AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMiddle East Oil Shock: Oil jumped again as US-Iran rhetoric cooled hopes for a Strait of Hormuz deal, with Brent settling at $109.26 (+3.35%) and WTI at $105.42 (+4.2%), extending a week of steep gains. Supply-Route Pressure: The Strait normally carries about a fifth of global oil and LNG, keeping markets on edge even as a fragile ceasefire limps along. Canada Pipeline Politics: Ottawa and Alberta struck a carbon-pricing/emissions framework that clears a key hurdle for a major oil pipeline proposal, but approvals and Indigenous/environmental reviews still loom. Coal Cost Fallout (Canada): Saskatchewan NDP says a leaked SaskPower document shows coal-life extensions could nearly double rates, reigniting the coal vs climate fight. Gas Moves to Stabilize (Pakistan): Pakistan received a second Qatar LNG cargo in three days to protect power supply amid shipping disruption fears. Energy Infrastructure Watch: Japan’s Onagawa No. 2 reactor was halted after trace radioactive steam was detected for inspection. EU LNG Risk: A report warns the EU’s US LNG dependence could hit 80% of imports in two years.
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