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Trump US energy emergency order should withstand court challenges

by Reuters  • Jan 23, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency to boost drilling and speed up pipeline construction should withstand court challenges but will not allow oil and gas producers to skirt all environmental laws, according to legal experts.

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Trump’s climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil

by Reuters  • Jan 23, 2025

U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate cooperation will not help their investment plans in the global transition to cleaner energy.

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Trump’s USDA secretary pick led group opposed to ethanol, farm subsidies

by Reuters  • Jan 23, 2025

President Donald Trump's pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed, according to a Reuters review of the group's policy statements.

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Lyondell to begin closure of Houston refinery this weekend, sources say

by Reuters  • Jan 23, 2025

LyondellBasell Industries will begin the permanent closure of its 263,776 barrel-per-day Houston refinery this coming weekend, said people familiar with plant operations.

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LNG exporter Venture Global cuts target valuation for US IPO to $65.33 billion

by Reuters  • Jan 22, 2025

LNG exporter Venture Global on Wednesday slashed the valuation it was seeking from its U.S. initial public offering to as much as $65.33 billion, significantly lower than the more than $100 billion it had initially aimed.

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Envana secures grant for $5.2M DOE methane mitigation technology project

by AJOT  • Jan 21, 2025

“Envana Software Solutions” (Envana) has been awarded a $4.2 million grant by the “U.S. Department of Energy” (DOE) to advance oil and gas methane monitoring and mitigation technologies. The funding is part of the DOE’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program under “Funding Opportunity Announcement” (FOA) 3256: Methane Emissions Reduction Program Oil…

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Today’s fuel prices / EIA January 2025
by AJOT  • Jan 22, 2025

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