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FILE PHOTO: Oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland January 7, 2025.  Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS/File Photo
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Finland says oil tanker linked to subsea cable damage has serious deficiencies

Baltic Sea nations are on high alert following a string of power cable, telecom link, and gas pipeline outages.

Shell’s liquefied natural gas production dropped in the final quarter of last year (Yui Mok/PA)
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Shell warns of £1bn cash hit from emissions certificates payments

The energy major said on Wednesday that the charge is “related to timing of payments of emissions certificates” in Germany and the US.

FILE PHOTO: The Statue of Liberty is covered in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada, in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.      REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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EU warns of ‘serious blow’ from Trump on climate change

Global climate efforts face a setback if Trump exits the Paris Agreement again, warns EU climate chief Hoekstra.

FILE PHOTO: The flag of the U.S. state Alaska is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Alaska sues Biden administration over oil and gas leases in Arctic refuge

Alaska sues Biden administration over restrictions on Arctic refuge drilling, claiming violations of Congressional mandates.

File - A sign marks the entrance to an ExxonMobil fuel storage and distribution facility in Irving, Texas, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Exxon Mobil Corp. sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims

The oil and gas giant seeks unspecified damages and retractions of 'defamatory statements.'

FILE - A boat navigates large icebergs near the town of Kulusuk, in eastern Greenland, on Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
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Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world

Locked inside Greenland are valuable critical minerals such as uranium, billions of untapped barrels of oil and a vast supply of natural gas.

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles pass in front of an Exxon service station in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., November 25, 2024. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo
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Exxon Mobil signals oil refining results to hurt Q4 profits

Exxon Mobil projects a $1.6B Q4 earnings drop amid weaker oil prices and refining results, anticipating $600M in impairments.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a reception for newly elected Democratic members of Congress, in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File photo
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Biden team wraps up expanded clean energy credit guidance

Biden finalizes clean energy tax credit guidance, extending IRA benefits to diverse low-carbon power sources amid climate change push.

FILE PHOTO: CEO of Hess Corporation, John B. Hess speaks during the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo
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Hess CEO upbeat on oil demand, says Guyana’s potential barely scratched

Hess CEO John Hess sees a nearly balanced oil market with strong shale and Guyana prospects, yet warns of potential volatility ahead.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Trump says he will revoke Biden offshore drilling ban immediately

Donald Trump says he will revoke the offshore oil and gas drilling ban announced by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.

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