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FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BusinessNewsOil

Exxon to take up to two years to hit stride with Pioneer purchase

Exxon Pioneer deal will take a while to achieve full synergy as the two oil giants begin to combine operations.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
CourtsNewsWind

Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm

New Jersey wind power plans under threat after environmental approval questioned by lawsuit.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) questions Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the DHS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
CourtsNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

U.S. congressman Henry Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned by...

BiodiversityClimateNews

Distressed sawfish rescued in Florida Keys dies after aquarium treatment

Another potential factor is climate change, which superheated Florida waters last summer, causing other marine damage, such as coral bleaching and the deaths...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Houston-based liquefied natural gas company Cheniere seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
BusinessFinanceLiquefied Natural GasNatural GasNews

LNG producer Cheniere’s export volumes fuel core profit beat

Top U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy beat adjusted core profit estimates on Friday, as higher-than-expected export volumes countered lower natural gas...

FILE PHOTO: Javier Varela, Volvo Chief Operating Officer, poses for a portrait during the reveal event of the Volvo EX30 small SUV vehicle in Milan, Italy June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

EV startup Rivian hires Volvo veteran Varela as operations chief

Rivian has named Javier Varela as its COO, bolstering its ranks with the Volvo veteran as the EV startup expands its production facility

FILE PHOTO: Graphite powder, used for battery paste, is pictured in a Volkswagen pilot line for battery cell production in Salzgitter, Germany, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
AutomotiveCritical MineralsElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits

The U.S. Treasury Department said automakers have until 2027 to remove hard-to-trace minerals like graphite contained in anode materials.

FILE PHOTO: A view from a helicopter shows a safari lodge near the swollen river within the flooded area following heavy rainfall in the Talek region, of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya, May 1, 2024. Mara Elephant Project/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
NewsWeather

Kenya’s weather outlook ‘dire’ as cyclone nears, president says

Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over...

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed ExxonMobil logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BusinessNatural GasNewsOil

Exxon Mobil completes $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural

The purchase took place one day after receiving a go-head from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the deal.

Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)
NewsWeather

Kenyan schools to stay closed as flood-related deaths pass 200

Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools, as floods that have killed over 200 people continue.

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