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Amazon, Google Make Dueling Nuclear Investments to Power Data Centers with Clean Energy

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Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence. The plans come as the owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear …

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China’s Rapid Electrification is Catching Oil Producers Off Guard

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(Reuters) – Over-estimating China’s appetite for crude has been a factor in oil markets this year, especially by OPEC, and it’s a theme that looks likely to continue in coming years. The increasing shift to electricity in transport from fossil fuels and what it termed “electric mobility” is “wrong-footing oil producers,” according to the International …

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Oilfield Services Firm Nabors Industries to Buy Parker Wellbore

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 Nabors Industries on Tuesday agreed to buy drilling services provider Parker Wellbore as the oilfield services company aims to expand its global drilling business. The company would acquire Parker Wellbore for 4.8 million shares of Nabors’ common stock, subject to a share price collar, and the assumption of net debt of about $100 million. As …

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IEA Sees Oil Surplus Looming, Reassures on Iran Supply Risk

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Summary IEA cuts 2024 demand growth forecast by 40,000 bpd Projection for 2025 raised by 50,000 bpd Oil drops as Iran supply disruption concerns ease (Reuters) – The world oil market is heading for a sizeable surplus in the new year, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday as it reassured markets that the agency …

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Deadly Houston Fire Highlights Pemex’s Grim Safety Record

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Accident at Deer Park refinery left at least two workers dead and another 35 people injured. A fatal accident last week at a Houston-area refinery was another reminder of the risks posed by the oil industry that dominates much of the city. The vast Deer Park facility, owned by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, …

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OPEC Cuts 2024, 2025 Global Oil Demand Growth View Again

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(Reuters) – OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also lowered its projection for next year, marking the producer group’s third consecutive downward revision. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in a monthly report said world oil demand will rise …

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Elon Musk Unveils $30,000 Tesla Cybercab with 2026 Production, but Details Lacking

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Bloomberg News Elon Musk Showcases Tesla’s Autonomous ‘Robocab’ and ‘Robovan’ as Company Pivots to Robotics Elon Musk’s unveiling of self-driving taxi prototypes let down some Tesla Inc. investors, with many expecting more particulars on how the carmaker can possibly pull off his latest robocar predictions. Tesla might currently be riding the failures of the Cybertruck, but the company’s …

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US court Puts on Hold Permits for Kinder Morgan Unit to Build Tennessee Pipeline

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(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday put on hold approvals and permits necessary to allow a Kinder Morgan  subsidiary to construct a 32-mile gas pipeline in Tennessee, at the urging of environmental groups. The proposed Cumberland Project, set to be constructed by Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Gas Pipeline, could transport about 245,000 dekatherms per day …

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Double-Punch Storms Thrust Climate Into the US Presidential Race

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The strikes by Hurricanes Helene and Milton have made dealing with climate disasters a major issue in the contest’s final weeks. Back-to-back, catastrophic strikes by Helene and Milton in the southeastern US are reshaping the presidential race, putting climate disasters front and center in the final stretch of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President …

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Companies Are Dropping Carbon Offsets, But Still Buying the Worst Ones

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Purchases of carbon offsets last year fell for the first time since 2016, according to an analysis of 260,000 publicly available transactions. (Corrects the percentage decrease in demand for offsets in the 2nd paragraph of a story originally published on Nov. 27, 2023, and related figures in the first two charts.) Carbon offsets once looked primed …

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