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FILE PHOTO: A railway worker drives a train engine while loading railcars in San Diego, California, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Higher pricing easing hit from low coal demand for US rail firms

Slowing coal demand, driven by global decarbonization efforts, remains a headwind for the US rail industry.

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. Picture taken February 10, 2019.    REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oilfield firms slash prices as mega-mergers shrink customer base

A wave of mega-mergers among oil producers is forcing the US service companies to slash their prices, merge, or risk bankruptcy

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee of the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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Anglo American to face investors with wary eye on BHP’s potential return

Anglo American investors will keenly scrutinize CEO Duncan Wanblad's update on Thursday, just months after BHP takeover bid

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
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Russia considering ban on diesel exports, Kommersant reports

The Russian government is considering a ban on exports of diesel due to rising domestic prices, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/file photo
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Oil prices edge up off six-week lows

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday but were still close to their lowest level in six weeks with few signs of a fuel...

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Clean Prosperity: Measuring credit oversupply risks in Alberta’s carbon market

A report from Clean Prosperity argues that Alberta risks having an oversupply of carbon credits and urges the provincial government to reform the...

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Australia announces new offshore gas exploration permits to plug supply gaps

Australia considers gas critical for its transition from dependence on coal-fired power stations.

FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Firebag in-situ processing facility at their oil sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
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Canadian oil output steady amid growing wildfire threat, Goldman Sachs says

Production is currently in line with expectations, although the worst of the wildfire season is likely yet to come.

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during a visit to meet an innovative consortium of bus operators (Jane Barlow/PA)
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John Swinney announces over £40m in funding to deliver 252 electric buses

The Scotland First Minister said the vehicles would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 600,000 tonnes.

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