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AI Boom to Fuel Natural Gas Demand in Coming Years, Report Says

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade, analysts at investment banker Tudor Pickering Holt & Co said in a report on Tuesday. As much as 8.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas could be required additionally …

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U.S. Oil and Gas M&A Hits Quarterly Record After Blockbuster 2023

U.S. oil and gas deals hit a record $51 billion in the first quarter, a continuation of last year’s fierce merger pace centered in the top U.S. shale field, data provider Enverus said on Tuesday. Energy companies have rushed to expand oil and gas drilling inventories, especially in the Permian Basin of West Texas and …

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Republicans Weigh Rolling Back Anti-ESG Law They Passed

Oklahoma study shows anti-ESG law has caused higher debt costs The state’s house is considering the Republican-backed bill Lawmakers in Oklahoma are having second thoughts about anti-ESG legislation that limits which Wall Street banks local governments can do business with. A Republican-introduced bill that would narrow the scope of a state law that blacklisted financial firms for their restrictions …

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China’s EV Strategy of Going Small and Cheap to Pay Big Dividends in Asia

By Clyde Russell (Reuters) – China’s dominance of global electric vehicle production and sales is an established fact, but a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report points to the country extending its influence in autos across the fast-growing economies of Asia. The IEA’s Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Outlook 2024 report, released on Tuesday, shows that China …

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Halliburton Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates on Growing International Strength

By Reuters (Reuters) – Halliburton beat first-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday as higher drilling demand from international markets helped the oilfield services firm counter a slowdown in North America. Oil and gas producers are looking to secure new international and offshore inventories, boosting oilfield equipment and services demand and helping companies like Halliburton. International rig count, …

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Power and Transportation: Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Reboot Plunges Struggling Tesla into Chaos

Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Reboot Plunges Struggling Tesla into Chaos Strategic shift comes as carmaker prepares Tuesday to report its first revenue decline in four years Bloomberg News Elon Musk’s underlings at Tesla Inc. are accustomed to chaos. It comes with the territory of working for a chief executive who sets exacting targets and often abruptly switches directions — …

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That Landfill You’re Ignoring? It Oozes Methane

Dumping our garbage — especially our food waste — into the ground is bad for the Earth’s atmosphere. By F.D. Flam F.D. Flam is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering science. She is host of the “Follow the Science” podcast. Every year, Americans dump over 250 million metric tons of garbage into landfills, where it seems to magically disappear …

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America’s Clean Tech Withers Even as Imports Are Blocked

It may be challenging to assail China’s lead in some technologies, but the field is wide open for those yet to get established. By David Fickling David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. When you introduce …

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TotalEnergies to Buy Sapura Energy Gas Assets for $530 Million

TotalEnergies SE agreed to buy Sapura Energy Bhd.’s 50% stake in Malaysian natural gas producer SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn for $530 million, reaffirming its recent bet in the southeast Asian nation. The French energy giant’s announcement on Monday comes less than three months after it agreed to buy OMV AG’s 50% stake in SapuraOMV for $903 million, including the transfer of a …

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Automakers Hope for a Cut as Two-Way EV Charging Becomes Real

Summary So far, few models can deliver V2G Technology still experimental, also faces regulatory hurdles Could help to balance power grid, but needs to be managed (Reuters) – Automakers from General Motors to Volvo Cars, alongside utilities and charging app operators are calculating their financial cut as EVs that allow their owners to sell power …

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