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U.S. President Donald Trump makes a special address remotely during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Trump says US will guarantee LNG supplies for Europe

Trump says US would guarantee supplies of LNG to Europe, even amid worries that the booming export industry could boost prices of gas...

FILE PHOTO: A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Image Library on December 21, 2005.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Oil industry unlikely to rush to Alaska despite Trump’s call to drill

By Sheila Dang and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the...

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Fishers worried by N.S. premier’s musings over lifting oil-exploration moratorium

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia seafood industry representatives voiced concerned Thursday over comments from the premier that he’s open to ending a moratorium on...

FILE PHOTO: European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis attends the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in Leuven, Belgium April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
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EU open to US energy, arm sales talks to stave off tariffs

By Marta Fiorin and Cecile Mantovani DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The European Union is open to discussing purchases of energy and arms from...

The poll found Scots would rather oil and gas came from the UK than from abroad (PA)
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Most Scots want more North Sea oil and gas to meet energy needs, poll finds

More than seven in 10 Scots back drilling in the North Sea to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign imports, a survey has...

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
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US extends comment deadline on Biden-era LNG study to protect approvals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. has extended the comment period on a federal study of the economic and environmental impacts of the booming...

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo
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Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan misses estimates for fourth-quarter profit

By Vallari Srivastava (Reuters) – U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan said on Wednesday it remains bullish on growth in demand for natural gas...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Lyondell-Basell refinery in Houston, Texas February 1, 2015. REUTERS/Richard Carson/File Photo
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Lyondell to begin closure of Houston refinery this weekend, sources say

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -LyondellBasell Industries will begin the permanent closure of its 263,776 barrel-per-day Houston refinery this coming weekend, said people...

The Energy Skills Passport will help workers go from oil and gas to offshore wind (Big Partnership/PA)
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Pilot scheme to help oil and gas workers transition to renewables launches

Oil and gas workers looking to transition into careers in the renewables industry will be given greater support under a new pilot scheme...

Lesotho King Letsie III says renewable energy could transform his country's economy (AFP)
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Lesotho’s king pitches green energy to Davos elites

King Letsie III of Lesotho urges global leaders in Davos to invest in his nation's green transition.

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