German energy prices are so high that some companies are considering leaving the country altogether, according to Siegfried Russwurm, head of the German Industry Federation (BDI). CNBC’s Annette Weisbach asked Russwurm whether the ongoing energy situation was “bad enough” for companies to relocate, to which he responded: “It is indeed.” “A lot of family-owned companies
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Wind power generation and shoal aquaculture are seen at a demonstration base of coastal shoal industry in Yancheng City, East China’s Jiangsu province, May 16, 2023. (Photo credit should read Lu Hongjie / CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Lu Hongjie | Future Publishing | Getty Images The world’s energy system is no longer “fit for
Shell, which is aiming to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050, said it was concerned by what it described as a “short-sighted” decision. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Britain’s advertising regulator has banned an ad campaign promoting the green initiatives of Shell, saying the marketing of the oil giant’s lower emissions
Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images Oil prices jumped following OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut production by another million barrels per day. On Sunday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners — collectively known as OPEC+ — made no changes to its planned oil production cuts for this year, but coalition
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named former economy chief Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and finance minister. Source: World Economic Forum In the unveiling of his new cabinet, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named former economy chief Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and economy minister, leading to some optimism that the country
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund was established in the 1990s to invest the surplus revenues of the country’s oil and gas sector. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund says it is prepared to start dropping companies for mismanaging climate risk starting next year, adding to the decarbonization pressure that activist
Lengths of pipe wait to be laid in the ground along the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline near Elliston, Virginia, September 29, 2019. Charles Mostoller | Reuters A bipartisan debt limit bill struck by President Joe Biden and House Republicans over the weekend would expedite approval of all permits for a West Virginia natural gas pipeline
Heavy electrical transmission lines at the powerful Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California’s Mojave Desert at the base of Clark Mountain and just south of this stateline community on Interstate 15, are viewed on July 15, 2022 near Primm, Nevada. The Ivanpah system consists of three solar thermal power plants and 173,500 heliostats
Wind turbines and coal photographed in Maryland, United States. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global investment in energy is slated to hit roughly $2.8 trillion in 2023, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, with over $1.7 trillion of that set to go on clean energy technologies such
A satellite image showing the port of Ceyhan centred on August 18, 2015 in Turkey. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images Turkey’s runoff election is compounding delays to restart roughly 450,000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude oil exports, as Ankara studies its relationship with Baghdad, analysts and market sources told CNBC. Oil
An airplane in the skies over France. The government there wants to cut short-haul flights in the country to reduce emissions. Alain Pitton | Nurphoto | Getty Images A French ban on domestic short-haul flights when alternative train journeys exist came into force this week, with one lawmaker hailing it as “an essential step” in
China has so far not acted in an aggressive manner toward shipping in the South China Sea, but the very potential of action creates a clear threat to the economies of Japan and South Korea. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images The following commentary is from Kevin Klowden, chief global strategist of Milken Institute.
A view of fjords as they melt due to climate change near Svalbard Islands, in the Arctic Ocean in Norway on July 19, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Norwegian government is calling on energy giants to ramp up oil and gas exploration projects in remote regions like the Arctic Barents
Aerial view of oil and gas jack-up rig at the yard for maintenance with many vessels in Singapore. Oil prices saw three consecutive weekly declines last week, marking the longest losing run this year. Chain45154 | Moment | Getty Images The ongoing pressure in oil prices neglects an accelerating demand outlook and looming supply tightness,
We’re always scanning the market, looking for opportunities to deploy capital as prices come down. With our expectation for more volatility ahead as the debt ceiling debate picks up, we’re waiting for the market to get into oversold territory before we start putting the bulk of our 10% cash position to work. Remember, when the
An offshore drilling platform stands in shallow waters at the Manifa offshore oilfield, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Manifa, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi state oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported a 19% drop in its first-quarter earnings, recording net
Aerial view of oil and gas jack-up rig at the yard for maintenance with many vessels in Singapore. Oil prices saw three consecutive weekly declines last week, marking the longest losing run this year. Chain45154 | Moment | Getty Images The recent slide in oil prices is starting to bottom out, according to analysts who
Oil stocks showed signs of life Friday, boosted by a sharp rise in crude prices. It’s an overdue move that may portend a further recovery rally. However, the energy sector still posted another weekly decline. West Texas Intermediate crude — the U.S. oil benchmark — jumped 4% to once again trade above $70 per barrel,
An oil tanker being serviced by a bunkering vessel. Courtesy: Hafnia If you think that life at sea is like the movie franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean,” think again. The movies, which feature ambushes, looting and a drunken captain, are far from real life, according to shipping veteran Ralph Juhl. “That is, of course, a
In this article BP.-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT BP, which was one of the first energy giants to announce an ambition to cut emissions to net zero “by 2050 or sooner,” has urged shareholders to oppose the resolution put forward by Follow This. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BP is bracing