Thursday, 6 February 2025

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FILE - Members of Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California coalition campaign for Keep The Law (SB 1137) next to the Inglewood Oil Field in Inglewood, Calif., March. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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Oil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations

A California law gave local governments more authority to restrict oil and gas operations — but it now faces a legal challenge.

FILE - Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., April 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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New Mexico appeals court upholds rule aimed at curbing ozone pollution

New Mexico Court of Appeals upholds regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions in one of America's top oil and gas producing states.

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Woodside Energy Group's exhibition booth is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
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Woodside to bring in several partners to Louisiana LNG project by March, CEO says

Australia-listed Woodside is seeking to sell a 50% stake in the Louisiana LNG project.

South Humber Bank power station is owned by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP UK Investments (Alamy/PA)
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Royal Mail buyer Kretinsky’s UK gas power plants made bumper profit after energy crisis

Daniel Kretinsky’s gas power plant near Hull brought in £141 million of pre-tax profit last year, following a period of “exceptionally high” commodity...

FILE PHOTO: A guard walks past the Reliance Industries logo near the entrance of Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City in Navi Mumbai, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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Reliance’s US unit buys $12 million stake in helium explorer Wavetech Helium

Helium gas, a by-product of mining natural gas, is used in several green technologies.

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 24, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant//File Photo
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Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada would drive up pump prices, analysts warn

Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference in Edmonton on October 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Industry not consulted on Alberta’s plan to challenge federal emissions cap

Danielle Smith’s surprise Sovereignty Act plans to counter a proposed federal emissions cap spark industry concerns over lack of consultation.

The Finance Bill, if passed, would raise the rate of energy (oil and gas) profits levy (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Tax rise for North Sea oil and gas could ‘kill goose that lays the golden egg’

Raising tax on North Sea oil and gas profits could “kill the goose that lays the golden egg” and threaten the transition to...

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Alberta’s pledge to take over ownership of emissions data ‘irresponsible’: Guilbeault

Alberta's emissions data plan risks federal law breaches, says Minister Guilbeault, calling Premier Smith's approach "irresponsible."

Kert Davies poses for a portrait in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say

The operation involved mercenary hackers who successfully breached the email accounts of environmental activists and others, sources said.

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