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Natural gas opposition ‘ideological,’ new Ontario energy minister says

Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs in Canada's largest province, calling...

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US Senate confirms Chang, a Democrat, as member of energy regulatory commission

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Judy Chang, a Democrat, as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the...

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well heads as near Calgary, Alta., on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report by a leading Canadian climate policy think tank, or otherwise risk leaving ratepayers and governments on the hook for billions of dollars in underused and overbuilt gas infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Stop gas expansion for home heating or risk leaving ratepayers on the hook: report

Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report from the...

FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines, as California's grid operator urged the state's 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses as a wave of extreme heat settled over much of the state, near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US Senate confirms two for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The U.S. Senate confirmed David Rosner, a Democrat, and Lindsay See, a Republican, as members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which regulates...

The oil and gas industry is bullish on the capacity for generative artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and empower line workers (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Oil and gas industry hops on generative AI bandwagon

Oil and gas experts hope generative artificial intelligence could help save money, reduce accidents and lower greenhouse gases.

FILE - Construction crews bore beneath U.S. 221 in Roanoke County, Va., June 22, 2018, to make a tunnel through which the Mountain Valley Pipeline will pass under the highway. The hotly contested East Coast natural gas pipeline was given the go-ahead Tuesday, June 11, 2024, to start operating, six years after construction began at more than double its original estimated cost. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)
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Hotly contested East Coast natural gas pipeline given go-ahead

Mountain Valley Pipeline approval granted six years after construction began, despite objections from environmental groups and landowners.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question from a reporter during a news conference, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s finance minister urges oilsands to start building carbon capture projects

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place and she...

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Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil project

Senegal's new government, which came to power earlier this year, pledged to review oil and gas contracts with foreign companies, which it described...

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Powering Past Gas: An energy strategy that works

Climate Council of Australia: As we power past gas, Australia can meet our own energy needs at all times and help our trading...

The Alberta Energy Regulator is telling a Calgary energy company to abandon hundreds of wells, pipeline sections and other facilities over concerns about care and maintenance of the sites. A de-commissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Calgary energy company told to abandon hundreds of wells after ongoing care problems

The Alberta Energy Regulator is telling a Calgary energy company to abandon hundreds of wells, pipeline sections and other facilities over concerns about...

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