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Yasuni National Park houses species of some 2,000 trees, 610 birds, 204 mammals, 150 amphibians and more than 120 reptiles, according to San Francisco University of Quito (AFP)
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Oil drilling sparks Indigenous outcry as spills tarnish Ecuador Amazon

An oil spill in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park has devastated local ecosystems, prompting Indigenous Waorani leaders to demand a halt to all oil...

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Lea County, New Mexico, U.S., February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oil, gas M&A nears 2023 record, focus shifts from Permian – Rystad

Oil megamergers and consolidations have cost $100bn so far this year with $46bn of further assets up for sale, according to analysis.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Picture taken October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo/File Photo
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Citi says oil prices could average $60/bbl in 2025 without cuts

If OPEC+ doesn't reduce production further, say analysts, oil prices could drop to $60 a barrel in 2025.

FILE PHOTO: Miguel Galuccio, Vista oil company founder and chairman, reacts during a celebration marking Vista's fifth anniversary of its stock listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2024.  VISTA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Vista Energy to pump more than $1bn into growing Argentina shale

Fracking in Argentina gets a boost at Vaca Muerta, the world's largest shale project in development outside the US.

Workers on strike at Marathon Petroleum's (MPC.N) Detroit refinery walk the picket line in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 4, 2024.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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Marathon’s Detroit refinery workers to strike from Wednesday

Half of refinery workforce to strike in Detroit over pay and schedules, but Marathon says action won't impact operations.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Equinor's Johan Sverdrup oilfield platforms in the North Sea, Norway December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
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Norway seeks to end climate injunction against three oilfields

Norwegian government hopes appeals court will lift injunction on developing fossil fuel projects after ruling was temporarily put on hold.

FILE PHOTO: A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Picture taken March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US gasoline slumps to near 3-year low on end of driving season, oil slump

U.S. gasoline futures dropped nearly 6% to a 2021 low, driven by the end of driving season and a broader oil market sell-off.

Model of petrol pump is seen in front of decreasing stock graph in this illustration taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
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AI likely to weigh on oil prices over the next decade: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs warns AI could lower oil prices by reducing costs and boosting supply, outweighing modest demand increases.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, near Paris, France September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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TotalEnergies deepens ties with India’s Adani Green in $444M joint venture

The electricity will be sold on the wholesale market and through power purchase agreements signed with the federal government agency, Solar Energy Corporation...

FILE PHOTO: A signpost sits near Enbridge?s Mackinaw facility, servicing the company?s existing underwater Line 5 pipeline and its planned replacement tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron, in Mackinaw City, Michigan, U.S. February 25, 2024.  REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Analysis: Trans Mountain pipeline expansion pushes rivals to cut rates

Transporting Canadian crude into the US will be cheaper – for now – as TMX rivals cut tariffs and rule out rationing pipeline...

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