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Tesla to Slash Over 10% of Workforce as World’s Most Famous EV Maker struggles with Slowing Demand

Elon Musk’s company reported disastrous vehicle deliveries early this month Bloomberg News Tesla Inc. will slash global headcount by more than 10 per cent, Elon Musk wrote in an email to staff, as the carmaker grapples with a slowdown in electric vehicle demand. Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent a company-wide email announcing layoffs of “more than 10%” of Tesla’s …

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Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Could be Trouble for OPEC Member Iraq

Pipeline will almost triple shipments, bringing oilsands into direct competition with Iraq crude Bloomberg News Canada’s newest oil pipeline may spell trouble for a Middle Eastern country almost 7,000 miles away: Iraq. The Trans Mountain pipeline’s expansion, which will almost triple Alberta oilsands producers’ ability to ship their heavy crude to the Pacific Coast, will most directly affect …

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Kimmeridge Withdraws Merger Proposal for SilverBow

 Kimmeridge Energy Management said on Tuesday it has withdrawn its proposal to combine its gas-producing assets in South Texas with SilverBow Resources. Kimmeridge, SilverBow’s largest shareholder, in its latest attempt to acquire the company over the last two years had sent its offer on March 13 to combine assets. Along with Riposte Capital, SilverBow’s second-largest …

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Freeport LNG Gas Consumption Running Near Zero for Fifth Day

Freeport LNG’s liquefaction plant remains mostly offline for a fifth straight day, with gas utilization rates at 125 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d), or 5% of its fully operational use, data from financial firm LSEG showed on Monday. Freeport LNG has been the second-largest U.S. LNG exporter, with an installed capacity of 15 million …

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U.S. Says it Will Not Renew Easing of Venezuela Oil Sanctions Unless Progress Made on Elections

The U.S. will not renew a temporary license set to expire on Thursday that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, a State Department spokesperson said, unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections this year. The U.S. has been concerned about Venezuela’s electoral process and …

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Halliburton, Baker Hughes May See Deal Pressure After SLB’s Buying Spree, Industry Experts Say

Investors of Halliburton and Baker Hughes are likely to pile up pressure on the top U.S. oilfield service companies to follow the steps of bigger rival SLB in beefing up their portfolios through deals, industry experts said. SLB made a nearly $8 billion bid for ChampionX earlier this month to add new technology offerings, its …

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How Amazon Became the Largest Private EV Charging Operator in the U.S.

To install 17,000 delivery van chargers at 120 warehouses, the company had to be flexible, patient and spend a lot of money. Amazon’s Maple Valley, Washington, warehouse is built for speed. At night, big rigs pull up to one end to unload boxes and padded mailers – some after a short drive from a bigger …

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Possible BP Bid Highlights ‘London for Sale’ Scenario

Possible BP bid highlights ‘London for sale’ scenario (Reuters) – The emergence of a possible bid for BP  by the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil group has thrown a spotlight on the vulnerability of the Britain’s largest companies to takeover and the threat to London as a global capital markets hub. New York’s larger investor base and …

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North Dakota’s Rig Count Drops as Consolidation Sweeps Oil Patch

 Operators in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield reduced their rig count to 36 in April, down from 40 in March, marking the lowest number this year as a wave of consolidation has swept through the oil patch, state regulators said on Friday. “Their drilling budgets are disrupted especially if both are active in the Bakken. They …

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