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Canada’s Cancelled Oil Pipeline Projects

CALGARY, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The Canadian energy sector has proposed several major oil pipeline projects in the last decade, but only the Trans Mountain expansion project was completed. Here, a look at three other pipelines that never came to be: Energy East – A proposed C$15.7-billion project (US$11.0 billion), Energy East would have carried …

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Repsol Cuts Green Hydrogen Target by as Much as 63%

MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Spanish energy company Repsol (REP.MC) cut its 2030 target for green hydrogen production by up to 63%, Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz said on Thursday, highlighting the challenges of a high-cost industry heavily reliant on subsidies. Repsol now expects to achieve between 0.7 gigawatts (GW) and 1.2 GW of electrolyser …

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BP Cuts Renewable Investment and Boosts Oil and Gas in Strategy Shift

BP cuts renewable investment and boosts oil and gas in strategy shift Summary • BP boosts oil and gas investment to $10 bln annually • Cuts transition spending by over $5 billion yearly • Reviewing Castrol, targets $20 billion in divestment (Reuters) – BP (BP.L), opens new tab slashed planned investment in renewable energy and …

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Canada Wants New Oil Pipelines But Nobody Wants to Build Them Under Current Government Policies

The anti-oil and gas policies of the Liberal-NDP government have driven investment away from Canada Summary • Canada sends 90% of oil exports to US refiners • Two east-west pipeline projects canceled in last decade • Overruns pushed Trans-Mountain expansion costs to C$34 bln (Reuters) – The Canadian government would have to play a significant …

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IEA Considers Reviving Dropped Energy Scenario After US Backlash

By Grant Smith The International Energy Agency, the west’s energy watchdog, is considering reviving one of its long-term energy demand scenarios after criticism from US Republican leaders. The IEA’s decision in 2020 to exclude the so-called Current Policies Scenario from its reports prompted accusations that the agency was letting its commitment to net zero climate …

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Exxon’s Australian Unit, Partners to Invest Nearly $200 million in Gas Project

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil’s Australian unit will invest nearly $200 million in the Kipper 1B gas project, alongside its partners Mitsu and Woodside Energy the U.S. oil major said on the company website on Monday. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has warned that the east coast could face a gas supply shortage from 2027, …

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BP to Ditch Renewables Goals and Return Focus to Fossil Fuels

Summary • BP under pressure to boost returns from Elliott Investment Management • Changes to be announced on capital markets day investor update • BP’s shares have underperformed rivals Feb 24 (Reuters) – BP’s chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part …

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OPEC+Rrisks Losing Control With More Output Delays

(Reuters) – OPEC and its allies face a tricky dilemma: should they start loosening oil production caps even though the crude supply and demand picture is unlikely to improve in the near future? They may well opt to again delay the crucial moment to keep prices steady, but they increasingly risk losing control of the …

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U.S. Piles Pressure on Iraq to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports, Sources Say

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. An advisor to the Iraqi prime minister denied in a statement there had been a threat of sanctions or pressure on the government …

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Exxon Plans to Ramp Up Guyana Gas Output, Sees Potential for Exports

Guyana has previously been more focused on oil production Fertilizer, alumina, data centers all potential uses of gas By Denis Chabrol Exxon Mobil Corp. outlined plans to increase natural gas production from oil-focused Guyana and is considering options to export the fuel to global markets, country manager Alistair Routledge said Wednesday. Exxon’s developments off the …

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