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French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... announced in October it would no longer work with companies whose principle business activities involve the exploitation of gas or oil from shale or tar sands. "I am convinced that banks-which have proven their ability to contribute to previous economic ...

Court shuts down listed investment manager lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... from a listed investment manager who was attempting to restraint Molopo Energy from acquiring further shares in a Florida oil and gas exploration company. Keybridge Capital had commenced proceedings against Molopo with regards to the latter's recent ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... market risk perspective. For example, the data can be analysed to see how rising sea levels could affect coastal and offshore oil and gas infrastructure, how floods could disrupt supply chains, or whether extreme heat affects labour productivity in the ...

WAM enters the fray for Molopo takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... its cash, and if you have the provision for a legal settlement it's got over 20c a share in cash, plus the purchase of US oil and gas assets. It's a good price for us," he added. The proposal is subject to multiple defeating conditions, which include ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Only one word comes to mind when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mentioned, and that is oil - for it has plenty of it. According to Investopedia, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is often cited as the world's largest oil producer. The country produces 13.24% ...

Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... Janet Yellen explains in several of her outings, this is transitory and "reflects the influence of unexpected movements in oil prices and the foreign exchange value of the dollar, as well as that of idiosyncratic developments unrelated to broader economic ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
BNP Paribas will no longer work with companies whose principle business activities involve oil or gas exploited from shale or tar sands as a further show of its support for renewable energies. The group introduced a new global financing policy whereby ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... 1.9% in the previous month, led by a 10.1% year-on-year increase in energy prices due to the hurricane-related disruptions on oil refineries production. The core inflation rate - excluding food and energy - remained at a two-year low of 1.7%. 2. The ...

Whitehelm acquires Netherlands asset for pension funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... infrastructure assets," Matthews said. Vopak Terminal Eemshaven provides services for the storage of strategic reserves of liquid oil products such as gasoline. The terminal comprises 11 tanks with a total storage capacity of 684,025 cubic metres, and ...

China industrial profits surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... He Ping, the acceleration in profitability was driven by lower production costs and higher product prices (in particular, oil, steel and electronics). He estimates that higher prices accounted for a third of the new profits in August. I can only surmise ...