U.S. efforts to speed natural gas exports as a way to loosen Russia’s grip on European energy supplies may be thwarted by lengthy reviews and developer reluctance to proceed with multibillion-dollar projects.
The top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee urged President Barack Obama to end a 39-year ban on exports of U.S. crude oil, joining what is shaping up as an major election-year debate over energy policy.
Millions of dollars in penalties slapped on some of the world’s biggest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., by U.S. regulators are the result of policing powers established after the 2001 collapse of Enron Corp.
United Parcel Service Inc. projects short-term economic headwinds amid a decline in manufacturing orders in Asia while the company pursues a major acquisition in Europe, the head of its international division said.