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Jonathan Brearley, the chief executive of Ofgem, speaking to MPs on Wednesday (House of Commons/PA)
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Ofgem boss demands new powers to recoup cash when energy firms collapse

The boss of energy regulator Ofgem has called for more powers to make sure customers rather than investors get compensated when suppliers go...

A view of an oil pump jack on the prairies near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada January 18, 2025.  REUTERS/Todd Korol
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Trump’s climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil

U.S. oil and gas producers welcome Trump's push for domestic energy but fear exiting climate deals could hurt global clean energy investments.

The Energy Skills Passport will help workers go from oil and gas to offshore wind (Big Partnership/PA)
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Pilot scheme to help oil and gas workers transition to renewables launches

Oil and gas workers looking to transition into careers in the renewables industry will be given greater support under a new pilot scheme...

FILE PHOTO: Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Middlemen have halted Russian oil cargo offers after US sanctions, Indian refiner says

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Middlemen supplying Russian oil are not offering cargoes due to new U.S. sanctions targeting Russian producers,...

FILE PHOTO: Model of LNG tanker is seen in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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LNG exporter Venture Global cuts target valuation for US IPO to $65.3 billion

LNG exporter Venture Global has significantly reduced the valuation it was seeking for its U.S. initial public offering.

FILE PHOTO: The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Picture taken October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Citi raises average 2025 oil price forecasts, citing geopolitical risks

Citi on Wednesday raised its oil price outlook for 2025 due to geopolitical risks centred on Russia and Iran.

FILE PHOTO: Joe Kaeser, then CEO of German industrial conglomerate Siemens, February 3, 2021. Matthias Schrader/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Siemens Energy sees ‘massive tailwind’ from US power drive

Shares in Siemens Energy rose nearly 10% to a record high on Wednesday.

Lesotho King Letsie III says renewable energy could transform his country's economy (AFP)
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Lesotho’s king pitches green energy to Davos elites

King Letsie III of Lesotho urges global leaders in Davos to invest in his nation's green transition.

A view inside the Pilot Co. company's headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S., October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Harrison McClary/File Photo
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Exclusive: Warren Buffett’s Pilot Co shuts oil trading business, sources say

By Shariq Khan and Georgina McCartney NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Pilot Co is shuttering its international oil trading business, ending an...

FILE PHOTO: People work during the construction of the Nestor Kirchner gas pipeline in Macachin, La Pampa, Argentina April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Martin Cossarini/File Photo
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Argentina logs largest energy trade surplus in 18 years in win for Milei

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina logged its largest energy trade surplus in nearly two decades last year, the energy secretariat said on Tuesday,...

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