Markets & Industries
Norwegian oil and gas companies' strike ends - 07/06/2022
According to Audun Ingvartsen, the leader of the trade union Lederne, the walkout by employees of Norwegian oil and gas businesses has ended. The agency stated that Norwegian oil and gas workers went on strike Tuesday night in protest over lower pay. On Tuesday, the Norwegian government took action to put an end to the strike. The strike, according to the union’s head in Norway, has ended. As...
IEA expects decline in global gas demand in 2022 - 07/05/2022
Due to high prices and a limited supply, the International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates a fall in gas demand by the end of 2022 and moderate growth through the end of 2025. This forecast is made in the IEA's quarterly gas market report. The IEA stated that "current high prices and supply problems, which arose in the second half of 2021 and further aggravated after Russian soldiers entered...
Wind generation and gas pumping keep growing in EU - 07/04/2022
Data from WindEurope indicate that wind power generation in the EU is now increasing after falling to 7.8% on June 30. On July 1 and July 2, wind power generation grew to 11.3 and 12.5 percent, respectively. The average last week was the lowest since the year's commencement, when it was 9.9%, and last month, when it was 11.23%. According to statistics from Gas Infrastructure Europe, the EU is...
Global M&A volume declines by 20% in first half of 2022 - 07/01/2022
After reaching a record high in 2017, the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) completed globally in the first half of the year fell by 20%, to $2 trillion. This is stated by the Financial Times, using information from the research firm Refinitiv. The main causes of the significant fall were excessive stock market volatility, rising interest rates, geopolitical unrest, and inflation. The fall...
UK watchdog orders Heathrow to reduce landing fees - 06/30/2022
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has determined that Heathrow Airport's aircraft parking rates should be decreased. Virgin Atlantic and British Airways both were in favor of the decision. Heathrow is already among the most expensive airports in the world, according to the regulator. For each jet that lands at the airport, airlines must pay £30.19. Over the course of five years, the CAA has...
OPEC export revenues 2021 grow by 77% - 06/30/2022
Oil exports from OPEC members fell to 19.66 million barrels per day in 2021, a 0.2 percent reduction (bpd). According to OPEC's annual statistical bulletin, petroleum product exports increased 15.8% to 4.03 million bpd. The amount that the cartel made from the export of oil and petroleum products increased by 77 percent to $560.6 billion last year. Presentation of the report took place on the...
Argentina receives $3.98B in borrowing rights from IMF - 06/29/2022
IMF special drawing rights (SDRs) worth $3.98 billion were provided to Argentina on Tuesday, according to a source at the country's central bank. According to the source, SDRs worth $3,980 million have been received. The next report of the Argentine Central Bank's foreign exchange reserves will include the 3,000,000,000 SDRs (or $3,980,000,000,000) that Argentina received. Based on the South...
Analysts report decline in venture capital market activity to 2020 levels - 06/28/2022
The last three months have seen the lowest level of activity in the venture capital sector since 2020. Bloomberg estimates that at the start of the year, there were around two new "unicorns" created each day. According to statistics from the analytical firm CB Insights, investor activity in the venture capital market has decreased to its lowest level since 2020. The agency notes that there were...
Asia hits record rise in coal prices - 06/28/2022
Last week, a shipment of coal from the Asian region with delivery to Europe was sold at $421 per tonne, setting a record high for Asian coal exports, according to dealers surveyed by Bloomberg. Due to a lack of alternate energy sources and an increase in demand for electricity brought on by the Asian heat wave, energy prices have soared. The price of coal at the Australian port of Newcastle...
Chinese industrial profits grow by 1% in January-May 2022 - 06/27/2022
According to data issued by China's State Statistics Office, the country's large industrial firms made 3.44 trillion yuan ($514.5 billion) in profits in the first five months of 2022, an increase of 1% over the same period in 2021. Chinese businesses engaged in the mining industry saw an increase in revenues of 1.31 times, to 708.27 billion yuan ($105.9 billion), during the same time that...