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FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks and gas-chilling units are seen at Freeport LNG, the second largest exporter of U.S. liquified natural gas, near Freeport, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2023. Reuters/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo
Liquefied Natural GasPoliticsRegulations

Factbox: US LNG projects boosted by Trump’s export permit restart

HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has ended the moratorium on new liquefied natural gas export permits imposed by his predecessor Joe...

FILE - President Donald Trump talks about the Endurance all-electric pickup truck, made in Lordstown, Ohio, at the White House, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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What’s next for EVs under President Trump?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses party members at the UCP annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Smith says taxpayers must be protected from lawsuits as Alberta lifts coal moratorium

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province had taxpayers in mind when it decided to lift a ban on new coal...

Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons, Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 in Ottawa.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Cutting energy to U.S. in response to Trump tariffs is ‘absurd,’ says Bloc Québécois leader

OTTAWA — The leader of the Bloc Québécois says Canada is playing with fire by suggesting it could cut oil or electricity exports...

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Orsted can be seen on the jacket worn by an employee as he talks to journalists during a visit to the offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
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Trump’s anti-wind policy hits European companies

European wind shares fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump axed support for new offshore wind power on his first day in...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Model of LNG tanker is seen in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Portugal to import more US, Nigerian LNG, aims to end Russian supply

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal plans to increase purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States and Nigeria as it aims to...

FILE PHOTO: An offshore oil rig is pictured off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, U.S., November 14, 2024.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Explainer: Can Trump overturn Biden’s offshore drilling ban?

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – President Donald Trump in an executive order on Monday revoked a ban imposed by former Democratic President Joe...

FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of Saudi's Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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Exclusive: Aramco chief tells Davos he expects additional oil demand of 1.3 million bpd this year

By Marwa Rashad DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Saudi oil giant Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he sees the oil market as...

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA — The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away — to one degree or another — from the...

FILE PHOTO: A view of the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Osnabrueck, Germany October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
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Volkswagen looks forward to working with U.S. gov’t amid tariff concerns, spokesperson says

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Tuesday warned against the “harmful economic impact” of tariffs that U.S. President Donald...

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