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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Norway and Estonia this week (PA)
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Starmer visits Norway as UK to launch green energy partnership

Keir Starmer is visiting Norway to announce plans for a green energy deal with the country before attending a defence summit in Estonia.

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Ukraine services say they destroy Russian train carrying fuel

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Sunday it had launched an operation to destroy 40 rail cars carrying fuel to Russian troops.

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Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America

Transatlantic interconnection could cut energy costs, secure supply and boost renewables by leveraging complementary weather patterns.

Chinese companies have been consolidating their position in the lesser-watched trucking scene (AFP)
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Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges

Electric trucks currently represent less than one percent of truck sales worldwide.

FILE PHOTO: Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic looks on during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic/File Photo
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US mulls sanctions against Serbian oil firm majority owned by Russians, president says

UK and EU sanctions would likely follow, affecting oil shipments through a pipeline from Croatia.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an interview with Reuters Editor in Chief Alessandra Galloni in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Yellen won’t rule out sanctions on Chinese banks, curbs on ‘dark fleet’ oil tankers

Yellen signals new sanctions on Russian oil and Chinese banks to curb funding for the Ukraine war amid a softer oil market.

A driver checks the line as he waits for gasoline in Havana, Cuba, December 13, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
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Cuba runs short on fuel at pump as energy crisis festers

Cuba faces severe fuel shortages, with closed gas stations and long lines, compounding the impact of recent blackouts.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marked significant headway in a long-standing political standoff they had tried and failed to make.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

A historic energy agreement ends a decades-long standoff, reshaping ties between Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to members of the media at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday December 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario mulls U.S. booze ban as Trump brushes off Ford’s threat to cut electricity

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to restrict electricity exports and bar American-made alcohol if Trump imposes tariffs, which he dismisses as "fine."

Suncor Energy Inc. says it will increase oil output next year by up to five per cent and lower costs from its oilsands assets.Pipes lead to a processing unit at Suncor Fort Hills facility in Fort McMurray Alta., on September 10, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Suncor to increase oil and gas output by up to five per cent in 2025

Suncor Energy plans to boost oil output by up to five per cent in 2025, targeting production of 810,000 to 840,000 barrels per...

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