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NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Biden administration expects the Treasury to release guidance by the end of this week on whether to make it easier for sustainable aviation fuel made from corn-based ethanol to qualify for subsidies, multiple sources familiar with the administration’s thinking told Reuters. For months the administration has been divided …

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HOUSTON, Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced a partnership with the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, to launch a well pad restoration research project. Through this multiyear partnership, researchers at BRI and Texas Native Seeds, a project of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife …

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U.S. natural gas futures slid more than 10% to a near six-month low on Monday, hurt by ample output while mild weather limited heating demand. Front-month gas futures for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 28.1 cents, or 10.9%, to $2.30 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) at 0941 a.m. EST (1441 …

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Summary Business executives outnumber government officials Deals on nuclear power, natural gas, renewables signed (Reuters) – A stand in the COP28 “startup village” has proved the arena to gain high level access and even clinch deals on the sidelines of U.N. climate talks that are striving for an agreement as countries argue over the future use of …

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Summary Excess 2024 supply expected from growth in non-OPEC output China experiencing rising deflationary pressures Investors await central bank interest rate decisions (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Monday as worries persisted around crude oversupply despite OPEC+ cuts and softer fuel demand growth next year. Brent crude futures fell 43 cents to $75.41 a barrel …

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(Bloomberg) The US plans to hold monthly tenders to buy oil for its strategic petroleum reserve through at least May as the Biden administration moves ahead with plans to refill the caverns that currently sit near the lowest levels in 40 years. The energy department on Friday issued a solicitation to buy as much as …

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(Bloomberg) At the world’s most important climate summit, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — whose members supply almost 30% of the world’s oil — has a pavilion for the first time. There, staff were giving out a children’s book about oil. A grey-haired cartoon Professor named Riggs takes young readers through topics as …

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Summary Some members balk at fossil fuel phase-out inclusion Saudi, Russia push for focus on emissions not fuels Nations most affected by climate change demand its inclusion DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Some countries are resisting a proposed pledge to phase-out fossil fuels in a COP28 climate deal, jeopardising attempts for U.N. climate talks to deliver a …

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Endeavor Energy Partners is exploring a sale that could value the largest privately-held oil and gas producer in the Permian basin of the United States at between $25 billion and $30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The sale would come almost 45 years after Texas oilman Autry Stephens started the company that …

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 U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row for the first time since November 2022, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by one to 626 …

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