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FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Dominion Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Avangrid sells offshore wind lease to Dominion Energy for $160 million

Avangrid sells Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease to Dominion Energy for $160M, retains Kitty Hawk South for future development.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File Photo
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Exxon Mobil, Qatar get three-year extension to build Texas LNG plant

Exxon Mobil and Qatar Energy's Golden Pass LNG project gets a 3-year extension after lead contractor Zachry Holdings' bankruptcy.

FILE PHOTO: A picture from Munich flying taxi startup Lilium shows its five-seater prototype in Munich, Germany, October, 2019. Lilium/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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German air-taxi maker Lilium’s units to file for insolvency, shares plunge

Lilium's German subsidiaries filed for insolvency amid a cash crunch, sending shares down 57 per cent.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of molten copper at Anglo American's smelter in Chagres, Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Can Anglo’s copper pivot help thwart renewed takeover bid?

Anglo American’s shift to copper could decide its fate: independence or a renewed BHP bid when the six-month block ends.

FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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US Treasury allows miners to access clean energy manufacturing subsidy

The U.S. Treasury will now allow some mining firms to access a tax credit for clean energy components, after industry pushback.

FILE PHOTO: A man works on a pole to restore electricity after a storm knocked down power cables in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
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Brazil inflation picks up in mid-October with higher electricity costs

Inflation in Brazil rose due to higher electricity costs, driving up consumer prices in Latin America's largest economy.

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Valero Energy Corporation is shown at a Valero gas station in Encinitas, California, U.S., May 2, 2016.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Valero Energy quarterly profit plunges on weak refining margins

Valero Energy's profit slumped 86 per cent on lower refining margins, but beat expectations with $1.14/share vs. analysts' 98 cents estimate.

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US autonomous truck startup Outrider raises $62 million to scale up

Outrider raises $62M in Series D to scale autonomous truck services in distribution yards, led by Koch and NEA.

A view of the Neste logo at the Neste refinery located in Tuas South, Singapore May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/ File Photo
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Finland’s Neste scraps investment in renewable hydrogen in tough biofuel market

Neste has withdrawn from an investment into renewable hydrogen production at its plant in Porvoo, Finland,

FILE PHOTO: Newly manufactured Tesla Model Y SUV vehicles are transported along a freeway near Carlsbad, California, U.S., September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla eases investor fears with crucial EV growth forecast, shares jump

Tesla's stock surged nearly 12% after strong sales forecast, assuring investors of Musk's commitment to EV growth.

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