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The lack of investment in oil and gas has led to higher energy prices in recent times

On November 3, the Centre went for the deepest excise duty cut ever to cool prices from record highs, reducing the duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively

SYDNEY: Australia''s largest energy firm and biggest carbon emitter AGL on Monday rejected a takeover bid from green-minded tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes, who planned to shutter the firm''s coal-fired power plants. Atlassian co-founder Cannon Brookes had teamed up with Brookfield Asset Management to offer US$5.8 billion for the electricity production and distribution firm with a view to shutting major coal power plants 15 years early. Cannon Brookes has long been vocal in his criticism of the Australian government''s pro-coal policies and the energy industry''s lack of ambitious climate goals. The bid would have seen AGL move much more rapidly to decarbonisation, including by shutting coal power plants by 2030 -- rather than 2045 as currently planned. Oil slips on Ukraine summit plan, prospect of Iran nuclear deal But AGL''s board decided the unsolicited offer, which priced the firm at 4.7 percent more than Friday''s closing stock price of AUS$7.16, undervalued the company and was "not in the best interests" of shareholders.

Industrial and agricultural revolutions have always been at the centre of most agro-economic policies of the government with the objectives of diversifying the base of the economy using crude oil as a springboard. The post Relaunching Nigerias agric revolution with AfDBs agro-industrial processing zones appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News .

Oil''s climb towards $100/b may prompt Indian refiners to diversify their crude import basket as fears grow that a Russia-Ukraine conflict could disrupt flows and squeeze supplies in a market that is already feeling the pinch due to lower availability, the head of the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry told S&P Global Platts. As geopolitical tensions rise, leading oil importers

And Big Oil is on course for near-record $38bn in share buybacks on top of estimated $50bn of dividends.

Reuters have all the legal details if you are interested.The point is Biden wants more oil pumped and yet events such as this is confounding his desire. The fallback position has been to implore OPEC+ to increase output. Which OPEC has responded to with no warmth whatsoever. Even if they were so inc

The US stock market, already on edge from a hawkish Federal Reserve and tensions in Ukraine, has another worry: higher oil prices.

Oils relentless march toward triple figures has already prompted political action from incumbents. India cut retail taxes on gasoline and diesel in November and theres been an unofficial freeze on prices since.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Russia would be cut off from international financial markets and denied access to major exports needed to modernise its economy if it invaded Ukraine.

Crude oil futures were lower in mid-morning Asian trade Feb. 21 after surging at the open as developments in the Russia-Ukraine crisis continue to drive sentiment, with Western leaders trying once again to reach a diplomatic resolution after escalating tensions over the weekend. At 10:12 am Singapore time (0212 GMT), the ICE April Brent futures contract was down 69 cents/b

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 2/2 By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) Asian share markets slid and oil

Asian share markets slid and oil surged on Monday amid warnings Russia was set to invade Ukraine, risking sanctions that could trigger a further spike in energy costs and stoke global inflation.

Notwithstanding global concerns surrounding Ukraine, rise in oil prices and an imminent rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius continues to remain bullish on Indian equities. In an interview, the founder of Mobius Capital Partners said he is bullish on companies that are focusing on technology to improve their operations.