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FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks for crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and other refined petroleum products are seen at the Kinder Morgan Terminal, viewed from the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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Refiner Phillips 66 reports lower third-quarter profit on weak fuel demand

Phillips 66 exceeded profit forecasts in Q3, driven by strong chemicals and midstream performance, despite declining refining margins

An image of oil production equipment, including drilling rigs and storage tanks, set against a clear sky.
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World Bank expects oil glut to cause commodity price slump

The World Bank predicts global commodity prices will hit a five-year low next year due to an oil glut and flat demand from...

Belgium's energy island will host transformers and other high-voltage equipment (AFP)
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World’s first green energy island sails into cost storm

Belgium's energy island project for offshore wind faces costs soaring to seven billion euros, sparking calls to halt amid political pushback.

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside a BP (British Petroleum) petrol station in Liverpool, Britain, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
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BP third quarter profit slumps to $2.3 billion as oil demand sags

The 30 per cent drop in profits from a year earlier comes amid a slowdown in global economy activity and oil demand, particularly...

FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
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US seeks up to three million barrels of oil for emergency reserve

The U.S. seeks up to three million barrels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but funding issues may limit future purchases.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a chimney at a combined-cycle gas turbine power plant while coinciding the COP28 is being held in Dubai, in Drogenbos, Belgium December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Norway’s wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says

Norway’s $1.8T wealth fund missed climate goals, backing only 4 of 21 key shareholder proposals on emissions targets in 2024.

The Coral Triangle is home to six of the world's seven marine turtle species, and acts as a feeding ground for whales and other marine mammals (AFP)
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Report details fossil fuel threat to ‘Amazon of the seas’

Since July 2020, satellites have spotted 793 oil slicks in the 'Coral Triangle' — one of the ocean's most biodiverse areas, and which...

Activists protest against investment in fossil fuels outside of the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC (AFP)
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G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuels

G20 leaders reaffirmed their pledge to phase out fossil fuels and accelerate climate action for net zero by 2050 after talks.

FILE PHOTO: An oil tank and an oil pumpjack are pictured in the Permian Basin, Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
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New Mexico studies oil drilling restrictions that would hit output, revenue

New Mexico's proposed drilling restrictions could cut 5.4 per cent of future oil output, causing billions in lost revenue, report says.

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