388 new mines must be built by 2030 to satisfy electric vehicle mandates The governments of Canada, the United States, and many other nations are mandating a shift in vehicle technology: away from vehicles powered primarily by internal combustion engines, and toward vehicles powered primarily with electricity stored on board in batteries. Canada’s government has …

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 (Reuters) – World governments agreed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow two years ago to phase out “inefficient” fossil fuel subsidies to help fight global warming. Since then, however, global fossil fuel subsidies have risen $2 trillion to $7 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund, as governments around the world moved to protect …

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U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Wednesday. For the month, the total rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by three, putting it down for the sixth time in …

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Summary Prices continue to fall after previous session’s plunge Meeting delay stokes expectations OPEC+ might not deepen cuts Delay likely to be linked to dissenting African members -sources Nov 23 (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped about 1% on Thursday, extending losses after postponement of an OPEC+ meeting stoked expectations that the group might not deepen …

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Courtesy of GIPHY Courtesy of ENERGYminute See more articles and infographics from ENERGYminute HERE Almost every day now, a new energy transition project or a plan to rapidly grow an electricity grid is announced. Between net-zero electrification goals and landmark policy support like the Inflation Reduction Act, there’s an incredible momentum behind the electricity sector. But …

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Morgan Stanley sees prices of each barrel of Brent crude supported at a level in the mid-$80s, as it expects producer group OPEC to continue to restrain production and stabilise oil inventories broadly at present levels. Oil prices kept in a narrow range on Wednesday, with the market awaiting news on output cuts from the …

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Summary Markets cautious ahead of Nov. 26 OPEC+ meeting Eyes on whether OPEC+ cuts rolled over or deepened U.S. government data on stockpiles due Wednesday LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Wednesday in quiet pre-U.S. Thanksgiving holiday trading, as the market awaited news on output cuts from the OPEC+ producers group and …

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OTTAWA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Canada will finance investment tax credits for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and for net-zero energy technologies, following through on previously announced subsidies meant to attract more green investment, its Fall Economic Statement (FES) said on Tuesday. The financing of two of the investment tax credit (ITC) programs, and the …

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OTTAWA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Canada will finance investment tax credits for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and for net-zero energy technologies, following through on previously announced subsidies meant to attract more green investment, its Fall Economic Statement (FES) said on Tuesday. The financing of two of the investment tax credit (ITC) programs, and the …

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The basic strategy in the fight to limit climate change is to power everything with electricity, generated from wind, solar or other clean sources. But there’s a problem: Some things can’t easily run on electricity. Think steel mills, cement plants and long-distance passenger jets — they need a clean fuel that can be stored and …

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