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NZ is running out of gas – literally. That’s good for the climate, but it’s bad news for the economy

The coming gas crunch: Investors don’t love political volatility or market risk, and New Zealand currently has both.

The logo of Australia's biggest independent coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd is displayed on their office building located in the north-western New South Wales town of Gunnedah in Australia, August 15, 2017. Picture taken August 15, 2017.    REUTERS/David Gray
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Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP

Whitehaven to cut 192 jobs at the Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines it took over from global miner BHP Group

TC Energy headquarters in Calgary, Alta. on July 30. TC Energy Corp. says it and its partner Northern New England Investment Company successfully completed the sale of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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TC Energy completes sale of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System

TC Energy and its partner completed the $1.14B sale of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System to BlackRock and Morgan Stanley.

FILE PHOTO: A customer refuels their vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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California aims to tackle price spikes by requiring gasoline reserves

Gavin Newsom has proposed a plan requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum gasoline reserves to prevent price spikes, following last year's shortages that...

FILE - An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station is seen, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)
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Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating Enbridge pipeline

Tribal leaders and conservationists urge Wisconsin officials to reject the Enbridge pipeline reroute, citing spill risks.

FILE PHOTO: An employee adjusts a diesel price tag on display at a gas station in Rongshui, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, early March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo
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China’s diesel demand fell in June by most in three years, US EIA says

China's diesel demand fell by 11% year over year to 3.9 million barrels per day in June, the biggest percentage drop since July...

A gull covered in oil is seen on the bank of the St. Lawrence River, in east-end Montreal, where an oil spill occurred on Thursday July 25, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stéphane Blais
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Montreal police investigate motor oil spills in St. Lawrence River

Mayor asks people to contact police over St Lawrence oil spill as investigation begins into 1,000-litre discharge.

A Chevron gas station is shown after Chevron Corp said it would buy Hess Corp in a $53 billion all-stock deal, in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo
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Chevron to pay $550 million settlement to Richmond, California

City council drops ballot on refinery tax after Chevron's Richmond settlement proposal to pay $550m over a decade.

Luggage of passengers are seen on the day activists of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) protest for a change in climate policy at the Cologne-Bonn airport in Cologne, Germany, August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
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Climate activists breach security at four German airports

Last Generation stages more German airport protests calling for an end to fossil fuel use.

FILE PHOTO: A crude oil terminal under construction is pictured off Ningbo Zhoushan port in Zhejiang province, China January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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China boosts crude oil stockpiles in July amid weak refining

China, the world's biggest oil importer, appears to have added about 280,000 barrels per day (bpd) to crude stockpiles in July.

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