Focus on Politics
OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy at Oct. 2 panel meeting
Oil prices have fallen in 2024, pressured by concern about global demand and rising supply outside OPEC+.
US lawmakers ask Mexican president-elect to address Chinese vehicle concerns
U.S. lawmakers urge Mexico's president-elect to address security risks from Chinese internet-connected vehicles made in Mexico.
Siemens Energy agrees to settlement with US in case over gas turbine contracts
Siemens Energy to pay $104 million in U.S. settlement over using stolen trade secrets in bids for contracts in 2019.
Is Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline providing an inefficient fossil fuel subsidy?
Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline fossil fuel subsidies burden taxpayers and hinder climate goals, says a report from the IISD.
Stellantis to halt production of electric Fiat 500 for longer due to poor demand
Stellantis' CEO Carlos Tavares will address Italian lawmakers on Oct. 11 about Fiat 500 EV production amid weak demand.
UAE oil giant ADNOC swoops on German chemicals firm Covestro
Covestro accepts ADNOC's 12 billion euros takeover bid, boosting ADNOC’s diversification while Germany's chemical sector struggles.
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
Facing drought and climate change, Spanish farmers turn to pistachios, a resilient crop booming in production and demand.
Five workers seriously injured by blast at energy site in Alberta, RCMP say
An explosion at a Hawthorne Energy site in Cochrane, Alberta injured five workers; the fire may burn for days.
