Contact Energy Profit Jumps, Eyes 250MW Data Center
Contact Energy's profit jumped 62% on the back of the Manawa acquisition and record renewable output, while a proposed Stratford data center could reshape its long term growth story.
Jake Fox covers OPEC's internal maneuvering, parsing communiqués and production quotas for the friction hiding beneath diplomatic language. He writes with a skeptical, conversational edge, often framing ministerial meetings as poker games where bluffing matters as much as barrels. His interest lies less in the numbers themselves than in the alliances and rivalries that decide whether they hold.
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Contact Energy's profit jumped 62% on the back of the Manawa acquisition and record renewable output, while a proposed Stratford data center could reshape its long term growth story.

European natural gas prices jumped over 3% after Qatar halted maritime activity amid renewed US Iran tension near the Strait of Hormuz, threatening LNG flows just as winter storage season…

Chinese oil importers are rushing back to American crude as tensions near the Strait of Hormuz flare again, with USO climbing 1.26% amid fresh supply worries.

Pakistan just paid its highest LNG price in four years as Hormuz tensions choke off Qatari supply, while crude oil edges higher on the same geopolitical strain.

USO fell 1.53% as the IEA slashed its 2026 oil supply forecast, warning global inventories are draining fast amid a prolonged Strait of Hormuz standoff.

Crude oil ETF USO climbed 1.34% as red sea tanker traffic hit a multi-month low amid Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, forcing tankers to reroute or go dark near…

A fresh Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia's Orsk refinery, deepening a months long campaign against Moscow's fuel industry amid ongoing gasoline and diesel shortages.
BP takes full control of the Calypso gas project from Woodside Energy while crude oil, tracked via the USO fund, drifts lower. Here is what the deal signals for regional…

Crude climbs as shippers abandon the Strait of Hormuz over renewed danger, forcing Japan to tap emergency reserves and hunt for oil far from its usual Middle East suppliers.

Crude oil's 3% surge revives an old economic warning: nations built on a single resource, from Angola to Saudi Arabia, face a curse that diversification alone can break.

USO jumped over 4% as President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire dead and Tehran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a fifth of world oil supply.

Oil prices jump on renewed US Iran hostilities as strikes near the Strait of Hormuz shake markets. USO surges 4.38% as traders reassess supply risk and short positioning.

Potash powers the world's food supply, yet a handful of countries control nearly all of it. Here is why this fertilizer mineral has no substitute and why Washington is now…

India's power demand is set to grow 6% a year through the decade, but a grid that can't keep pace with new solar and wind capacity is creating a costly…

Warehouse financing turns unsold inventory into loan collateral, giving small and mid sized commodity businesses cheaper capital than unsecured credit, but depreciation can limit how much a lender will advance.

Why does one Louisiana pipeline junction set natural gas prices worldwide? Henry Hub's role in NYMEX futures and global LNG contracts explains how supply, demand and geography shape energy markets.

Farm loans and land financing quietly shape whether U.S. crops can compete globally. Here's how the $180 billion Federal Farm Credit System keeps American agriculture in the game.

Natural gas fund UNG edges up to 11.58 dollars as traders weigh global reserve data, storage levels, and the measurement units that shape how the market values gas supply.

From wheat pits to Treasury bond futures, the Chicago Board of Trade has reinvented itself for 175 years. Here is how it evolved into a pillar of CME Group.