Oil and Corn Groups Team Up Against Biden’s Tailpipe Emissions Rules

The top U.S. oil and corn industry lobby groups said on Tuesday they were suing the administration of President Joe Biden over its plans to slash planet-warming tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks, arguing the regulations will cause economic harm. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this spring finalized new rules for models of semi-trucks, buses …

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Oil Funds Temper Bearishness After OPEC+ Reassurance

By John Kemp (Reuters) – Portfolio investors last week repurchased some of the petroleum they had sold the week before after Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies stressed any future production increases would be contingent on market conditions. Hedge funds and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 80 million barrels in the six most important …

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Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Stake in Occidental Petroleum to Nearly 29%

(Reuters) – Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. acquired another 2.95 million shares in Occidental Petroleum , a regulatory filing showed, bringing his stake in the U.S. oil producer’s common stock to nearly 29%. Berkshire disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday that it paid about $176 million in three separate purchases of …

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U.S. Judge Dismisses Exxon Case Against Activist Investor Over Proxy Filing

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit Exxon Mobil  had filed against activist group Arjuna Capital after the group had agreed not to pursue future proxy filings at the company’s annual meetings. The lawsuit by the largest U.S. oil company had raised alarm among activists and public pension investors who argued it would muzzle …

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