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US Demands EU Exempt its Gas from Methane Emissions Law, Document Shows

The U.S. has demanded that the European Union exempt its oil and gas from obligations under the bloc’s methane emissions law on fuel imports until 2035, a U.S. government document seen by Reuters showed. Starting this year, the EU requires importers of oil and gas to Europe to monitor and report methane emissions associated with …

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US Squeeze on Venezuela Oil Won’t Create Global Crunch: Bousso

The United States’ tightening grip on Venezuela’s oil exports could strangle the country’s crude output and cut off President Nicolas Maduro’s main economic lifeline, but it will have limited impact on the global market. The U.S. Coast Guard last week seized in mid-ocean a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude to Cuba, marking a step-up in Washington’s …

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US Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for Second Time in Three Weeks, Says Baker Hughes

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a second time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by one to 548 in …

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US House Passes Bill to Fast-Track Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted 213-184 to pass a bill that aims to speed up federal permitting of interstate natural gas pipelines by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the lead agency in the process. The Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act gives the agency …

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Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Infrastructure In Caspian For Second Time

KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck two Russian oil rigs in the Caspian Sea, an official in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Friday. The source said SBU drones hit the Filanovsky and Korchagin oil rigs, which both belong to Russia’s Lukoil (LKOH.MM). The Filanovsky rig – part of Russia’s largest …

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Venezuela Oil Exports Fall Sharply After US Tanker Seizure, Sources and Data Say

By Marianna Parraga Only Chevron-chartered tankers sailing into international waters About 11 million barrels stuck in vessels in Venezuela Some cargoes are onboard Washington-sanctioned ships HOUSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports have fallen sharply since the United States seized a tanker earlier this week and imposed fresh sanctions on shipping companies and vessels …

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How Billionaire Wes Edens’ Big Energy Dream Hit the Rocks

New Fortress Energy went all in on a concept it called Fast LNG. Slowly that commitment has become the company’s undoing. By Ruth Liao, Liam Vaughan, and Jim Wyss For 20 minutes, Wes Edens barely pauses as he talks about the sunny prospects for his beleaguered liquefied natural gas company, New Fortress Energy. Dressed in …

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