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A push to expand green energy output and reduce emissions has seen Chinese production of EVs and their necessary components soar (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessClimateEconomyElectric VehiclesLegislationManufacturingPoliticsRegulationsTrade

Climate change, economics muddy West’s drive to curb Chinese EVs

Experts argue the West cannot afford to support its stagnating car industry while pushing for ambitious climate goals.

FILE PHOTO: A man cycles past a chimney giving off emissions in an industrial area of Singapore January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/File Photo
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Upstream electrification can cut oil and gas production emissions by more than 80%, report says

Researchers say fully electrified oil rigs and other fossil fuel assets emit 86% less carbon dioxide per barrel.

The $10 billion pipeline project is intended to transport natural gas from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to Pakistan and India (AFP)
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Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline

Taliban government stages ceremony to mark the start of work on the $10bn TAPI pipeline that will cross South Asia.

A child plays at Surfside Beach as France-flagged vessel LNG Adventure departs from Freeport, Texas, bound for the Panama Canal, in Freeport, Texas, U.S. July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Marianna Parraga/ File Photo
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US LNG exports rebound in August on higher output from Freeport LNG

U.S. LNG exports rose to 7.48 MT in August as output increased and Freeport LNG resumed operations post-shutdown.

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Lea County, New Mexico, U.S., February 10, 2019. Picture taken February 10, 2019.    REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oilfield firms slash prices as mega-mergers shrink customer base

A wave of mega-mergers among oil producers is forcing the US service companies to slash their prices, merge, or risk bankruptcy

FILE PHOTO: A lone tree stands near a water trough in a drought-affected paddock on Jimmie and May McKeown's property located on the outskirts of town of Walgett, in New South Wales, Australia, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
AnalysisClimateElectionsElectricityEnvironmentFusionIn-DepthLegislationNuclearPolitics

Nuclear wildcard reignites Australia’s climate wars

A plan by Australia's federal opposition to build a network of nuclear reactors has set the scene for confrontation on climate policy

The oil and gas sector, like all industries, is exposed to climate risk from events like fires and extreme weather. Trees line Suncor's oilsands operation near Fort McMurray, Alta. on Friday, Sep. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Victor R. Caiv
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Climate-related extreme weather puts oil and gas assets, production at risk

The oil and gas sector, like all industries, is exposed to climate risk from events like fires and extreme weather

File photo: A miniature of Exxon Mobil's Liza Unity oil platform is displayed at booth during Guyana's Energy Conference & Exposition in Georgetown, Guyana February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Sabrina Valle/File photo
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Exxon clash with Chevron hinges on change of control of Hess’ Guyana asset, sources say

Exxon Mobil's legal bid to stop Chevron's proposed $53bn acquisition of Hess rests on control of prize subsidiary in Guyana.

Homes devastated by Hurricane Beryl, just the latest extreme weather event to boost oil prices (AFP)
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Climate change risk stirs oil market

From forest fires to hurricanes and other natural disasters: climate change risk is increasingly influencing oil prices.

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