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Elliott Amasses $5 Billion-Plus Stake in Honeywell

Investment is the largest ever in a single stock for Elliott Honeywell urged to consider breaking up like industrial peers Elliott Investment Management has built a $5 billion-plus position in Honeywell International Inc. and is pushing the industrial giant to pursue a break up. The activist investment firm wants Honeywell to separate into two standalone companies, one focused …

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U.S. Sets Methane Fee on Oil, Gas Emitters as Biden Term Winds Down

A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo Summary Repeal of methane fee likely during Trump presidency Methane fee starts at $900 per metric ton in 2024 Applies to facilities emitting over 25,000 T of CO2 equivalent annually …

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Trump Worries and Leader Absences Cloud COP29 Climate Summit in Baku

The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday with some prominent leaders planning to skip the event ahead of tough talks on finance and trade, after a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries’ demands for cash. Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, hope to resolve the COP29 summit’s top agenda item – …

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More Than a Quarter of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil, 16% of Natural Gas Offline

By Reuters (Reuters) – More than a quarter of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and 16% of natural gas output remained offline in the aftermath of storm Rafael, the U.S. offshore energy regulator reported on Sunday. There were 482,790 barrels of oil and 310 million cubic feet of natural gas production shut-in on Sunday, offshore regulator …

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Trump Prepares to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement, New York Times Reports

(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has prepared executive orders and proclamations on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement and shrinking the size of some national monuments to allow more drilling and mining, the New York Times reported on Friday. Trump is also expected to end the pause on permitting new liquefied natural …

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Halliburton Misses Quarterly Profit Estimates on North America Drilling Demand Weakness

(Reuters) – Halliburton  fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, as a slowdown in drilling activity in North America weighed on demand for its oilfield services and equipment. Producers have kept a tight lid on production in North America since the downturn in oil prices in 2020 and weak natural gas prices. North …

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Pipeline Operator TC Energy’s Profit Beats on Higher Volumes

(Reuters) – Pipeline operator TC Energy’s  third-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, helped by higher volumes of liquids transported through its system. U.S. imports of crude oil from Canada reached a record in July, benefiting pipeline firms such as TC Energy. Additionally, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said gas consumption in the United …

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Who Could Run Trump’s Pro-Drilling Energy Policies?

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has promised to overhaul U.S. energy policy, with an aim of maximizing the country’s already record-high oil and gas production by rolling back regulation and speeding up permitting. Who will he choose to run the key departments and agencies to get this work done? Here are some of the names …

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From Oil to EVs, Here’s What a Trump Victory Means for Energy

Win empowers him to attack climate policies he’s dubbed a scam Republican will also push policies to produce more oil and gas Donald Trump’s victory promises to shake up US energy and environmental policy, with sweeping implications for oil production, offshore wind development and electric vehicle sales. The win empowers him to deliver on his …

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OPEC Positive on Global Oil Demand, Sees No Peak on Horizon

(Reuters) – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is very positive on demand for oil in both the short and long term, Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said at an energy industry event in Abu Dhabi on Monday. “There are some challenges, but the picture is not as negative as some make it sound,” …

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