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July 12, 2025
Azule Energy in Angola is a joint venture between BP, Eni and a consortium of local oil and gas companies. It discovered gas during its first exploration well for gas off the coast, according to the national agency ANGP late Friday. The Gajajeira-01…
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July 10, 2025
Experts say that Brazil's oil will remain competitive on the international market even if President Donald Trump's 50% tariff is implemented on August 1. The main Brazilian export to the U.S. is oil. This product was previously exempted from…
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July 10, 2025
The Admiral's Cup, which has been absent for two decades, returns to Cowes in this month. A top-tier fleet of international teams, including America's Cup veteran, Olympic medallists, and offshore specialists, will compete for the coveted trophy.
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July 9, 2025
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Italian candy company behind Ferrero is close to a $3 billion deal with WK Kellogg. This was based on the reports of people familiar with this matter. After the bell, shares of WK Kellogg (the…
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July 9, 2025
Gunvor, the global commodities trading company, plans to stop all terminal operations at its Europoort refinery in Rotterdam (Netherlands), a spokesperson for the company said on Wednesday. Gunvor will consult with the refinery's works council regarding its plans, the spokesperson said.
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July 9, 2025
The operator of the port said that the poor French harvest was the reason for the 40% drop in 2024/25 cereal shipments. Haropa Port, the port operator, said that 5.2 million tons of cereals were loaded in Rouen during 2024/25 compared to 8.7 millions tons in 2023/24.
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July 8, 2025
Ma'a Nonu, a New Zealander who played for the New Zealand national team in the 1990s and 2000s, has signed a new one-year contract with Toulon. In February, the evergreen centre surprised Toulon by making a return. He was brought in as medical…
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July 7, 2025
Sam Goodchild, a British skipper, has won his first race in the IMOCA class. He led MACIF Sante Prevoyance in the Course des Caps – a 1,800 nautical mile race around Britain and Ireland. Goodchild, who took the lead at Fastnet Rock, off the southwest tip Ireland, never relinquished it.
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July 4, 2025
The European Wheat Futures dipped on Friday, easing from a week-high. A U.S. Holiday robbed the market of its usual energy and positive harvest prospects. Slow exports also weighed down prices. As of 1618 GMT, September wheat prices on Euronext…
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July 4, 2025
Paul Onuachu, the Nigerian striker who had been on loan at Southampton for a year and a half, has now moved permanently to Trabzonspor. The Saints fans nicknamed him "Tall Paul", but the forward, who stands at 2.01 metres, never really found his feet in the Premier League.
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July 2, 2025
Handelsblatt, citing sources within the German government, reported that there are no current plans for the new government to acquire a stake in Thyssenkrupp’s defence division TKMS. According to the report the Chancellery and the Ministries…
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July 1, 2025
The German Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that it would take additional measures against Russia's "shadow fleet", which operates in the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Western sanctions designed to cut Russia's oil revenue following its invasion in Ukraine have resulted in the growth of a vast…
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July 1, 2025
The E1 World Championship in electric powerboat racing is looking for 20 million euros (about $23,55 million) to help fund its growth. This series has already been backed by many of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. The team owners include Will Smith…
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June 30, 2025
A U.N. official reported on Monday that one woman had died, two were missing, and 87 migrants were rescued after a shipwreck near the Italian island Lampedusa. Lampedusa is located between Tunisia and Malta, and the larger Italian Island of Sicily.
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June 30, 2025
Commodity traders reported on Monday that a heatwave in Western Europe had lowered the water level on Germany's Rhine River. This has affected shipping and increased freight costs for cargo owners as their vessels could not sail fully loaded.
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June 27, 2025
Three Irish sisters are rewriting history at the Optimist World Championship, a regatta that is forming the future of sailing. Maeve Donagh, Emily Donagh and Lily Donagh will represent Ireland in the 2025 edition at Portoroz. Together with teammates Charlotte Crosbie…
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June 26, 2025
The shares of European defence companies rose on Thursday, after NATO leaders supported the demand for increased defence spending by U.S. president Donald Trump on Wednesday. At 0814 GMT on Friday, German company Rheinmetall, and Italian Fincantieri…
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June 24, 2025
The team announced on Tuesday that French sailing legend Charlie Dalin would miss the entire racing season of 2025 due to health issues. British skipper Sam Goodchild will take over the helm at the IMOCA MACIF Sante Prevoyance Yacht. Despite this year's Vendee Globe champion being absent…
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June 24, 2025
Euronext Wheat Futures dropped sharply on February 2, as traders reported that a tentative ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran reduced war concerns, while the build-up to large harvests in Northern Hemisphere was maintaining supply pressure.
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June 23, 2025
Oil prices dropped 1% on Monday, after reaching a five-month peak. Markets were trying to gauge the effect of U.S. airstrikes on Iran over the weekend on the transit of oil and natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 70 cents or 0.9% to $76.31 per barrel at 10:46 am ET.
