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FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2024. Sputnik/Artyom Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Slovakia will discuss retaliation after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’, says Fico

Slovakia mulls cutting electricity to Ukraine and reducing aid after gas transit halts, citing 500 million euros in potential losses.

The corporate logo of Pembina Pipeline Corp. is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Pembina completes acquisition of stake in Whitecap assets

Pembina Gas Infrastructure completes a $420M acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Whitecap’s Kaybob gas processing facility.

FILE PHOTO: A cooling tower is seen at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy, which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor it is trying to reopen, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Constellation inks $1 billion deal to supply US government with nuclear power

Constellation Energy wins a record $1B contract to supply nuclear power to 13 U.S. federal agencies, starting in 2025.

FILE PHOTO: Finnish Coast Guard stops a small boat which tried to reach the oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024.  Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Finland power grid operator asks court to seize tanker over cable damage

The undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia was damaged on Dec. 25 along with four telecoms lines.

FILE PHOTO: A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, some 30 km (19 miles) from the south western Russian city of Kursk January 4, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo
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Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit

Russia has halted gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as the transit deal expired on January 1, 2025, ending a decade-long route.

Map of Europe showing operational LNG import terminals, pipelines and transmission networks (AFP)
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End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe

Ukraine has halted Russian gas transit to Europe, prompting Moldova's state of emergency and Slovakia's threats of retaliation.

FILE PHOTO: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro looks on as he speaks at Pennsylvania Department of State’s press briefing, after polls close, on the day of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo
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PJM responds to Pennsylvania Governor’s complaint over power market rules

PJM Interconnection responded to PA Governor Shapiro's complaint, citing power shortages due to rapid data center expansion.

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/File Photo
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US LNG gas demand hits record high on last day of the year

U.S. LNG demand hit a record 15.2 bcf on New Year's Eve, with forecasts predicting growth to 17.8 bcf in 2025 amid new...

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