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Northvolt, Europe’s Great EV Hope, Files for Bankruptcy After Failing to Reach Rescue Deal

Company once seen as the answer to domestic battery production Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production. The Swedish supplier for electric-vehicle manufacturers will see its business and its assets sold by a Swedish court-appointed trustee, according to …

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Exxon to Raise Output to 5.4 mln boepd by 2030 From 4.3 mln, Exec Says

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil expects to raise output to 5.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2030, up from 4.3 million boepd now, the company’s president of upstream said on Wednesday. The production areas that the company is focused on for growth are Guyana, top U.S. oilfield the Permian, and the liquefied natural …

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US Crude Inventories Rise, Fuel Draws Down Amid Ongoing Maintenance, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose and fuel inventories fell last week as seasonal refinery maintenance season ticked along, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 1.4 million barrels to 435.2 million barrels in the week ended March 7, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters …

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Global Companies Eye More US investment as a Result of Trump’s Pro-Energy Policies

(Reuters) – Market upheaval from U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies has not dampened foreign investment interest in the U.S. energy industry, executives said this week, as they lauded his promise to cut regulations and support fossil fuels. Trump has made energy dominance a pillar of his administration, declaring a national energy emergency on …

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CERAweek: Small Nuclear Power Struggles at Cusp of US Electricity Demand Boom

 Summary • Companies • SMRs face cost, security, and regulatory challenges • U.S. regulatory framework for SMRs is underdeveloped • HALEU fuel safety and demand growth concerns persist HOUSTON, March 11 (Reuters) – Everyone from the U.S. energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming power demand, …

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford Freezes Plan to Slap Surcharge of Electricity Exports to US

(Reuters) – The premier of the Canadian province of Ontario said he was suspending plans to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the United States and would fly to Washington this week for talks with the Trump administration. Doug Ford made his surprise announcement on Tuesday just hours after telling U.S. networks that …

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CERAWEEK ANALYSIS Small Nuclear Power Struggles at Cusp of US Electricity Demand Boom

By Timothy Gardner SMRs face cost, security, and regulatory challenges U.S. regulatory framework for SMRs is underdeveloped HALEU fuel safety and demand growth concerns persist HOUSTON, March 11 (Reuters) – Everyone from the U.S. energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming power demand, but the technology …

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Trump Administration Aims to Cancel Oil Reserve Sales, Support Small Nuclear Power

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday he was planning to work with Congress on cancelling previously mandated sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as one way to address low stockpiles. Congress has mandated some 100 million barrels in sales from the reserve, the world’s largest emergency stockpile of crude oil, with a 7 …

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Soaring US Power Demand a Big Challenge, US Energy Secretary Says

(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday that soaring U.S. power demand growth “is a train wreck waiting to happen,” and requires big investments and regulatory changes to meet. He added, in comments to the CERAWeek conference in Houston, that the administration of President Donald Trump intends to reverse what he called …

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US Energy Secretary Pleased with OPEC Actions So Far

(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday that he was pleased with OPEC actions and had no specific requests of the Saudi Arabia-led oil producers group. He said he was happy OPEC was returning barrels to the marketplace and said that more energy was good for the globe. Wright, speaking to reporters …

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