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A view of Equinor's LNG facility in Melkoeya, outside Hammerfest, Norway January 31, 2023. Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Equinor eyes lower spending on renewables after Orsted transaction

Equinor may cut renewable investments by 2030 after buying a $2.5B stake in Orsted, citing better access to wind assets.

The Tesla Cybertruck is displayed on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Tesla expects slight growth in 2024 vehicle deliveries, shares jump

Tesla's Q3 profit margin beat estimates at 19.8%, driven by demand incentives, despite revenue missing expectations.

FILE PHOTO: Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson speaks during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023.  REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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US automakers urged to innovate despite tariffs on Chinese rivals

U.S. auto leaders warn against complacency as Chinese rivals outpace in EV tech, despite short-term tariff relief.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A person enters the JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo/File Photo
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JPMorgan looks to resume trading physical LNG: report

JPMorgan Chase is in talks to resume trading physical LNG after more than a decade, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar...

FILE PHOTO: People sit at the Shell booth on the day of the opening of the Nigeria Oil and Gas 2022 meeting in Abuja, Nigeria July 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
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Analysis: Shell setback upsets Nigeria’s quest to lure investment

Nigeria's block of Shell's $2.4 billion onshore asset sale signals regulatory hurdles, deterring vital oil investments.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of smoke from burning vegetation rising in a rainforest at the municipality of Bonfim, state of Roraima, Brazil February 28, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
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Brazil launches platform to attract foreign investment for climate and ecological projects

Brazil launched a $10.8B platform at IMF meetings to fund green projects, targeting energy, industry, and nature solutions.

Wolfspeed has slowed its plans to build a chip factory in Germany with auto supplier ZF (AFP)
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Wolfspeed and ZF put German chip factory on ice

Germany's chipmaking ambitions face another setback as Wolfspeed and ZF delay semiconductor factory plans indefinitely.

FILE PHOTO: Stellantis premium brand Alfa Romeo reveals the Milano, its first fully electric car (EV), during an event in Milan, Italy April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo/File Photo
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Stellantis to launch fleet of EVs fitted with Factorial solid-state batteries

Stellantis will launch by 2026 a demonstration fleet of vehicles fitted with solid-state batteries from U.S. startup Factorial, the two companies said on...

Sebastian Tirintica sits backdropped by solar panels in the RenewAcad training center in Petrosani, southern Romania, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant

Romania's coal workers resist retraining for green jobs despite industry decline, fearing change amid political inaction.

Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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BHP says claim it put safety over profit ‘unjustified’ in Brazilian dam collapse case

BHP denies profit-before-safety claims in Brazil dam collapse lawsuit, calling allegations unrealistic and unjustified.

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