Focus on Infrastructure
Brazil tightens rules to renew energy distribution concessions
The Brazilian government issued on Thursday tighter guidelines for the extension of energy distribution contracts, easing the advanced cancellation of concessions and allowing...
Germany and Dutch-owned operator end talks on grid sale because of budget constraints
Biggest electricity grid operator in Germany said Thursday that talks on selling its German business to the government in Berlin have been terminated.
Brazil agency nears decision amid Petrobras pressure to explore offshore Equatorial Margin
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO – The head of Brazil’s environmental agency said on Wednesday that he expects a decision soon on state-owned oil company...
Trans Mountain revises heavy crude standards on pipeline after quality concerns
Canadian government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain last week revised standards for accepting crude oil on its recently expanded system after buyers raised...
UK Labour to highlight pledge to cut down energy bills, tackle cost-of-living crisis
The UK Labour party has pledged to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030, which the party says will save families up...
Justice for disadvantaged communities in New York’s cap-trade-and-invest
Disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by emissions from fossil fuel combustion in New York. Resources for the Future considers policy options for reducing...
India sees record peak demand for power in north as heatwave persists
People in India have been trying to stay cool during a weeks-long heatwave.
Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Occidental Petroleum to nearly 29%
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired another 2.95 million shares in Occidental Petroleum, a regulatory filing showed, bringing his stake in the...
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...
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...
