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Oil prices jump after EU leaders agree to ban most Russian crude imports
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Oil prices jump after EU leaders agree to ban most Russian crude imports

EU leaders reached an agreement to ban 90% of Russian crude by the end of 2022. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices jumped after EU leaders reached an agreement late Monday to ban 90% of Russian crude by the end of the year. During Asia hours on Tuesday, U.S. crude futures were […]

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EU to discuss watered-down oil embargo on Russia as Hungary holds firm
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EU to discuss watered-down oil embargo on Russia as Hungary holds firm

Oil prices rose as traders closely monitored the prospect of the EU agreeing to impose a ban on Russian oil imports. Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images The European Union on Monday will continue to work toward an agreement to embargo Russian oil after attempts to do so on Sunday failed. The talks are […]

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EU fails to agree on Russia oil embargo, will try again Monday ahead of summit
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EU fails to agree on Russia oil embargo, will try again Monday ahead of summit

Ukrainian officials have repeatedly called for the EU to stop funding Russia’s invasion by imposing an immediate import ban on Russian oil and gas. Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images The EU failed on Sunday to agree on an embargo of Russian oil, but diplomats but will still try to make progress ahead of a Monday-Tuesday summit on […]

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Domestic airfares hit five-year high amid Memorial Day travel surge
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Domestic airfares hit five-year high amid Memorial Day travel surge

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau joins ‘Squawk Box’ ahead of the busy Memorial Day travel weekend to report how consumers are responding to higher fuel prices. Source

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UK slaps one-off tax on oil and gas giants to ease the pain of soaring household energy bills
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UK slaps one-off tax on oil and gas giants to ease the pain of soaring household energy bills

Sunak previously described the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas majors as “superficially appealing” but a decision that would ultimately deter investment. Jonathan Brady – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has imposed a windfall tax on oil and gas majors as the […]

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George Soros says Russia’s gas storage is almost full — and Europe should hold its nerve
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George Soros says Russia’s gas storage is almost full — and Europe should hold its nerve

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony honouring the country’s Olympians and Paralympians at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2022.  Maxim Shemetov | Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bargaining position is “not as strong as he pretends” and Europe has leverage against him, according to billionaire investor […]

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Energy security, not the energy transition, is ‘front and center’ again, Petronas CEO says
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Energy security, not the energy transition, is ‘front and center’ again, Petronas CEO says

Geopolitical upheaval has thrust energy security back into focus, the group CEO of Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas said. Energy markets have been volatile since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. The U.S. banned Russian energy imports while the EU proposed curbing purchases of Russian oil. Russia has cut off gas supplies to some […]

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Electric vehicles are in short supply. Here’s what you can find as gas prices soar
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Electric vehicles are in short supply. Here’s what you can find as gas prices soar

Charging port for a Ford Motor Co. Mustang during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images As gas prices hit record highs, some Americans might be tempted to go electric and ease the pain at the pump. But finding a shiny, new electric vehicle […]

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Safety consultant goes viral for leaving Shell after a decade, says ‘core business’ is dangerous
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Safety consultant goes viral for leaving Shell after a decade, says ‘core business’ is dangerous

Shell officially changed its name on Friday, ditching “Royal Dutch”, which has been part of its identity since 1907. Rick Wilking | Reuters At 8:27 a.m. on Monday morning, May 23, Caroline Dennett emailed 1,400 executives at the oil and gas conglomerate, Shell, to announce her resignation after 11 years working as a safety consultant. […]

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Spain paints itself as the answer to Europe’s Russian energy problem
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Spain paints itself as the answer to Europe’s Russian energy problem

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his country — and southern Europe more broadly — could provide an answer to the shortfall in gas supplies from Russia as the region looks to double down on sanctions against Moscow. […]

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