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EPA implements climate law’s methane fee for oil and gas companies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule Tuesday that implements a charge for oil and gas companies that release too much of the planet-warming gas methane. The fee was passed ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defense of oil and gas
The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, lashed out at Western critics of his country’s oil and gas industry on Tuesday.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
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Germany tells its ports to reject Russian gas cargoes
Economy ministry instructs import terminal to refuse planned shipment of LNGWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
European gas prices surge on potential disruption from Russia
Austria’s OMV warns Gazprom could halt supplies following arbitration rulingWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Gas prices at one-year high in Europe amid Russian supply threat
Gazprom could stop flow of gas into continent as result of their legal battle with Austrian company OMV. Europe’s gas market rose by as much as 5% on Thursday to its highest price in a year after ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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Russia's Gazprom stops flow of natural gas to Austria, utility says
Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration awardWorld - ABC News - November 16 -
Namibia seeks to double GDP growth from oil and gas finds
Energy minister Tom Alweendo eyes economic boon as population grows restive ahead of electionsWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
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Trump picks oil and gas executive Chris Wright for energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, to be his energy secretary. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Elliott Management bets on Japan property with 5% stake in Tokyo Gas
US activist investor plans to push Japanese company to offload some of its $9bn real estate portfolioWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
The US consumer is fine (but no better)
Aggregates conceal a lotWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Tokyo Gas Shares Rise Sharply After Elliott Builds Stake
Activist investors, once shunned by Japanese management, have become increasingly prominent in the Japanese market.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago -
Elliott’s Tokyo Gas property push should not get Lost in Translation
With Japan’s hotel market booming, now would be a good time for the group to consider selling the Park Hyatt TokyoWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Alabama set to carry out nation's third nitrogen gas execution
An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker is slated Thursday to become the third person executed in the U.S., and Alabama, by nitrogen gas.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Alabama about to execute third man this year with controversial nitrogen gas
Carey Dale Grayson scheduled to be killed for 1994 murder by technique that previously caused visible signs of distress. Alabama is hours away from carrying out its third execution this year ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Alabama man shook and gasped in final moments of nitrogen gas execution
Death of Carey Dale Grayson, 50, marks third time the US state has killed someone using controversial method. An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
A Miami Financier Is Quietly Trying to Buy Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
Stephen P. Lynch, who prefers to stay under the radar, says a deal for the Russian pipeline would serve long-term U.S. interestsBusiness - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Thanksgiving travelers can be grateful for the lowest gas prices since 2021
Gasoline prices are at their lowest since 2021, leading to a 75% rise in the number of travelers expected to take a road trip for the Thanksgiving holiday this year compared to last year.Business - MarketWatch - 17 hours ago -
Biden proposes to restrict pollution from new gas plants
The Biden administration has proposed a rule that it says will reduce pollution stemming from new gas-fired power plants and other industrial facilities. The proposal would require these plants to ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
UN climate summit’s $300bn deal slammed as ‘stage-managed’
Poorer countries concede in fight with rich world and fossil fuel producers over funds to deal with global warmingBusiness - Financial Times - 11 hours ago -
UN climate summit on the brink of collapse as vulnerable nations walk out
Germany accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia of trying to block progress on efforts to cut fossil fuel useWorld - Financial Times - 11 hours ago -
OPEC extends oil output cuts
The OPEC bloc of oil-producing nations announced Monday that it will extend oil production cuts through the end of 2024, spurring a 2 percent increase in the price of U.S. benchmark West Texas ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Associated Press to Cut Staff by 8%
The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across the United States.Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Ford to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
Headcount reduction comes as industry faces pressure over EV switch and competition from ChinaBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Falling oil prices may help push gas below $3 a gallon for the first time since 2021
The intensity of oil’s drop Monday showed that many traders were not prepared for what has been described as a “limited” retaliatory attack by Israel against Iran that came nearly four weeks after ...Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Gas price fears drive pushback against California plan to overhaul climate program
California's Republican representatives in Congress are pushing back against state plans to tighten carbon reduction policies, arguing that doing so would cause a sharp rise in gasoline prices. All ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
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Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles, but the switch to electric is a bumpy ride
Ethiopia this year became the first country in the world to ban the importation of non-electric private vehiclesWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
Britain will need gas plants as ‘back-up’ for wind in 2030, says grid operator
Report says ‘urgent action’ needed to meet government’s clean power targetBusiness - Financial Times - November 5 -
Police in Serbia respond with tear gas when protesters throw paint in anger over canopy collapse that killed 14 people
Police in Serbia respond with tear gas when protesters throw paint in anger over canopy collapse that killed 14 peopleWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
With Trump presidency looming, Biden plans to publish draft gas export study this year
The Biden administration plans to publish a draft study by the end of this year that could have implications for the future of new gas exports. The administration said earlier this year that it ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant
Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could propel the African country to a leading position in aluminum ...World - ABC News - November 13
