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FILE PHOTO: A drone view of cars driving along a road near snow on the ground in Twin Bridges, California, U.S. January 2, 2025.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
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US winter storms could cause power outages, cut natgas supplies

Freezing weather may cause power outages and peak natural gas demand, with supply drops expected due to freeze-offs.

Turbines like these off the coast of Wales are expected to help wind power become Britain's largest source of electricity in 2025 (AFP)
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UK, Germany electricity cleanest on record in 2024

Renewable energy like wind and solar accounted for 59 per cent of production in Germany, while in Britain it stood at 45 per...

FILE - A machine is operated at a facility for the Norwegian company Nel in Heroya, Norway, on April 20, 2023. Nel makes devices that take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen, known as electrolyzers, as well as fueling stations. (AP Photo/Trond R. Teigen, File)
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Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups

Biden's new tax credit for cleaner hydrogen production aims to cut emissions but raises concerns over potential loopholes.

People gather near a Christmas tree in a square in Tiraspol, Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Bachev
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Moscow-backed enclave in Moldova feels pain from lack of Russian gas

Russia cuts gas to Transdniestria, crippling Moldova’s energy and escalating regional tensions amid EU gas supply struggles.

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2024. Sputnik/Artyom Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Slovakia will discuss retaliation after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’, says Fico

Slovakia mulls cutting electricity to Ukraine and reducing aid after gas transit halts, citing 500 million euros in potential losses.

The corporate logo of Pembina Pipeline Corp. is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Pembina completes acquisition of stake in Whitecap assets

Pembina Gas Infrastructure completes a $420M acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Whitecap’s Kaybob gas processing facility.

FILE PHOTO: An oil pumpjack is pictured in the Permian basin, Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
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US oil executives expect faster permitting under Trump, says Dallas Fed

A third of executives polled said they think the permitting process will become significantly faster over the next four years.

FILE PHOTO: A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, some 30 km (19 miles) from the south western Russian city of Kursk January 4, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo
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Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit

Russia has halted gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as the transit deal expired on January 1, 2025, ending a decade-long route.

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