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June 29 (Reuters) – Duke Energy (DUK.N) will end its offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior, the department said on Monday, in the latest move by U.S. President Donald Trump to shift investments away from the renewable power source. …
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by EnergyNow Editorial Staff The Trump administration has launched a major effort to expand offshore oil and gas development along the California coast, reopening a debate that has largely been dormant for decades. In January, the U.S. Department of the Interior began the process of considering new offshore lease sales in federal waters off Central …
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June 2 (Reuters) – Seven U.S. states led by New York sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for cancelling a major offshore wind lease off the coast of New York in exchange for a pledge by its owner to invest instead in fossil fuel projects. The lawsuit in the Washington, D.C., federal court challenges a …
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By Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth Norway is putting pressure on the European Union to remove a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic where almost two thirds of its petroleum resources lie. Norwegian politicians, civil servants, and environmental and industry lobbyists are increasingly visiting Brussels to influence EU institutions as the bloc gears …
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NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court on Thursday denied the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s bid to stop oil producer Sable Offshore Corp (SOC.N) from moving oil on a long-disputed pipeline linked to the Santa Ynez offshore platform. The denial marks a setback for California’s efforts to stop the Santa …
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April 7 (Reuters) – House Democrats questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s deal to return nearly $1 billion to TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) to stop the development of two U.S. offshore wind farms, according to letters sent to administration officials and the French energy company. U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin, both Democrats, sent a …
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LONDON/NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – European energy majors TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and Shell (SHEL.L) are among companies eyeing a majority stake in one of the U.S. Gulf’s most promising sites, three sources with knowledge of the process said, as interest in North American energy prospects rises due to the Middle East conflict. London-listed BP is …
Oil Giants Show Early Interest in US Gulf Deepwater Field Stake, Sources Say Read More »
By Nichola Groom Exemption granted based on national security grounds Impacted species include critically endangered Rice’s whale Environmental groups vow to challenge vote in court Oil and gas industry says environmental protections remain March 31 (Reuters) – A federal panel, convened for the first time in more than three decades, voted unanimously on Tuesday to …
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British energy major BP has received approval from the Trump administration to advance its Kaskida project in the Gulf of Mexico, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement late on Friday. The $5 billion investment would unlock 10 billion barrels of resources that BP has discovered in the Paleogene fields of the U.S. …
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Ron Wallace and Tammy Nemeth “Investors can’t ignore the commercial constraints imposed by the MoU. My concern is that the MoU does not address the key federal barriers that preclude a free-market approach to the energy industry. Key federal barriers have become conditional, reversible, or deferred.” Bryan Gould, Executive Chairman Aspenleaf Energy. As …
