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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Spanish energy company "Naturgy" is seen in its headquarters in Madrid, Spain, April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
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Spanish government signals openness to TAQA’s bid for Naturgy

Spain on Friday signalled it was open to a potential takeover bid of energy firm Naturgy by Abu Dhabi's TAQA

FILE - Oil makes a pattern in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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BP settles boat captain’s lawsuit over injuries from Gulf oil spill cleanup

After more than a decade of litigation following the largest offshore U.S. oil spill, John Maas may well be the only person to...

Friday's march was organised by the Fridays For Future (FFF) movement (AFP)
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Hundreds rally in Stockholm for climate action

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led some 500 people in a march to demand politicians do more to address the issue of climate...

FILE PHOTO: Cars at an OMV petrol station near the Slovakian border in Esztergom, Hungary, June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
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Hungary’s government to consider fuel price intervention

The economy minister for Hungary, Marton Nagy, has said that reintroducing fuel price caps is "not ruled out"

In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a grid-like pattern in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska's North Slope. (David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP)
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Biden government restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s petroleum reserve

The restrictions are being put in place to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm

da's banks left the federal government no choice but to use legislation to force them to label federal deposits the way the government wants, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said. Guilbeault leaves caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ottawa to force Canadian banks to call carbon rebate by name in direct deposits

Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law...

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IAEA notes reported attack on Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia accuses Ukraine

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has warned that attacks and incidents at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power...

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US EPA to announce temporary expanded sales of higher-ethanol gasoline blend: sources

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce by Friday plans to temporarily expand sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline this summer.

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Analysis: What does the return of U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela mean for its election, and global energy markets?

Analysis by the Atlantic Council: What does the return of U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela mean for its election, and global energy markets?

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World Bank’s Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

“The world’s intertwined challenges of poverty ... combined with fragility and conflict and violence, combined with climate change, is coming into a perfect...

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