Oil, gas prices: need for stabilisation fund
Oil prices go up and down. Now gas prices are also linked with oil prices. While lower oil prices go unnoticed and without affecting the economies of the developing countries…
LNG investments vanish in 2020 as coronavirus slashes oil and gas prices
No new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects could be approved this year for the first time in at least two decades, banking and industry sources said, after the COVID-19…
Cold weather, sky-high gas prices burnish coal’s appeal
A perfect storm of freezing temperatures and a supply-led gas price rally has stoked thermal coal demand, with prices at multi-year highs, reminding power suppliers and consumers that its appeal…
Gas price bomb
THE news that the regulator has asked for another massive increase in the price of gas, which might be as high as 221pc for some categories of consumers, has sent a shockwave…
Gas prices or economy, experts disagree on what drives US demand
Americans hit the road in record numbers this winter, reigniting a long debate that may determine whether global oil markets hold steady or tumble anew. But many economists and academics…
Falling gas prices threaten LNG export projects
A sharp fall in European and Asian gas prices this year will put liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects world-wide under heavy cost pressure, and even kill some off, as…
How far can Venezuela go in raising price of world’s cheapest gas?
In Venezuela's inflation-hit economy, a single US dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline - an absurdity that the government says it will tackle with a hike in the…
Oil prices buoyed by soaring gas rates ahead of OPEC+ meet
The sharp rise in wholesale gas prices is spilling over into the oil market, with looming demand for electricity generation and heating likely to further spur the sector this winter.…
US growth to get only mild lift from gasoline price drop
US gasoline prices may be falling at a fast clip and easing the burden for cash-strapped households, but don't expect a significant boost to economic growth this quarter. Prices at…
Paying the price
THOSE without a memory can be excused if they think this is the first time a massive public controversy has arisen around the question of electricity, both its supply and…
