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BP "lobbying to weaken" EU green investment
Oil giant BP is pushing the European Union to weaken what qualifies as a sustainable energy source, which could make it "more challenging" for the bloc to meet its net-zero emissions goal, an industry watchdog told AFP.
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Daily (20.04.2021): Supply concerns due to high Asian LNG prices and bullish oil lifted British gas prices on Monday
Crude oil markets moved sideways on Monday, but a weaker U.S. Dollar offered some bullish support. However, the gains were capped by the resurgence of the pandemic in India and negotiations likely to lead to a relaxation of economic sanctions against Iran. Hence, Brent crude rose by 0.4% to settle at $67.05 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude closed at $63.38 a barrel, posting equally a 0.4% gain.
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Global energy CO2 emissions forecast to rise 5% in 2021 on revived coal burn
Global energy-related CO2 emissions are on course to surge by almost 5% in 2021 to 33 billion tonnes, the second-largest increase in history, the International Energy Agency said April 20 in its Global Energy Review 2021.
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Early Belgian gas switch could speed up Groningen halt
The last Belgian low-calorie gas users could be switched over by the end of 2024, well ahead of the previously expected final switch by the end of 2029, the Belgian energy ministry said in a letter to its Dutch counterpart. This could end exports of low-calorie gas to Belgium — excluding those sent on to France — from the Netherlands by the end of 2024, Dutch economy minister Bas van 't Wout said.
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BP Plans $1.3 Billion Gas Collection System To Eliminate Flaring
Supermajor BP plans to invest $1.3 billion on constructing a system that would capture and collect natural gas released during oil production in the Permian to eliminate the highly controversial practice of flaring, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding that the company could announce an end to flaring by 2025.
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