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2019, July, 31, 13:25:00
TC ENERGY SELLS $2.87 BLN
TC Energy Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TC Energy) announced that it has entered into an agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransCanada Energy Ltd., to sell interests in three Ontario natural gas-fired power plants to a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation Inc., for approximately $2.87 billion.
2019, July, 31, 13:20:00
CONOCO EARNINGS $1.6 BLN
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) reported second-quarter 2019 earnings of $1.6 billion, or $1.40 per share, compared with second-quarter 2018 earnings of $1.6 billion, or $1.39 per share.
2019, July, 30, 12:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $64 ANEW
Brent crude LCOc1 rose 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $64.17 a barrel by 0651 GMT, after gaining 0.4% the previous session. U.S. crude CLc1 was up 41 cents or 0.7%, at $57.28 a barrel, having risen 1.2% on Monday.
2019, July, 30, 12:15:00
IEA READY TO ACT
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime transit route for world energy trade. About 20 million barrels of oil transit each day through the Strait, or about 20% of global supply. It is also the route for around a quarter of global liquefied natural gas trade.
2019, July, 30, 12:10:00
U.S. WANTS TO CLOSE HORMUZ
"We are committed to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure," Pompeo said.
2019, July, 30, 12:05:00
NORD STREAM 2 RULES
The new rules cast doubt over the commercial operation of Nord Stream 2, which argues that it has been unfairly targeted by fast-tracked legislation to stall the project.
2019, July, 30, 12:00:00
RUSSIA - UKRAINE'S GAS DEAL
Russia has said it wants to cut substantially its gas flows to Europe via West-leaning Ukraine by doubling the capacity of the existing Nord Stream trunk via the Baltic Sea and laying gas pipes to Turkey and onwards through the Black Sea.
2019, July, 30, 11:55:00
U.S. LNG FOR EUROPE UP
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been growing steadily and reached a new peak of 4.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in May 2019,
2019, July, 30, 11:50:00
LNG FOR CHINA UP 15%
Over January-June, China imported a total 28.37 million mt of LNG, up 19.3% year on year, the latest data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
2019, July, 30, 11:45:00
GAZPROM SOLD $2.2 BLN
Russia’s Gazprom, the world’s largest conventional gas producer, has raised about $2.20 billion from selling a 2.9% stake to a single buyer at a large discount to the market price.
2019, July, 30, 11:40:00
JAPAN'S OIL, GAS 29%
Japan's oil and gas equity ratio rose to a record 29.4% of total imports and domestic output in fiscal 2018-2019 (April-March)
2019, July, 30, 11:35:00
U.S. GDP UP 2.1%
U.S. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.
2019, July, 30, 11:25:00
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FOR CHINA
TVEL, the nuclear fuel manufacturer subsidiary of Russia's Rosatom, has signed a supply contract for units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province. The customers are Suneng Nuclear Power Corporation and China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation, which are both subsidiaries of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
2019, July, 30, 11:20:00
U.S. NUCLEAR FOR S.KOREA
South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) signed the 'business collaboration agreement' with US small modular reactor developer NuScale Power for supply of NuScale Power Modules and other equipment. Doosan also signed the 'unit purchase agreement' through which it will make a cash equity investment in NuScale with Korean financial investors.
2019, July, 30, 11:20:00
BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR SOLUTION
The UK has opened for consultation its assessment of a new financing model aimed at reducing the cost of new nuclear power plant projects by having consumers pay upfront through their energy bills. A solution is needed urgently because nuclear energy is seen as a vital part of the government's commitment to cutting the country's carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Seven of the UK’s eight existing nuclear plants are set to be retired by 2030.