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Trump Is Scaring Republicans Away From Saving the Planet

Most in the party accept that climate change is real, but many are retrenching from their commitments to action in fear of angering the vindictive former president.  Mary Ellen Klas is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former capital bureau chief for the Miami Herald, she has covered politics and government for …

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Exxon Expects FTC to Approve Pioneer Deal by Mid-Year, CFO Says

FTC recently sued to block Tapestry’s high-end handbag deal Lawmakers called for more scrutiny of oil deals in March Exxon Mobil Corp. expects US antitrust regulators to approve its $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Co. by the end of June despite increased government scrutiny of corporate mergers. “We continue to expect the deal is going to …

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Chevron Posts Q1 Profit Beat With Oil Production Gains

(Reuters) – Oil giant Chevron Corp  beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday as higher production volumes in the U.S. helped offset a hit from weak natural gas prices and fuel margins. The second largest U.S. oil producer posted a profit of $5.5 billion in the quarter ended on March 31, down from $6.57 billion, or …

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Phillips 66 Misses First-Quarter Profit Estimates on Weaker Margins

(Reuters) – Phillips 66  missed quarterly profit estimates due to a decline in refining margins led by underperformance at its Gulf Coast operations, sending the refiner’s shares down 5.5% in premarket trading on Friday. Refiner margins have scaled back from the peaks achieved after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, amid a rise in global refining …

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Exxon Misses on Q1 Profit Despite Big Gains in Guyana

HOUSTON, April 26 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday missed analysts’ estimates with a 28% year-on-year drop in first quarter profits as weaker refining margins and lower natural gas prices offset volume gains. The largest U.S. oil company, which is in the process of closing a $60 billion deal for top shale oil producer …

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U.S. Solar Panel Makers Seek Import Tariffs to Protect New Domestic Factories

(Reuters) – Some of the world’s largest solar equipment makers on Wednesday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to impose tariffs on panels and cells from four Asian countries to protect billions of dollars in investments in U.S. manufacturing. Seven companies – Korea’s Hanwha Qcells, Switzerland’s Meyer Burger, Norway’s REC Silicon and U.S. companies First Solar Inc, …

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Top Tellurian Executives Poised for Big Payday if LNG Plant Goes Ahead

Top executives of U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian Inc could earn tens of millions of dollars if its proposed Driftwood LNG plant gets a green light, or if company is sold, a proxy filing released on Thursday showed. Tellurian had previously said that it was looking at all options, including a potential sale, to …

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Record $8.8 Bln Pulled From U.S. Sustainable Funds in Q1

European and American investors showed converse interest in sustainable funds during the first quarter, research firm Morningstar said on Thursday, with a record $8.8 billion in net withdrawals from the products in the U.S. A combination of factors likely contributed to the U.S. sustainable fund outflows during the first three months of 2024, said Morningstar. …

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As Demand for U.S. LNG Booms, One Plant Struggles to Stay Online

The second-largest U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility has been running below 80% of its capacity due to technical problems, data from financial firm LSEG showed, denting U.S. exports. Since Jan. 15, Freeport LNG’s Quintana, Texas, liquefaction plant has been operating without at least one of its three gas-processing trains. In the last two …

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