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An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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Exxon’s $8.6 billion profit beats as volume offsets price weakness

Exxon's Q3 profit surpasses forecast, aided by Pioneer acquisition-driven shale gains and cost controls, despite a five per cent YoY dip amid weaker...

FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 31, 2024.    REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
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European stocks climb on energy boost; headed for weekly losses

European shares rose on energy stock gains but faced a weekly decline as U.S. election uncertainty fueled safe-haven asset demand.

Despite a historic pledge made at the COP28 climate summit, countries are still planning to expand fossil fuel production (AFP)
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‘Waiting in vain’: year on from pledge, world clings to fossil fuels

One year after COP28's fossil fuel pledge, nations push oil and gas expansions, drawing criticism ahead of COP29 climate talks.

The CHS oil refinery is silhouetted against the setting sun Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions

GHGSat found 20K super-emitters in 2023, showing rising methane emissions from oil, gas, mining, and waste.

FILE PHOTO: Coterra Energy's logo is pictured on a smartphone in this illustration taken, December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Coterra Energy posts lower quarterly profit

U.S. oil and gas producer Coterra Energy posted a 22 per cent decline in third-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by weak prices of...

The logo for Carlyle is seen at the company’s offices in New York City, U.S., June 28, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Carlyle sells holding in Tunisia-focused Mazarine Energy to CEO

Carlyle exits Mazarine Energy, selling majority stake to CEO van Kersbergen for continued growth in Europe and Africa.

FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oil output hits monthly record high in August, EIA says

US oil production rose 1.5 per cent in August to a monthly record high of 13.4 million bpd, the Energy Information Administration said.

Cenovus Energy Inc. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year as its revenue edged lower.The Cenovus Christina Lake oilsands facility steam-assisted gravity drainage pad southeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., is shown on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
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Cenovus Energy reports $820M Q3 profit, down from $1.86B a year ago

The Canadian oil and gas company's profits took a $1 billion hit year-on-year.

Plants are displayed at the booth of American exploration and production of oil and natural gas company ConocoPhillips during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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ConocoPhillips reports Q3 profit beat, hikes production forecast

ConocoPhillips beats Q3 profit estimates, raises full-year output forecast, and increases buyback authorization by $20 billion.

Veren Inc. logo is shown in a handout. The company
reported a profit of $277.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Veren reports $277.2-million third-quarter profit, trims 2024 production guidance

CALGARY — Oil producer Veren Inc. saw its share price plunge by more than 14 per cent on Thursday, on news that the...

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