All posts tagged "Energycommodities"

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday jumped into the debate over the spike in natural gas prices affecting millions of California utility customers, calling on federal regulators to look at whether gouging or market manipulation is at work. And on the local level, a few dozen protesters vented their frustrations in front the headquarters of San Diego Gas & Electric while a coalition of environmental, political and consumer groups called on the San Diego City Council to hold hearings into why SDG&E's natural gas prices soared to record highs in January. The state's investor-owned utilities have pointed ......

MIAMI — As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on, leaders in the Venezuelan community in Miami are watching in suspense — and low expectations — the ongoing talks between the Biden administration and the government of Nicolás Maduro to potentially ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil. A U.S. delegation traveled to Caracas last week in what was the U.S. government’s first approach to the regime since it broke diplomatic ties in 2019. With the price of oil skyrocketing, the U.S. is seeking alternative sources of oil and renewed engagement with one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies in L......