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FILE PHOTO: A logo of Renault is seen on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNewsTransport

Renault 2024 sales volumes grow 1.3%, helped by hybrids

Almost 20% of Renault's sales this year will need to be electric vehicles to comply with EU emissions targets.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of NXP semiconductors computer chip fabrication plant in Nijmegen, Netherlands March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
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Chipmaker NXP gets 1 billion euro loan from EIB for European projects

NXP secures €1B EIB loan for R&D in five EU countries, focusing on semiconductors, energy efficiency, and critical technologies.

An oil production site run by Civitas Resources is seen near Broomfield, Colorado, U.S, December 2, 2021.  REUTERS/Liz Hampton
BusinessNatural GasNewsOil

Civitas Resources weighs sale of DJ Basin assets, Bloomberg News reports

Civitas Resources is considering selling its Denver-Julesburg Basin assets, potentially valued over $4 billion, to focus on Permian.

FILE PHOTO: Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BusinessCourtsLegislationNewsOil

Oil tycoon Shvidler says UK sanctions are arbitrary in landmark appeal

In the first case of its kind to reach the UK's Supreme Court, a billionaire oil tycoon challenges UK sanctions.

FILE PHOTO: A model of a pump jack is seen in front of the displayed sign "stop",  U.S. and Russia flag colours in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Russian oil products trapped at sea by US sanctions, LSEG data shows

Nearly 500,000 metric tons of Russian oil products are trapped on tankers hit by U.S. sanctions, LSEG data showed on Wednesday.

A wood pellet plant operated by U.K.-based energy company Drax Group is seen in Gloster, Miss., in 2024. (The Perfect Shot/Southern Environmental Law Center via AP)
AnalysisClimateFinance

Investigation: How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans

Sustainability-linked loans are under scrutiny for enabling major polluters to avoid accountability while expanding harmful operations.

Protesters are seen gathered outside the offices of the Alberta Energy Regulator as public hearings take place inside, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matthew Scace
BusinessClimateCoalCourtsEconomyEmissionsEnvironmentMiningNewsPoliticsRegulations

Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

Protests mark final hearing on controversial Alberta coal mine, as decision nears on Northback Holdings' project.

FILE PHOTO: Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. CEO Chris Wright rings a ceremonial bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., January 12, 2018.  REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
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Senate Democrats urge Republican to delay hearing for Chris Wright

Democrats urge delay in confirmation hearing for Trump's energy nominee Chris Wright, citing missing ethics paperwork.

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack drills oil crude from the Yates Oilfield in West Texas’s Permian Basin, near Iraan, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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EIA expects oil prices to be under pressure from oversupply in 2025, 2026

U.S. oil production is poised to set a larger record this year than prior estimates, the EIA said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook...

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Column: Copper’s early-year rally leaves investors unimpressed

Copper prices rise in January, yet market remains cautious amid fears of US tariffs and a potential trade war as Trump takes office.

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