By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets. U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy U-turn on renewable energy likely ranks …
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By Robert Harvey CPC Blend exports drop to 1.14 million bpd from initially planned 1.7 million bpd Kazakhstan may have to curb output, given lack of alternative export routes, analyst says Global oil majors hold stakes in Kazakh oil industry MOSCOW/LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s exports of its flagship CPC Blend of oil will …
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Dec 24 (Reuters) – Northern Indiana Public Service Company on Wednesday said it has received a federal order requiring the continued operation of R.M. Schahfer generating station beyond its planned December 31, 2025, retirement date. The order directs the Indiana-based plant to remain open for 90 days from the date of the order, the firm …
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Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Conventional wisdom in the crude oil market is that producers such as OPEC+ largely determine the price by altering output levels to achieve a desired outcome. That shibboleth was challenged in 2025 by China, which used its status as the world’s biggest oil importer to provide an effective price floor …
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Malaysian state-owned energy firm Petroliam Nasional said on Wednesday it would supply Chinese offshore oil and gas company CNOOC with 1 million metric tons per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The agreement between Petronas LNG and CNOOC Gas and Power Singapore Trading & Marketing builds upon existing cooperation between the two companies, Petronas said in a …
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BP is nearing a sale of a majority stake in its Castrol lubricants unit to investment firm Stonepeak in a deal that values the entire division at $10 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. As part of the deal, BP is set to receive roughly $6 billion in proceeds from the …
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(Reuters) – The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it will impose and enforce sanctions “to the maximum extent” to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of resources as Russia warned other Latin American countries could be next. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has for months waged a campaign of deadly strikes against suspected …
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(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Tuesday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by three to 545 in the week to December …
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(Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has started filling up tankers with crude and fuel oil it has in storage as inventories mount amid moves by the U.S. to seize Venezuela-linked ships, according to company documents and shipping data. The U.S. Coast Guard this month intercepted the Skipper and Centuries tankers in the Caribbean …
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* AI data center electricity demand revives peaker power plants * Peakers emit more pollution when they run than typical power plants * The power plants are often located in low-income, minority communities By Laila Kearney In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, …
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