Merz promises electricity tax cut for all German consumers
Germany’s chancellor plans to reduce the electricity tax to the EU minimum if stronger growth generates about €5 billion in extra federal revenue.
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Torm shares gain after company lifts full-year profit outlook
Torm raised its EBITDA and time-charter equivalent income forecasts as tanker freight markets continued to strengthen.
TormVLCCSuezmaxAframaxProduct tanker freight rates
Funds disclose DCC Energy positions and trades under Irish takeover rules
AQR, Verition and UBS reported positions and dealings in DCC Energy shares under Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Panel rules.
DCC Energy PLC
Siemens Energy Repurchases 936,589 Shares on Oct. 5–11
Siemens Energy bought back 936,589 shares under its repurchase program, taking cumulative purchases since Sept. 24 to 2,122,004 shares.
Siemens Energy AGENR
Siemens Energy reports weekly share-buyback figures
Siemens Energy bought 936,589 shares from October 5 to 11, bringing purchases since the program began to 2,122,004 shares.
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U.S. Gas Futures Retreat as Weather-Driven Demand Fades
U.S. natural gas futures fall 2.3% after weekend weather demand weakened, while storm-hit supply may need several days to return fully.
Nymex natural gasU.S. natural gas futures
C3is Charters Aframax at $175,000 a Day and Expands Fleet
C3is signed a 25-day Aframax voyage charter at $175,000 per day and received a second MR tanker, raising fleet capacity to 311,431 dwt.
CISSAframax freight ratesMR product tankers
Oil Rebounds as Middle East Disruptions Keep Supply Risks Elevated
Oil prices recovered from early losses as traders assessed Middle East supply threats, possible Russian diesel exports and a Russia-Ukraine energy truce.
BrentWTIRussian dieselStrait of HormuzSaudi Aramco
Oil Flows Through Strait of Hormuz Fall Sharply Amid Volatility
Confirmed oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz fell to 2 million barrels a day Saturday from 22.8 million Thursday, Kpler data showed.
BrentWTIтанкеры через Ормузский пролив
TAG Oil completes T-200 drilling, finds oil indications in Egypt
T-200 reached 4,160 metres at Egypt’s BED-1 concession. TAG Oil estimates 14 metres of net oil pay in the Abu Roash "F" reservoir and plans testing.
TAG OilOTCQB: TAOIFFSE: T0PEgyptian oilAbu Roash F reservoir
Keras Resources approves Okopa name and OKP ticker change
Keras Resources shareholders approved all AGM resolutions. The company completed its 51% Cornerstone acquisition and will trade as Okopa from 13 October.
KRSOKPCopperAIM
Power Integrations, Ideal Power target protection for 800 VDC AI centers
Power Integrations and Ideal Power will combine InnoMux-2 and B-TRAN technologies in a solid-state breaker designed for 800 VDC AI data centers.
Power IntegrationsIdeal PowerAI data centers800 VDCB-TRANInnoMux-2
EnergyX signs 10-year, $2 billion lithium deal with Trafigura
EnergyX will supply Trafigura with 100,000 metric tons of lithium from Chile and the US under a take-or-pay deal linked to current prices.
LithiumTrafiguraEnergyXGeneral MotorsEniGlencore
Chilean Cobalt expands NeoRe and orders MEP-1 equipment
Chilean Cobalt completed drilling at MEP-1, ordered long-lead equipment and expanded NeoRe by about 30,800 ha to roughly 67,400 ha.
COBACobalt
H.C. Wainwright Sees 185% Upside for American Bitcoin
H.C. Wainwright began coverage of American Bitcoin with a Buy rating and a $22 target, citing low mining costs and a potential 185% gain overall.
ABTCBTCHUT
Oil majors restore Gulf output after Hurricane Isaias
Chevron, BP and Shell are restoring Gulf of Mexico output and returning staff offshore after Hurricane Isaias, while reporting no damage at Shell’s listed facilities.
BrentWTIChevronBPShell
Shenzhen Gas reports preliminary 26.7% rise in nine-month net profit
Shenzhen Gas Corp Ltd posted preliminary nine-month net profit growth of 26.7% year on year, Reuters reported.
Shenzhen Gas Corp Ltd
EU sells 2.792 million carbon allowances at €86.28 per tonne
The European Union placed 2.792 million spot allowances through EEX at €86.28 per tonne, according to the exchange.
EU carbon permitsEUAEEX
Morgan Stanley and Peel Hunt disclose stakes in Capricorn and TomCo Energy
Morgan Stanley raised its voting stake in Capricorn Energy to 12.043465%, while Peel Hunt reported a 13.027000% holding in TomCo Energy.
Capricorn Energy PLCTomCo Energy PLCMorgan StanleyPeel Hunt LLP
OPEC lowers 2026 oil demand growth forecast to 400,000 bpd
OPEC cut its 2026 oil demand growth estimate to 400,000 barrels per day from 1.4 million bpd, while expecting deferred demand in 2027.
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