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Shell posts almost $10bn in profits for first quarter

Oil and gas giant Shell on Thursday posted record first quarter profits of $9.65bn, far exceeding analysts’ forecasts. This comes as increases in fuel and liquified natural gas (LNG) trading offset falling earnings as energy prices declined. Company analysts predicted adjusted earnings of $8bn, according to Reuters. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $21.4bn, with the

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Guyanese court finds ExxonMobil in breach of oil spill insurance obligations

A Guyanese court on Wednesday ruled that oil giant ExxonMobil’s offshore oil unit in Guyana is in breach of its insurance obligations, Reuters reports. According to high court justice Sandil Kissoon, ExxonMobil “engaged in a disingenuous attempt” to dilute its obligations under its environmental permit for its Liza One project. The environmental permit for the

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Australia: Northern Territory Government accused of not assessing Beetaloo Basin climate risks

The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia has been issued a letter by one of the panel members of the Northern Territory’s fracking inquiry stating that it failed to implement a number of  the panel’s recommendations for the Beetaloo Basin project. According to Dr David Richie, the letter’s author, the Beetaloo Basoin gas project

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