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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to journalists in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 12, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Putin’s commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials

Russian officials are perplexed by Putin's surprise threat to limit exports of strategic commodities in response to Western sanctions.

An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquefied natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Irish company planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Nova Scotia at former LNG site

Simply Blue Group plans to build a biofuel plant in Goldboro, N.S., using 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually to produce sustainable aviation...

The First Minister chaired a meeting of unions and the workforce (Michael Boyd/PA)
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Grangemouth owners urged to reconsider refinery closure

Petroineos announced it would shutter the refinery in the second quarter of next year as it looks to move to become an import...

Demonstrators outside the proposed site of the Whitehaven coal mine in Cumbria in 2021 (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling: campaigners

Environmental groups have called for proposals for the UK’s first coal mine for 30 years to be “permanently shelved”.

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Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it

Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production.″

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The Hague will ban street ads for fossil fuels from January

The city council in the Netherlands' third-largest city voted on Thursday to approve the new rules for outdoor ads.

Activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing in July (Jonathan Salariya/Friends of the Earth/PA)
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Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

Mr Justice Holgate said in a ruling on Friday that giving the go-ahead for the coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria was “legally...

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Occidental Petroleum is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Occidental’s 1PointFive secures up to $500 million to advance Texas carbon capture hub

Occidental’s 1PointFive secures up to $500M from the U.S. DOE to develop a South Texas carbon capture hub, advancing DAC tech for decarbonization.

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Out of thick air: Converting carbon emissions to fuel

Opinion: Canada's federal government should increase support for the development of CO2 recycling, an innovation that could lead to new jobs and new...

FILE PHOTO: Liquified petroleum gas vessel Zita Schulte is seen docked at the port of Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo
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US Gulf of Mexico oil firms begin hurricane damage checks, ports reopen

Gulf oil producers and refineries are restarting after Hurricane Francine caused shutdowns, power outages, and export disruptions.

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