Shell Keeps $3.5 Billion Buyback Despite Earnings Fall
Adjusted earnings-a closely watched metric that strips out certain commodity-price adjustments and one-time charges-fell to $3.26 billion from $5.43 billion in the preceding quarter.
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The $100 Billion Bet on Venezuelan Oil Relies on a Broken State Company
Foreign energy companies are facing a legal minefield dealing with PdVSA, which has long been accused of corruption.
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Equinor Posts Earning Slide, Targets Cost Cuts in 2026
Fourth-quarter earnings slid as weaker oil and gas prices bite, with the company targeting a 10% reduction in operating costs this year and paring back capital expenditure.
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Oil Tanker Rates Have Tripled. It May Not Last.
The supply of tankers is set to increase, which will eventually exceed demand growth.
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Enphase Stock Soars 35% After Earnings. Why Some Clouds Are Lifting for Solar.
Solar stocks took a battering last year after President Donald Trump's signature tax bill cut clean-energy subsidies.
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The Dell Scion Who Wants to Shore Up the Texas Power Grid
Zach Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Base Power, a home-battery company that has raised more than $1.3 billion from investors.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Fall Amid Lower Production
Commercial crude oil stocks fell by 3.5 million barrels and were about 4% below the five-year average for the time of year, said the Energy Information Administration.
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Oil Futures Rise On U.S.-Iran Risk Premium
Crude oil futures gained on renewed U.S.-Iran risk following reports that talks set to be held Friday may not happen because of disagreement over venue and subjects to be included.
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Why India Will Struggle to Reduce Its Reliance on Russian Oil
India relies on Russia for roughly a third of its oil imports, up from just 2% before Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Venezuelan oil, crude futures, SSE, Equinor and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
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BP Investors Demand Proof That Shift Back to Oil and Gas Will Boost Returns
A shareholder resolution filed by U.K. and European pension funds, along with activist investor Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, said the reset strategy and renewed focus on oil and gas doesn't address the root cause of BP's underperformance.
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Siemens Energy to Spend $1 Billion to Boost Manufacturing of Electrical-Grid Equipment
Investments include restarting manufacturing of gas turbines, the monster machines needed to supply reliable power for the AI-data-center boom.
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Orsted Sells Onshore Business for $1.7 Billion After Judge Rules U.S. Wind Project Can Resume
The company has been working through a major restructuring that includes a large-scale divestment program to free up funds and shore up its coffers.
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