Ukraine conflict upsets commodity markets in a big way
Rising oil and gas prices have been a huge topic for several weeks now. The Ukraine conflict, the associated halt to Nord Stream 2 and…
Tag: Natural gas
Equinor – second largest gas supplier in Europe
The energy company Equinor is the second largest gas supplier in Europe and the largest energy group in Northern Europe. Equinor not only operates oil…
Lundin Energy – oil and gas company from Sweden
Lundin Energy is a Swedish oil and gas producer active in the production of natural gas and crude oil worldwide. In addition, the company is…
Price development for raw materials – an outlook for 2022
The year 2021 was already the second year in a row that was consistently characterized by the Corona crisis and the associated supply shortages for…
BHP Billiton – one of the world’s largest raw materials companies
An investment in commodities is always associated with risks. Commodity prices are subject to considerable fluctuations in some cases and are highly volatile. On the…
The three main business areas of the natural gas industry
The oil and natural gas industry comprises several business units, all of which are closely interlinked and mostly under one ownership. A few large corporations…
Things to know about natural gas production
Natural gas is the most widely used raw material for the production of heat and electricity. The combustible natural gas therefore also occupies a very…
New York Mercantile Exchange – the world’s largest commodity futures exchange
Trade in raw materials can be traced back to ancient times. But probably raw materials were already traded in the Stone Age. Commodity trading thus…
This is how commodities performed in September
In September, there were again winners and losers in the price development of commodities. Among both losers and winners, there were price developments that surprised,…
Despite urgent need for climate protection, less renewable energies in power generation
Generating electricity by burning fossil fuels has never been as controversial as it is right now. For years, climate activists have been calling for a…