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INSIGHT-AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service
AI data center electricity demand revives peaker power plantsPeakers emit more pollution when they run than typical power plantsThe power plants are often located in low-income, minority communitiesBy Laila Kearney Dec 23, CHICAGO - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oi...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Russia raises concerns with US over actions on Venezuela, Russian news agencies say
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Russia is conveying its concerns to the United States regarding Washington's actions on Venezuela, Russian news agencies cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying.Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela has included a ramped-up military presence in the ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Sweden's Vattenfall applies for state aid for new nuclear reactors
STOCKHOLM, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Swedish utility Vattenfall has applied for state financing to build new reactors at its Ringhals plant, it said on Tuesday, the first company to do so under a scheme the government hopes will lead to a renaissance in nuclear power.State-owned Vattenfall, through its maj...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Russia's Transneft sees oil transit via CPC up 18% to 74.4 mln T in 2025
Drone strike on Nov. 29 damaged loading infrastructureKazakhstan diverted some oil to China, BTC pipeline from CPCCPC shipped 65.5 mln tons Jan–Nov 21CPC exports seen down to 1.65 mln bpd in January MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Oil exports via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's network are expec...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
METALS-Copper hovers near record highs on supply constraint concerns, rate cut bets
By Ishaan Arora Dec 23 (Reuters) - Copper prices were broadly steady on Tuesday, hovering near record highs hit in the previous session, as supply constraints and bets of easing monetary policy in the U.S. and China buoyed prices.The most active copper contract on Shanghai Futures Exchange SCFcv1...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Russia's Transneft sees oil transit via CPC up 18% to 74.4 mln T in 2025, RIA reports
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Oil exports via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's network are seen rising by 18% to 74.4 million metric tons this year, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Nikolai Tokarev, head of Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft TRNF_p.MM.Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
WTI declines below $58.00 as US considers selling seized Venezuelan crude
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $57.80 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. The WTI price declines after rising more than 2% in the previous session as US President Donald Trump said that he might sell Venezuelan crude that he has seized.
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Tue, Dec 23
PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - December 23
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of $40.4 billion of the equity financing for Para...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Adds Oseberg outage
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAG...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd Signs A Project Finance Agreement For FSRU Project In Singapore
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd 9104.T:ANNOUNCES SIGNING A PROJECT FINANCE AGREEMENT WITH A BANKING SYNDICATE FOR A NEWBUILD FLOATING STORAGE AND REGASIFICATION UNIT (FSRU) SAYS PROJECT TO BE OPERATED BY SINGAPORE LNG CORPORATION PTE LTD(SLNG) AS SINGAPORE'S SECOND LNG TERMINALSAYS TH...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
ROI-Disruption and dislocation: LME metals' year in seven charts: Andy Home
By Andy Home LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange (LME) base metals complex this year.The demand picture is far from rosy, but supply-chain stress has still lifted the LME Index .LMEX, a basket of the exchange's six base me...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Russia attacks Ukraine energy system, triggers emergency outages in Kyiv, Ukraine says
KYIV, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Russia was again attacking Ukraine’s energy sector, prompting emergency power outages in a number of regions, including the capital Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
EU plans checks against cheap plastic imports, FT says
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The European Union is planning checks on imported plastics and other steps to support its recycling industry, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.Proposals, expected as soon as Tuesday, include checks on imports to ensure they are recycled, the report said.Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - December 23
The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - The Trump administration suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects that are under construction off the U.S. East Coast over what it called n...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Report says Amtrak's new higher-speed trains delayed by planning, track issues
Amtrak's Acela program lost $287 million in revenue and costsSenate report criticizes Biden administration's train purchase decisionAmtrak aims for operational profitability by 2028 with new train plansBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak's...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
