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FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
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US to seek six million barrels of oil for reserve, amid low oil price

The Biden administration will buy up to 6 million barrels of oil for the SPR, replenishing after a 2022 sale.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nippon Steel Corporation is displayed at the company headquarters in Tokyo,  Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo May 1, 2019.  Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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US Steel CEO confident Nippon Steel deal will close ‘on its merits’

U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt said on Tuesday he was confident Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for his company would "close on its...

FILE - A massive pipeline fire burns after a vehicle drove through a fence along a parking lot and struck an above-ground valve near Spencer Highway and Summerton on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in La Porte, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Flame from furious pipeline fire near Houston subsides but continues burning

A pipeline explosion in Deer Park, Texas, caused by a vehicle striking an above-ground valve, led to a fire, evacuation, and ongoing investigations.

FILE PHOTO: A sign of Citgo Petroleum is seen at its headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
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Venezuela seeks 4-month pause in auction of shares in Citgo parent

Venezuela's lawyers requested a four-month pause on a U.S. court-ordered auction of Citgo shares, citing political turmoil.

Chevron CEO Michael Wirth gives the keynote address as top energy executives and ministers meet in Houston for the annual Gastech conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
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Chevron CEO hits Biden’s natural gas policies, says fuel is crucial for AI

Chevron CEO Michael Wirth criticized President Biden’s policies as "attacks on natural gas,” urging support for gas in AI growth.

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Oregon tribe sues govt over offshore wind auction

An Oregon tribe sues the U.S. over offshore wind plans, citing inadequate analysis of environmental and cultural impacts.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Poissy, near Paris, France, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
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UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis

The United Auto Workers union said on Monday it has filed unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis.

Meadow Way Drive residents Maddy Graham, right, and Ashley Cordova are self evacuating with cat, Mitzi, as the pipeline fire burns in the background Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Deer Park, Texas. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A pipeline explosion sends a towering pillar of flame over Houston’s suburbs

La Porte City Secretary Lee Woodward told KTRK-TV that they don’t yet know what flows through the pipeline or how it will be...

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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Low gas prices, LNG demand in spotlight at Gastech conference

Energy executives, experts and politicians to meet in Houston for Gastech conference as US surpasses Qatar as world's largest exporter of LNG.

Kameale Terry, the co-founder and CEO of ChargerHelp!, stands for a photo in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Meet the woman who founded a business to keep EV chargers up and running

Kameale Terry set up the ChargerHelp! business to help make driving EVs a smoother experience and reduce pollution in Los Angeles.

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