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U.S. natural gas futures eased on Thursday, having hit their lowest in a month earlier in the session, as the federal data showing a bigger-than-expected storage build last week added pressure to the market. Front-month gas futures for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange traded 1.9 cents lower, or 1.1%, to $1.63 per …
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Coal plants must stifle most of their carbon or close by 2039 Emissions cuts will start to hit new gas plants in 2032 Bloomberg The Biden administration is cracking down on planet-warming pollution from the nation’s electricity sector, with mandates likely to encourage the closure of coal plants that advocates argue are vital to meet …
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MIAMI (AP) — A company started by a Texas billionaire oilman announced a deal Wednesday with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to rehabilitate five aging oil fields, days after the Biden administration put a brake on sanctions relief over concerns about the fairness of the country’s upcoming presidential election. LNG Energy Group is a publicly traded company …
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A drone view shows California’s largest battery storage facility, as it nears completion on a 43-acre site in Menifee, California, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake The slide in battery costs will also help provide electricity to millions of people without access, cutting by nearly half the average electricity costs of mini-grids with solar PV …
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(Reuters) – Refiner Valero Energy beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, benefiting from sustained demand as crude supplies remained tight due to disruptions in Russia and maintenance work at U.S. refineries. Crude supplies came under pressure as Ukrainian drone attacks had shut about 14% of Russia’s refining capacity, as of the end of the March quarter. …
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Summary Analysts see upside for top refiners Geopolitical risks keep oil prices elevated War-related supply disruptions to keep margins strong NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – U.S refiners’ first quarter profits are expected to fall from recent records, when earnings soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but overall will continue to draw support …
U.S. Refiners’ Profits to Fall From Last Year But Margins Remain Strong Read More »
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled plans on Wednesday to hold up to a dozen auctions of offshore wind development rights through 2028, including four before the end of this year. The schedule will help companies, states and others plan for projects that require massive amounts of investment and infrastructure, the Interior Department said …
HOUSTON, April 24 (Reuters) – Technology advances are making it possible for U.S. shale oil and gas companies to reverse years of productivity declines, but the related requirement to frontload costs by drilling many more wells is deterring some companies from doing so. While overall output is at record levels, the amount of oil recovered …
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The first tanker in 12 days set sail from Freeport LNG’s Texas export terminal on Tuesday, signaling the resumption of gas processing after an outage this month. Freeport LNG, one of the largest U.S. liquefied natural gas export facilities, has suffered several outages this year with all processing units recently out of service, pressuring U.S. …
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Bloomberg News Tesla Inc. is accelerating the launch of more affordable models in a bid to arrest a deterioration in its profit margins and sales. The electric-vehicle maker plans to start production on the cheaper cars before the second half of 2025, when it had previously pledged to begin making them. The Elon Musk-led company has been coping …
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