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FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil barrels and oil pump jack are seen in front of displayed Chesapeake Energy logo in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy cuts jobs

Chesapeake Energy began laying off employees this week after completing the divestiture of its oil assets last year

Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Global oil markets weaken as sluggish demand leaves overhang

Global crude oil markets are weakening because of soft refinery demand and ample supply, could spell further weakness for crude futures

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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CalPERS to vote against Exxon board members

CalPERS will vote against all Exxon Mobil board members at the upcoming annual meeting on May 29, a regulatory filing showed on Monday

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum products at the Kinder Morgan Carson Terminal (background), at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US refiners reward shareholders with big returns despite softer Q1 profits

Major U.S. fuel makers returned billions in capital to shareholders in Q1 even as refining margins softened and utilization rates fell

An Ineos hydrogen-fuelled Grenadier car is driven on a test track during a 'Roadmap to Decarbonisation' event (AFP)
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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future

Ineos showcases hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4x4, but admits infrastructure isn't in place yet to see them widely used

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Putin: Oil pipeline could run alongside planned gas link to China

MOSCOW — Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on...

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South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

Opinion: South Africa's plan to transition from coal to renewable energy sources must include mobilizing different forms of international finance, investing in new...

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Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

Ehiaze Ehimen and Thomas Robin study energy efficiency and energy poverty in marginalised communities. They unpack what they found in their research into...

Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US appeals court won’t pause EPA power plant emissions rule for now

A federal appeals court on Friday refused to temporarily pause a landmark rule issued by the EPA requiring reductions in carbon emissions

FILE PHOTO: XPENG Motors (Guangzou Xiaopeng Motors Technology) logo is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Xpeng says US tariffs on Chinese EV detrimental to meeting carbon neutrality

The overseas expansion is overshadowed by an anti-subsidy probe launched by the EU into EV imports from China, as well as U.S. tariff...

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