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Oil holds near $60 as cold snap halts a third of US crude output

Bloomberg Oil held gains after surpassing $60 a barrel for the first time in a year as a cold snap and power crisis took out a third of US crude production. Some 3.5 million barrels a day of American output has been halted, according to traders and industry executives, as a cold blast freezes well operations and cuts power across …

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UK utilities looking to a future without gas to heat homes

Bloomberg Several UK utilities are lining up to support changes to how households are taxed in Britain for their energy use. In an effort to make electricity cheaper for charging cars and heating homes, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is considering moving some levies away from power to gas bills. It’s a move that could kick-start the mammoth task …

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Maersk bids farewell to fossil-fuel only ships

Bloomberg A century after the global shipping fleet ran largely on coal, the world’s largest shipping line is taking a historic step toward not using fossil fuels for propulsion. All newly constructed vessels owned by AP Moller-Maersk will have to be able to use carbon-neutral fuels, such as clean methanol and ammonia, as well as traditional oil-based products, the company …

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