Argentine Court in Key Lithium Region Halts New Permits Over Environmental Concerns

Argentina, inside South America’s so-called “lithium triangle”, is one of the world’s top producers of the metal that is key for the batteries needed to power electric vehicles. A local company spokesperson declined to comment. The ruling, shared with Reuters on Thursday, comes after a case presented in 2021 by a chief of the Atacameños …

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U.S. Seeks Oil for Emergency Reserve as Maintenance Winds Down

US seeks oil for emergency reserve as maintenance winds down (Reuters) – The U.S. is seeking to buy 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), as one storage site winds down maintenance that had tempered the pace of replenishing the stockpile, the U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday. The oil, if …

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Venture Global LNG Asks U.S. Energy Regulator to Keep Documents Confidential

(Reuters) – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Venture Global LNG on Thursday delivered to U.S. regulators a proposed protective order seeking to keep documents on the construction of a Louisiana export facility confidential. The request will test the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) willingness to back a call by Venture Global LNG’s customers to require …

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Non-OPEC+ to Lead 2024 Oil Production Growth, Offsetting Output Cuts – EIA

(Reuters) – Near-term global oil and liquids production growth will be driven primarily by the U.S., Guyana, Canada, and Brazil, offsetting voluntary production cuts by OPEC+, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) forecast on Thursday. The boost to supply comes as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, this month …

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