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Russia Seeks to Counter West’s Climate Agenda with Gas, Nuclear Power

(Reuters) – Russia will pursue its own climate-related goals and put forward proposals on tackling global warming as an alternative to the agenda promoted by the West, Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Friday. His comments could be a precursor for potential clashes at the COP29 U.N. climate summit, which is due to take …

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Russia Ready to Take Nord Stream Blasts Issue to Court

By Reuters MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Russia is ready to take the case of the Nord Stream pipeline explosions to court if the West fails to investigate the matter, its foreign ministry said on Saturday. The multi-billion dollar Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines transporting gas under the Baltic Sea were ruptured by a series …

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Why Europe Can’t Give Up Russian Gas Despite Sanctions Over Ukraine

Three years ago, Russia was the world’s biggest exporter of natural gas and Europe was its top customer. For the continent’s leaders, access to all that cheap Russian energy outweighed any misgivings over doing business with President Vladimir Putin. Then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and this overwhelming reliance on a single supplier suddenly …

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Mexico’s Pemex Posts Drop in Oil Production as Lopez Obrador Exits

By Ana Isabel Martinez Summary Pemex’s crude output fell by 6% in August compared with last year Gasoline and diesel imports remain high despite increased local production Olmeca refinery’s output far below targets set by CEO Octavio Romero Nationalistic president’s push to strengthen Pemex falters MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Crude output by Pemex (PEMX.UL) …

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OPEC+ Set to go Ahead with December Oil Output Hike, Sources Say

Summary Riyadh unwilling to continue ceding market share, FT says OPEC+ sources say group focused on compliance not market share Russia says no changes to OPEC+ plans on phasing out oil cuts OPEC+ panel meets on Oct. 2 (Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies will go ahead with a …

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Exxon Plans $10 Billion Oil Investment in Nigeria, Presidency Says

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp  has proposed a $10 billion investment in offshore oil operations in a new investment push in Nigeria, a presidential spokesperson said on Thursday, citing company executives. The investment was announced during talks between Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and the CEO of Exxon’s Nigeria operations Shane Harris on the sidelines of …

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Emissions-Free Truck Prices Need to Drop by 50% to Compete With Diesel, Study Says

By Reuters FRANKFURT, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Prices of emissions-free trucks need to fall by as much as half to make them an affordable alternative to diesel models, a study by consultancy firm McKinsey published on Wednesday said, a necessary step to help achieve European Union climate targets. Less than 2% of the EU’s heavy freight …

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Eni CEO sees Brent oil price around $80 per barrel in Q4

(Reuters) – The chief executive of Italian energy group Eni  expects Brent oil prices to recover to around $80 per barrel in the coming months. “Oil (is seen) at around $80 per barrel, while for natural gas in Italy we can (expect a price of) 30 euros per megawatt hour,” Claudio Descalzi said on the sidelines …

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OPEC Boosts Long-Term Oil Demand Outlook, Driven by Developing World Growth

By Alex Lawler and Fabio Teixeira 2045 demand forecast up 3 mln bpd from last year’s outlook OPEC extends forecast to 2050, with demand at 120.1 mln bpd OPEC sees no peak demand, unlike BP and IEA forecasts OPEC calls for $17.4 tln investment in oil industry by 2050 LONDON/RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 24 (Reuters) …

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Northvolt to Cut 20% of Global Staff, Placing Europe’s EV Battery-Making Ambitions at Risk

Struggling to ramp up production as demand for electric vehicles slows Bloomberg News Workers gather at a food truck in the snow at the Northvolt AB plant in Skelleftea, Sweden, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Photo by Mikael Sjoberg /Bloomberg Sweden’s Northvolt AB will shed 20 per cent of its global workforce and pause its expansion plans to slow …

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