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FILE - Nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge Inc. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down part of a petroleum pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac belongs in state court, a federal appellate panel ruled Monday. (Dale G Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
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US federal appellate panel sends Michigan Line 5 pipeline challenge to state court

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down part of a petroleum pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac belongs...

FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are pictured at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile/File Photo
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Some Colonial Pipeline owners eye stake sales at $10 billion-plus company valuation, sources say

Some of Colonial Pipeline's owners are exploring divesting their stakes, hoping they can fetch prices that would value the largest U.S. fuel transportation...

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Australia’s Energy Future: Consumer Energy Resources

The Australian Energy Council has published a discussion paper on the growing role of consumers in the energy transition and how to better...

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States sue US to block rule that oil firms guarantee payment to dismantle old wells

The Biden administration has proposed a rule that would require the offshore oil and gas industry to help cover the cost of dismantling...

Downtown Los Angeles is seen behind an electricity pylon through the morning marine layer in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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US grid operator PJM ready to meet electricity demand during heat wave

A hot weather alert is a standard procedure used by PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. grid operator, to ready transmission and generation facilities...

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US Senate confirms Chang, a Democrat, as member of energy regulatory commission

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Judy Chang, a Democrat, as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the...

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well heads as near Calgary, Alta., on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report by a leading Canadian climate policy think tank, or otherwise risk leaving ratepayers and governments on the hook for billions of dollars in underused and overbuilt gas infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Stop gas expansion for home heating or risk leaving ratepayers on the hook: report

Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report from the...

FILE - In this undated file photo the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska is shown. Environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Department of Interior to review climate impacts related to the decades-old trans-Alaska pipeline system. They're also asking the federal government to develop a plan for a "managed phasedown" of the 800-mile pipeline, which is Alaska's economic lifeline. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
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Environmentalists urge US to plan ‘phasedown’ of key Alaska oil pipeline

'Woefully outdated' environmental analysis criticised by activists who hope to see decades-old project retired after Biden administration approves new oil project.

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Crude quality issues on TMX pipe may hamper flows from Canada to US West Coast refiners

U.S. oil refiners and West Coast traders are flagging concerns about the quality of crude shipped on the newly completed Trans Mountain pipeline...

FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines, as California's grid operator urged the state's 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses as a wave of extreme heat settled over much of the state, near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US Senate confirms two for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The U.S. Senate confirmed David Rosner, a Democrat, and Lindsay See, a Republican, as members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which regulates...

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