Pipeline operator DT Midstream (DTM.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it would acquire three natural gas transmission pipelines from ONEOK (OKE.N), opens new tab for $1.2 billion in cash, boosting its presence in the Midwest market amid rapid consolidation in the U.S. industry. Increased consolidation among oil and gas producers and hurdles in getting new energy infrastructure approved...
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Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling
Oil and gas major Shell (SHEL.L) on Tuesday won an appeal against a landmark ruling that required it to accelerate carbon reduction efforts, dealing a blow to campaigners who have turned to legal channels to pursue climate action. The appeals court in The Hague said Shell had a responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect people from global warming....
U.S. regulators raise questions about siting data centers at power plants
Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centers next to U.S. power plants were the focus of a technical conference held on Friday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As the technology industry races to deploy data centers for technologies like generative artificial intelligence, quickly accessing the massive amounts...
Chinese solar firms go where US tariffs don’t reach
Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of U.S. trade tariffs targeting it and three other Southeast Asian countries. Meanwhile, in nearby Indonesia and Laos, a slew of new Chinese-owned solar plants are popping up, out of the reach of Washington’s...