Government should remove all preferences for EVs and allow them to compete and grow on a free market. By Alex Epstein Government should remove all preferences for electric vehicles and allow them to compete and grow on a free market. This will enable EVs to reach their full potential to provide affordable, no-tailpipe-emissions transport without …
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Oilfield service companies and drillers have put the brakes on hiring and further job cuts could loom as natural gas producers respond to sliding prices by slashing spending on new wells to reduce excess production. Already some 4,680 oilfield jobs have been lost since December, according to data from trade group Energy Workforce & Technology …
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U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday. Crude inventories rose by 3.5 million barrels to 442.9 million barrels in the week ending Feb. 16, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 3.9 million-barrel rise. Crude stocks …
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U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 3% on Thursday as investors awaited a weekly storage report and booked profits following a rally in the previous session spurred by Chesapeake Energy’s decision to cut its planned output for 2024. Front-month gas futures fell 5.4 cents, or 3.1% at $1.719 per million British thermal units at …
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Suncor Energy, Canada’s second-largest oil producer, will focus this year on cutting operating costs in its oil sands mining business, CEO Rich Kruger said on Thursday, as the company continues efforts to fix long-running underperformance. Calgary-based Suncor is trying to improve safety and efficiency after a string of fatalities at oil sands sites in recent …
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Efforts to fight global warming are stronger now than the first time the former president attacked them, but he could still do significant damage from the White House. A second Donald Trump presidency would be a nightmare for Earth’s climate (among other things). But in the same way your immune system builds up defenses after …
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(Reuters) – Three of Venture Global LNG’s major customers have asked U.S. energy regulators to address the LNG developer’s request for a one-year permit extension to complete a Louisiana export facility, signaling their intention to voice concerns. The LNG developer last week asked for a one-year extension to complete its Calcasieu Pass gas-export plant, or …
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Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Cheniere Energy posted a 38.5% fall in its full-year LNG revenue on Thursday, hurt by a fall in natgas prices. Average U.S. natural gas prices fell nearly 40% in 2023, dragged by record production, ample inventories in storage and relatively mild weather conditions, pressuring prices for LNG …
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(Reuters) – Spanish oil company Repsol will hand shareholders up to 10 billion euros ($11 billion) via dividends and buybacks through 2027 as it pushes forward with its pivot to renewable energy and biofuels, it said on Thursday, driving its shares up. The Spanish firm joins other big oil companies offering record returns to shareholders despite a steep …
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(Reuters) – Oil prices rose for a second day on Thursday, buoyed by a softer dollar and another attack on shipping near Yemen. Brent crude futures rose 35 cents, or 0.4%, to $83.38 a barrel at 1036 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.28 a barrel. The dollar …
