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Russia’s Orsk refinery resumes operations after flooding, sources say

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Orsk oil refinery resumed full operations early on Tuesday after flooding in the region caused a two-week suspension, two sources...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows constructions on the bank of a river in a mountainous area near the town of Mailuu-Suu in the Jalal-Abad region, Kyrgyzstan, April 20, 2024. Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed. REUTERS/Marlis Myrzakul Uulu/File Photo
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Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland

The studies, part of a project by the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to reinforce the facilities, show...

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EU Parliament approves rules requiring companies to repair worn-out products

The European Commission says 260 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are generated each year as a result of still-usable consumer goods being...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Tesla aims to cut 400 jobs in Germany via voluntary programme

Tesla on Tuesday said it was targeting 400 job cuts at its German gigafactory near Berlin

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Chery, B-ON form electric vans JV for Europe, N.America

Chery is an investor in Luxembourg-headquartered B-ON and will provide working capital to help fund the joint venture.

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Britain’s anti-greenwashing rule in finance to start on May 31

Financial Conduct Authority's greenwashing rules hope to stop investment firms inflating their environmental credentials.

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
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Norwegian LNG plant evacuated due to gas leak

No reports or injuries after gas leak causes evacuation at Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas plant.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Renault is seen on the new Renault 5 E-Tech electric car during a presentation at a pre Geneva show event in Aubervilliers, near Paris, France, February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Renault Q1 sales rise 1.8% amid turnaround and shift to EVs

More Renault electric models to launch later this year as carmaker notes growth despite fierce competition from Chinese EVs.

FILE PHOTO: A view of Enagas' tanks at Zona Franca in Barcelona, Spain, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File photo
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Spain’s Enagas Q1 net profit rises 20%

LNG revenue boosts Spanish gas grid operator ahead of a transition into managing hydrogen infrastructure.

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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies: Volatility in electricity markets

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper on the difficulty of hedging against price volatility in electricity markets — and...

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