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FILE PHOTO: An oil pump operates in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas.  REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Northern Oil and Gas in bid to acquire smaller rival Granite Ridge, sources say

Northern Oil and Gas has made an acquisition offer for Granite Ridge Resources, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy is located in the eastern ranges of the Colombian Andes (AFP)
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Inter-American Court rules Colombia drilling violated native rights

The Inter-American Court ruled Colombia violated U'wa Indigenous rights by allowing resource projects on their ancestral lands, demanding remedies.

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California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak

California regulators delay Aliso Canyon gas facility closure, sparking debate over energy needs and community safety.

Grassy Mountain, peak to left, and the Grassy Mountain Coal Project are seen north of Blairmore, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta announces future coal mining policy plan, industry consults

Alberta says it will ban new mountaintop removal mining and new open-pit mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

A bird covered in oil walks along a beach following an oil spill from an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov
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Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia’s Black Sea coast

Volunteers battle to clean Russia's Black Sea coast after a tanker spill, called an ecological disaster, contaminates 45+ hectares.

Renewables have become an ever more important part of Germany's energy mix, accounting for an average 60 percent of its electricity production so far this year (AFP)
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‘Dark lull’ in German energy transition sparks political debate

As Germany heads to elections, winter weather's impact on green energy has spiked electricity prices, fueling political debate.

An aerial view of Drax Power Station, including the biomass power plant, in Yorkshire, U.K., on April 20, 2016. Credit: A.P.S. (UK)/Alamy via Reuters
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UK can have clean, stable power by 2030 — without heavy reliance on biomass

U.K. can achieve a stable, decarbonised power system by 2030 with reduced biomass reliance, driven by wind, solar and better interconnections.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic
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Slovak PM Fico warns of gas crisis without Ukraine transit route

Ukraine has repeatedly said it would not continue a gas transit deal with Russia as the two countries are at war.

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Kremlin says any new G7 oil sanctions would backfire and it will adapt

G7 countries are exploring options to toughen the price cap on Russian oil.

FILE PHOTO: An LNG tanker is guided by tug boats at the Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG export unit in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, U.S., April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Marcy de Luna/File Photo
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Natural gas demand from US LNG export plants heads for first decline in 8 years

The U.S. is the world's largest exporter of the superchilled gas and a key provider of gas to Europe.

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