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FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canada’s Trans Mountain bets on last-minute oil shippers on high-cost pipeline

Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline will rely heavily on last-minute shippers to turn a profit, the corporation's financial projections show

Forest fire smoke blankets the sky near Churchill Falls, in central Labrador, on June 19, 2024 in a handout photo. The western Labrador town of Wabush is still without electricity after a wildfire knocked out power to two transmission lines running from the generating station in the town of Churchill Falls. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Robert Dawe **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines

The wildfire on Tuesday afternoon cut off electricity to the region of Labrador West.

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Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?

Commentary from the IEA: To understand the prospects for a rise in capital investment in the energy sector, one must understand who is...

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Private group announces Brazil’s two longest ‘green fuel’ pipelines

One of the new pipelines will transport biodiesel and the other biofuels like ethanol, connecting the company's Lapa biodiesel plant to a cluster...

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017 file photo high power cables hang from a pole on a field in Hattersheim, Germany. A state-owned Dutch company that is the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany said Thursday, June 20, 2024 that talks on selling its German business to the government in Berlin have been terminated due to the administration's budget constraints. TenneT, one of four transmission network operators in Germany, announced plans for the talks in February 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst,file)
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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.

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
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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...

FILE PHOTO: Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is seen in Burnaby, from Cates park in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
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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...

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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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...

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