate Policies For Global Energy Crisis

Chevron CEO Blames Climate Policies For Global Energy Crisis

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned that the premature transition to green energy is already having a major impact on Europe. The oil company chief noted that the global energy crisis had been exacerbated by Western governments “doubling down” on green energy policies. “The reality is, [fossil fuel] is what runs the world today. It’s going …

Wall Street tumbles at close, Dow sinks 400 pts

Wall Street tumbles at close, Dow sinks 400 pts

Major stocks on Wall Street registered significant declines at the end of Friday’s session as investors continued to assess the Federal Reserve’s future moves regarding still-hot inflation data. The previous day was also marked by private banks’ third-quarter earnings results, including reports posted by JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley. The Dow Jones sank 1.34% …

UK climate change protesters throw soup at van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’…… Blackout fears prompt Britons to buy generators and torches

UK climate change protesters throw soup at van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’…… Blackout fears prompt Britons to buy generators and torches

https://youtu.be/fxDNN2J8lzI LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Climate change protesters on Friday threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery, the Just Stop Oil campaign group said. A video posted by the group, which has been holding protests for the last two weeks in the British capital, showed two women throwing two …

North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border as South imposes sanctions

North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border as South imposes sanctions

SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea and hundreds of artillery rounds near the border with the South on Friday, South Korea’s military said, the latest military activity by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 …

Wells Fargo Q3 revenue up 4% to $19.51B….. JPMorgan beats estimates with EPS of $3.12 in Q3

Wells Fargo Q3 revenue up 4% to $19.51B….. JPMorgan beats estimates with EPS of $3.12 in Q3

Wells Fargo & Co. announced on Friday that its revenue in the third quarter of 2022 reached $19.51 billion, going above the market forecasts, and up by 4% than the same quarter in 2021. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were down by 38% compared to the same time span the year before, landing at $0.85 …

Kwarteng Is Being Sacked as Chancellor, Times Reports

Kwarteng Is Being Sacked as Chancellor, Times Reports

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng will be sacked, the Times reported on Friday. Earlier, No. 10 announced Prime Minister Lizz Truss will hold a press conference where she will reverse part of the mini-budget laid out by Kwarteng in September. The Guardian claimed he could be replaced by Nadhim Zahawi or Sajid Javid, …