POLL-US natural gas stockpiles seen up 6 bcf in week ended Aug 9 Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. utilities likely added a much smaller-than-usual 6 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas into storage last week as warmer-than-normal weather boosted cooling demand, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. That compared with an injection of 33 bcf during the same week a year ago and a five-year (2019-2023) average increase of 43 bcf for this time of year.

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Evotec, Engie, Equinor A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** Deutsche Bank cuts Evotec EVTG.DE to "sell" from "hold" citing the company's profit warning issued on Tuesday, which it says implies consensus downgrades ** UBS upgrades Equinor EQNR.OL to "neutral" from "sell" seeing less risk for the Norwegian energy company as gas prices rebound in Europe INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS ** Jefferies initiates coverage of Engi

BUZZ-Jefferies initiates Engie with 'buy' on 'unjustified discount' ** Jefferies initiates coverage on Engie ENGIE.PA with "buy" and PT of 19 euros, saying the French energy company is a compelling renewables play that trades at an unjustified discount to peers ** The broker says Engie's discount has scope to unwind through consensus earnings catch

DIARY-Brazil corporate earnings week ahead Aug 2 (Reuters) - Diary of Brazil (.BVSP) corporate earnings for the week ahead BRAZIL EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 05-Aug-2024 AMC VAMO3.SA Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes, Maquinas e Equipamentos SA Q2 2024 Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes Maquinas e Equipamentos SA Earnings Release 05-Aug-2024 BMO BBSE3.SA BB Seguridade Participacoes SA Q2 2024 BB Seguridade Participacoes SA Earnings Release 05-Aug-2024 BMO BBDC4.SA Banco Bra

Engie CEO: we made an offer to buy a UK asset but this was rejected PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Engie ENGIE.PA CEO Catherine MacGregor said on Friday that Engie had submitted an offer to buy a UK asset but that the French company's offer was ultimately not retained. MacGregor declined to name the UK asset for which it had made an offer. Reuters had reported earlier that Engie had joined forces with Canada's second-largest pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to try to buy B