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The corporate logo of Pembina Pipeline Corp. is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
BusinessInfrastructureNatural GasNews

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: An oil pumpjack is pictured in the Permian basin, Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
FuelNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsRegulations

US oil executives expect faster permitting under Trump, says Dallas Fed

A third of executives polled said they think the permitting process will become significantly faster over the next four years.

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
BusinessElectricityInfrastructureNewsNuclear PowerUtilities

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
InfrastructureMaritimeNewsPoliticsTransmissionTransport

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: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
Critical MineralsMineralsNewsPoliticsTrade

China proposes further export curbs on battery, critical minerals tech

The restrictions could hinder the overseas expansion plans of major Chinese battery makers.

The UK has had its fourth warmest year on record, with some counties seeing their second wettest years on record (Joe Giddens/PA)
ClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

2024 was fourth hottest on record for UK as climate warms, Met Office says

For the UK, top 10 warmest years in the records dating back to the 19th century have occurred since the year 2000.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
BusinessElectricityNewsOffshore WindWind

Equinor secures $3 billion financing for U.S. Empire Wind 1 project

The company expects the total capital investments to be around $5 billion.

FILE - This photo provided by Lynne Buckner shows a Kings River pryg, a springsnail found in 13 isolated springs around Thacker Pass, 200 miles northeast of Reno, Nev., April 7, 2022. (Lynne Buckner via AP, File)
BiodiversityClimateCritical MineralsMineralsMiningNews

A drop in groundwater could mean big trouble for a tiny snail as Nevada lithium project presses on

A tiny and endangered species of snail could put a hold on one of the United States' largest planned lithium mines.

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