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U.S. approves major offshore wind farm, launching industry to fight climate change

The Biden administration on Tuesday said it has approved the nation's first major offshore wind farm, billing it as the launch of a new domestic energy industry that will help eliminate emissions from the power sector.

Australia hits oil producers with levy to decommission abandoned Timor Sea field

Australia has stunned the oil industry with a levy to cover the estimated $200 million cost of removing facilities and cleaning up the area around an oil field off northwest Australia after the small company that owned the project collapsed.

Pipeline outage causes U.S. gasoline supply crunch, panic buying

Gas stations from Florida to Virginia began running dry and prices at the pump rose on Tuesday, as the shutdown of the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline by hackers extended into a fifth day and sparked panic buying by motorists.

Too cold to handle? Race is on to pioneer shipping of hydrogen

Hydrogen is touted as an inevitable green fuel of the future. Tell that to the people who'll have to ship it across the globe at hyper-cold temperatures close to those in outer space.

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CVR Energy to distribute Delek stake as special dividend

Carl Icahn's CVR Energy on Tuesday called off its months-long fight with Delek US Holdings, saying it would distribute its stake in the rival refiner to shareholders as part of a special dividend.

U.S. energy secretary: No need to hoard fuel after pipeline outage

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday there are no gasoline shortages in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown and that consumers should report any instances of price gouging of motor fuel.

U.S. considering Jones Act waiver after pipeline hack -Transportation Dept

The Transportation Department said on Tuesday it was evaluating whether a temporary waiver of the Jones Act is needed to ensure sufficient gasoline supply to some U.S. states after the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.

Investor Legal & General backs activist in Exxon proxy battle

Britain's biggest asset manager, Legal & General, on Tuesday said it will vote for an activist hedge fund's board slate at Exxon Mobil's shareholder meeting later this month, fueling a pitched fight over the oil major's future.

Canada's Suncor and ATCO to develop country's largest hydrogen project in Alberta

Canada's Suncor Energy will partner with utility ATCO Ltd to develop a clean hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, in one of the most significant steps taken by an oil sands producer to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

U.S. crude output to decline more than previously forecast in 2021 -EIA

U.S. crude oil production is expected to fall by 290,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2021 to 11.02 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday, a steeper decline than its previous forecast for a drop of 270,000 bpd.

Exclusive: Mexico's top copper miner plans $3.1 billion Baja, refining spend

Grupo Mexico is planning $3.1 billion in new investments for metals refining in Sonora state and power infrastructure for a major mine that will bring cheaper electricity to the isolated Baja peninsula, the company's No. 2 executive told Reuters.

Column: Signs of investor vertigo as copper hits record highs

Copper continues to rewrite the record books.

U.S. waives environmental rule to ease Mid-Atlantic fuel shortages

U.S. environmental regulators issued an emergency fuel waiver on Tuesday to help alleviate any shortages in reformulated gasoline in the Mid-Atlantic states as supplies tighten five days after a cyberattack shuttered the nation's biggest pipeline.

Enel bumps up U.S. note programme and links it to sustainability goals

(Refiles to specify notes programme in headline and first par)

Bonanza Creek to combine with Extraction Oil & Gas in $2.6 billion deal

(This May 10. story corrects deal value to $2.6 billion from $1.1 billion in headline and paragraph 1)

U.S. pipeline outage spurs refiners to book tankers to store fuel

Refiners booked at least five tankers to store gasoline stranded at U.S. Gulf Coast plants following a cyberattack that crippled the biggest fuel pipeline in the country, according to sources and shipping data on Tuesday.

EU countries want emissions targets to stay linked to wealth - document

European Union countries will ask the European Commission to keep national emissions targets linked to their levels of wealth as it crafts plans to overhaul EU climate policies, according to a draft document.

U.S. solar company GAF Energy moving production back home from Asia

A small U.S. solar company, GAF Energy, said on Tuesday it would move its manufacturing out of Asia to a new facility in Silicon Valley as it seeks to develop a next-generation technology to integrate solar panels with roof shingles.

OPEC pins oil demand hopes on second-half recovery as India dents Q2

OPEC on Tuesday stuck to its prediction of a strong recovery in world oil demand in 2021 as growth in China and the United States counters the coronavirus crisis in India, an outlook that bolsters the group's plan to gradually ease output cuts.

Kobe Steel aims to cut CO2 emissions by 30-40% by 2030

Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, Kobe Steel Ltd, aims to cut its CO2 emissions from its production process by 30%-40% by 2030 from 2013 levels in concert with a global push toward decarbonisation, it said on Tuesday.

Saudi to supply full June crude volumes to most buyers in Asia-sources

Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude oil exporter, will supply full volumes of crude to most Asian refiners in June, several people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

Column: China may target Australian LNG despite costly coal ban

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) may be the next commodity on China's hit list of what it won't buy from Australia, even as more signs emerge that the costs of Beijing's ban on importing Australian coal are mounting.

Jet fuel demand recovery faces long haul as travel stays regional

By Koustav Samanta, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Stephanie Kelly

Top U.S. fuel pipeline remains days from reopening after cyberattack

The biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline will not resume full operations for several more days due to a ransomware cyberattack blamed on a shadowy criminal network called DarkSide.

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