Government, Business, Fuel

Oil Market Fears US Running Out of Storage Space

The U.S. oil market is displaying worries that stockpiles are going to run out of storage space, with futures being whipsawed as a growing glut counters economic stimulus measures.

March 25, 2020
Government, Business

Chinese Plants Ramp Up Again as Rest of World Reels

While much of the world’s output is grinding to a halt because of the coronavirus, China is slowly emerging from its shutdowns by restarting production at factories and resuming some flights.

March 25, 2020
Government, Business

Airline Bailout Combines Loans With Cash-for-Equity Assistance

Struggling U.S. airlines will be eligible to receive federal loans and, if they are willing to give an option for an ownership stake to the government, direct cash assistance under the coronavirus rescue deal reached by lawmakers and the White House, according to three people familiar with the matter.

March 25, 2020
Government, Business

White House, Senate Strike Deal on $2 Trillion Stimulus Package

The Trump administration struck a deal with Senate Democrats and Republicans on an historic rescue package with more than $2 trillion in spending and tax breaks to bolster the hobbled U.S. economy and fund a nationwide effort to stem the coronavirus.

March 25, 2020
Business, Fuel

Glut of Jet Fuel Is on Brink of Overwhelming Global Storage

The world is close to running out of space to store all the fuel that jets are no longer burning.

March 22, 2020
Business, Logistics

A COVID-19 Supply Chain Shock Born in China Is Going Global

The world’s supply chains are facing a root-to-branch shutdown unlike any seen in modern peacetime as efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak hit everything from copper mines in Peru to ball bearing makers in Germany’s industrial heartland.

March 20, 2020
Business, Fuel

Oil Has Best Day Ever After Trump Hints at Role in Price War

Oil surged the most ever in New York as the U.S. president said he could get involved in the standoff between Saudi Arabia and Russia that has rocked crude markets.

March 19, 2020
Business, Fuel

Oil Floating-Storage Trade Is a Go After Crude’s Latest Tumble

The latest collapse in oil prices has put in play a lucrative trade to store crude at sea, reviving memories of the 2008-09 recession when millions of barrels were kept on the world’s oceans.

March 18, 2020
Business, Safety

Detroit Automakers Agree to Rotating Partial Shutdown of Plants

General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will partially shut down their U.S. plants on a rotating basis in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

March 18, 2020
Business, Safety

Chinese Port Restricts Ships From Virus-Hit Nations for 14 Days

The port of Fuzhou in eastern China is restricting vessels arriving from nine countries including the U.S. and Singapore in efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus by visiting ships and their crew.

March 18, 2020