Oil Edges Higher as Investors Weigh U.S.-Iran Progress
Oil prices ticked higher as traders gauged progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, with Saxo saying the risk of sudden escalation was likely to sustain a geopolitical risk premium of $3-$5 per barrel.
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Naturgy Profit Rises on Higher Energy Demand, Pricing
Gas and electricity prices remained higher on average during the year, driven by geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty.
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The Fossil Fuel Tycoon Teaming Up With the Rockefellers to Fight Energy Poverty
EQT Chief Executive Toby Rice is starting a nonprofit to tackle a lack of access to modern energy infrastructure in poor nations.
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JLL Partners Closes Ninth Fund at $1.4 Billion
JLL Partners closed its ninth flagship fund with $1.4 billion, the midmarket private-equity firm said Wednesday.
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Quantum Capital Raises $2.3 Billion So Far for New Energy Fund and Scores an Exit
The private-equity firm is set to reap a more than twofold gross return from the $4.7 billion sale of natural-gas fired power plants backed by the new fund.
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Devon Energy Profit, Revenue Slip Ahead of Coterra Merger
The oil and natural gas company reported net income of $562 million, or 90 cents a share, compared with $639 million, or 98 cents a share, a year earlier.
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India Seizes Sanctioned Shadow Fleet Tankers Amid Trade Thaw With U.S.
The move marks New Delhi's first direct support of U.S. efforts to crack down on the so-called dark fleet.
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Portland General to Buy PacifiCorp's Washington Assets for $1.9 Billion
Portland General Electric has struck a deal to buy the wind, natural-gas generation and distribution assets of Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp unit in Washington state for $1.9 billion.
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How Jet Engines Are Powering Data Centers
Companies are converting aircraft engines to land-based natural gas turbines for power generation in the AI boom.
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The shale boom that made the U.S. the world's top oil producer is nearing a crucial turning point
The shale-oil revolution that transformed the U.S. into the world's top oil producer is entering a new phase - one that could see America's hard-fought lead in energy erode in fewer than five years as oil production growth peters out.
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U.S. Military Airlifts Modern Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight
The reactor's journey to Utah from California is part of the Trump administration's push for more nuclear power.
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Enbridge, TC Energy Investing in Projects to Tap Rising Energy Demand
Big Canadian pipeline operators are investing heavily in anticipation that North American energy demand will continue to grow, driven in large part by the boom in data centers.
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Investment Firms Strike $3.4 Billion Deal for Peruvian Power Producer
Peru has become a battleground for foreign investments, with the U.S. and China jostling for influence in the Latin American country.
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IEA Expects Oil Supply to Rebound After U.S. Winter Storm Slashed Output
Global supply is now projected to grow by 2.4 million barrels a day this year, with growth evenly split between OPEC+ and non-OPEC+ producers.
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