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Biden to Offer $1.5-billion Loan to Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant

Funding will be offered as soon as next month to Holtec to restart its Palisades nuclear plant Bloomberg News Article content The Biden administration is poised to loan US$1.5 billion to restart a closed Michigan nuclear power plant, paving the way for a shuttered reactor to reopen in the U.S. for the first time. The funding, …

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U.S. Seeks to Buy About 3 Million Barrels of Oil for SPR for June Delivery

The United States is seeking to buy about 3 million barrels of U.S.-produced sour crude for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for delivery in June, Department of Energy documents showed on Tuesday. The administration of President Joe Biden is slowly replenishing the emergency stash after selling 180 million barrels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. …

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Baker Hughes Expects North America Oilfield Spend to Decline in 2024

Baker Hughes Expects North America Oilfield Spend to Decline in 2024 (Reuters) – U.S. oilfield technology firm Baker Hughes said on Wednesday it expects spending on drilling and well completion in North America to fall in 2024 as commodity prices remain volatile. Shale producers have looked to reduce drilling to counter weak prices. Many U.S. …

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COMMENTARY: Biden’s LNG Pause: a Deadly Election Year Fraud – Alex Epstein

In an attempt to buy votes from ignorant, gullible activists, Biden has amputated the US LNG industry without regard for the catastrophic consequences By Alex Epstein Joe Biden has halted LNG expansion, which the world needs for low-cost, reliable, secure energy.He pretends it’s to lower prices or GHG emissions, but it will do neither.Halting LNG is …

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U.S. Set to Renew Venezuela Oil Sanctions After Presidential Candidate Barred

Biden administration may let six-month suspension end in April US has eased pressure on Maduro amid democratic reforms Maria Corina Machado holds a press conference in Caracas on Monday.Photographer: Gaby Oraa/Bloomberg The Biden administration will restore sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector if the country upholds its ban on an opposition candidate from running for president, …

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Not So Fast! As Demand for Fast Deliveries Surges, the Industry Struggles on EV Transition

The cost of electric trucks and complications of charger installation hamper progress. The appetite for speedy package delivery is skyrocketing around the planet. Americans do more than 15% of their shopping online, with digital purchases of groceries, shoes, pet food and other goods quadrupling over the past decade to $1 trillion a year. Global e-commerce is expected …

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Oil Up on Middle East Tensions, China Economy Worries Limit Gains

Reuters – Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday following a more than 1% drop in the previous session as escalating tensions in major producing region the Middle East fuelled supply concerns, though a bleak Chinese economic outlook limited gains. March Brent crude futures , which are due to expire on Wednesday, rose 8 cents, or …

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Japan Worried U.S Pause of LNG Export Approvals May Delay New Projects

Japan, the world’s second-biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is concerned that a temporary suspension of U.S. export permits may delay the launch of new LNG facilities in the United States, industry minister Ken Saito said on Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden last week paused approvals for pending and future applications to export LNG …

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California and Big Oil Are Splitting After Century-Long Affair

Summary State policies favoring clean-energy have oil companies fuming Exxon, Chevron each to take about $2.5 billion in impairments Jan 29 (Reuters) – It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous U.S. state divorces itself from fossil fuels in its fight against climate change. California’s oil output …

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Commentary: Biden’s LNG Pause: a Deadly Fraud – Alex Epstein

In an attempt to buy votes from ignorant, gullible activists, Biden has amputated the US LNG industry without regard for the catastrophic consequences By Alex Epstein Joe Biden has halted LNG expansion, which the world needs for low-cost, reliable, secure energy.He pretends it’s to lower prices or GHG emissions, but it will do neither.Halting LNG is …

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