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Focus on Liquefied Natural Gas

The Ilijan liquified natural gas plant is visible along the coast of Ilijan, Batangas province, Philippines on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. The Philippines is seeing one of the world's biggest buildouts of natural gas infrastructure. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Takeaways from AP’s report on Philippines governor’s interest in natural gas

An Associated Press investigation found that a major cheerleader for natural gas, Gov. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas province, stood to benefit from the...

FILE PHOTO: People drive past a coal-fired power plant in Shanghai, China October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Major Chinese asset managers have no plans to phase out fossil fuel investments, Greenpeace says

Major Chinese asset managers have billions of dollars invested in fossil fuels with no plans for a phase out, a new Greenpeace report...

The sun sets over a liquefied natural gas power plant in Santa Clara, Batangas province, Philippines on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The Philippines is seeing one of the world's biggest buildouts of natural gas infrastructure. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Politician who pushed Philippines natural gas boom is behind firm that planned to profit

An influential politician in the Philippines, who has been a cheerleader for natural gas power, is behind a company that planned to make...

FILE PHOTO: Gas flares are seen at the state-owned oil company PDVSA, in Punta de Mata, Venezuela April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
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Oil companies flare more natural gas, defying effort to eliminate practice

Oil companies around the world burned off the most natural gas in five years while increasing intensity of the highly polluting practice

A woman walks next to the logo for Carlyle at the company’s offices in New York City, U.S., June 28, 2022. Picture taken June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/ File Photo
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Energean to sell Med oil and gas assets to Carlyle for up to $945 million

Energean has agreed to sell its assets in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to private equity fund Carlyle for up to $945m, the oil...

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023: Statistical Review of World Energy

LONDON – Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels’ share of the global energy...

The company behind a liquefied natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., has withdrawn its application for a temporary use permit from the local government to allow the anchoring of a converted cruise ship to house workers in Howe Sound. A water taxi driver approaches a renovated cruise ship known as a "floatel" that Woodfibre LNG plans to use to house 600 construction workers at a liquefied natural gas export facility being built near Squamish, during a media tour in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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LNG company plans to use ‘floatel’ near Squamish, B.C., without local permit

Woodfibre LNG, the company behind a project near Squamish, B.C., has withdrawn its application for a local permit to house workers in a...

European nations including France continue to import Russian natural gas by ship (AFP)
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Senate probe urges France stop importing Russian LNG

A Senate investigating committee called Wednesday for France to stop importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and push for the fuel to face...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Singapore’s Temasek to sell Pavilion Energy to Shell

Shell hopes the deal with Temasek will strengthen its position in the liquefied natural gas market.

FILE PHOTO: Climate activists protest against fossil fuels at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
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G7 vows to drop fossil fuels faster, but activists unimpressed

G7 leaders will commit to accelerating transition away from fossil fuels, according to a draft statement to be issued at the end of...

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