
Oil prices briefly erased some losses after officials said the U.S. Energy Department will repurchase 3 million barrels of domestic crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The automobile industry is pouring more than $1 trillion into a revolutionary shift from combustion engines to electric vehicles guided by software.
Taiwan has turned a wary eye on China's ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and is tightening legislation to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology.

Soitec and STMicroelectronics are deepening their cooperation over the manufacturing of a key and fast-growing material used in the electric car industry.
The Biden administration broke its silence on European Union deliberations over a $65-70 per barrel Russian oil price cap, warning far-lower prices cited for some Russian Urals crude shipments should be approached with caution.
Tesla launched two EVs in Thailand, marking its first foray into the regional autos hub that has long been dominated by Japanese manufacturers.
Oil prices settled up by over $2 per barrel on signs of tighter supply, a weaker dollar and optimism over a Chinese demand recovery.

The OPEC+ decision to hold its Dec. 4 meeting virtually signals little likelihood of a policy change.

Western governments want to set a maximum purchase price for Russian oil on the world market to limit Moscow’s ability to raise money for its war on Ukraine.

Uber and Aurora Innovation will expand their driverless pilot program in Texas to meet increased delivery demand during the holidays.

India will continue buying Russian oil and even look for term contracts as sanctions allow purchases provided that Western services are not used.

Reliance Industries is snapping up Russian refined fuels, including rare purchases of naphtha, after some Western buyers stopped Russian imports.
Essar Group plans to set up a Rs. 40,000 cr. petrochemical complex in the eastern state of Odisha in a tie-up with a global player.

G7 nations and Australia said they had agreed a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil.

Oil prices rose by as much as $1 per barrel after dropping below key technical support levels in the previous session, as an energy standoff between Europe and Russia focused investor minds on how tight fuel supply may become.
Wolfspeed will build a new multi-billion dollar factory in Chatham County, North Carolina to make the raw materials used for chips that power things like electric vehicles.

Oil prices rose about 4% supported by real and threatened cuts to supply, although futures posted a second weekly decline.
The U.S. Commerce Department said it hopes by February to begin seeking applications for $39 billion in government semiconductor chips subsidies to build new facilities and expand existing U.S. production.

Indian state-refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp is re-attempting to charter a ship to load 700,000 barrels of Russia's Sokol crude oil this month, sources familiar with the deal said.

The main districts of Chinese tech hub Shenzhen shut down public transport and extended curbs on public activities as cities across China battled COVID-19 outbreaks that have dampened the outlook for economic recovery.