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A car waits to be filled with gasoline at a station in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change

New Jersey's oil and natural gas facilities would be charged climate-related fees under a bill being considered in the Legislature.

FILE PHOTO: An employee fills the tank of a car with petrol at a gas station in Shanghai February 7, 2012.  REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Global diesel prices to rely on refinery closures for support in 2025

About 1 million barrels per day of refining capacity in Europe and the U.S. is expected to permanently shut down next year.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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US senators, green groups call for accountability over hacking of Exxon critics

A lobbyist for Exxon Mobil had been investigated for its alleged role in a hacking operation that targeted the oil company's critics.

FILE PHOTO: Dunes of low-grade coal are seen near a coal mine in Ruzhou, Henan province, China November 4, 2021. Picture taken November 4, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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China tightens rules to curb methane emissions from coal mines

Methane is a significantly more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows fuel tanks at a facility of Rosneft energy company outside the town of Neftegorsk in the Samara Region, Russia September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
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Rosneft, Reliance agree biggest ever India-Russia oil supply deal, sources say

India has no sanctions on Russian oil, so refiners there have cashed in on the cheaper crude supply.

FILE - Gaylen Dewing, left, and Marvin Abraham affix a sign to a roadside fence east of Bismarck, N.D., Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in opposition to Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed five-state, 2,000-mile pipeline network to carry carbon dioxide emissions from dozens of Midwestern ethanol plants to North Dakota for permanent storage deep underground. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
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North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline

North Dakota panel weighs carbon pipeline permits amid landowner protests and environmental debate over CO2 storage project.

Jeff Gustavson, President of Chevron New Energies, speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Big oil eyes powering big tech’s data center demand

This comes after Exxon Mobil said it is adding carbon-capture to natural gas-fired power plants supplying data centers.

AviationBiofuelsBusinessClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsSustainable Aviation Fuel

Parkland produces first batch of low carbon jet fuel made in Canada

Canada's first low-carbon aviation fuel batch is made, sold to Air Canada, but needs gov't support to scale sustainably.

EU conservatives want the bloc to shift into reverse on its rule to phase out the sale of new combustion engine vehicles in 2025 (AFP)
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EU conservatives seek to stall 2035 combustion engine ban

EU's conservative bloc seeks to reverse 2035 combustion engine ban, citing automotive industry challenges and economic concerns.

FILE PHOTO: Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks to delegates during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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Hungary, Slovakia seek to overcome US sanctions impact on Russian gas payments

Hungary, Slovakia scramble to pay Russian gas amid US sanctions on Gazprombank, risking potential suspension of critical energy supplies.

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