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China’s Global Port Investments Give Rise to Security Worries
Some officials and military analysts say the fears are overblown. But the investments are drawing more scrutiny.
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Adani to Buy Stake in Indian Oiltanking for $129 Million
Adani Ports’ acquisition of the stake in Indian Oiltanking from Oiltanking India GmbH will boost its oil storage capacity by three times.
Oiltanking/Zuari Indian Oiltanking, Goa, India. Photo: © Oiltanking GmbH
Germany Eager to Discuss Natural Gas Pact with U.K. Amid Supply Risk
A solidarity pact could allow Europe’s largest consumers of natural gas to bail each other out if an extreme cold snap were to create shortages this winter.
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Buying Conflict-Free Tin and Coltan Out of Congo Just Got Harder
The illicit-mineral trade has long fueled eastern Congo’s conflicts, which began nearly three decades ago.
A bunch of flushed coltan ore.Coltan ore contains metals of Tantalum and Niobium. Photo: iStock.com/Nada Bascarevic
Global Inflation May be Close to its Peak, IMF Director Says
However, the head of the Washington-based fund warned that a fragmentation in global manufacturing supply chains could make it harder to push measured inflation rates back down.
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Baltic Nation Seeks to Become LNG Hub in Pivot Away From Russia
As the region pivots away from Russian supplies amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, more terminals are needed.
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Westinghouse Focused on Central Europe as Nuclear Power Makes Comeback
Westinghouse was selected to build three AP1000 reactors, or half of what it bid for. Electricite de France SA and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. were also competing for the contracts.
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Boeing’s $14 Billion Indonesia Jet Deal Stalls Over Financing
Geopolitically, the order is vital to U.S. national interests in that it would reinforce one of its key partners in the region.
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October Report: U.S. Job Growth Remains Strong
The report offered a final glimpse of the economy before the midterm elections November 8.
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Gas Exporter Sempra Infrastructure to Build New U.S. LNG Plant
The expansion is one reason there is a rush to add LNG tankers to capacity-strained shipping markets.

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Inflation is Crimping Shale Expansion, ConocoPhillips CEO Says
Lance also cautioned the federal government against any significant changes to the tax structure, saying it could have dire consequences for oil and natural gas investments.
Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Gas Conference in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg
Lyft Is Cutting 13% of Staff to Cope With ‘Tough Reality’
The cuts will amount to about 683 employees, and the company will also divest its first-party vehicle service business.

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