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California Puts Oil Price-Gouging Rule on Hold to Keep Pumps Supplied

California regulators fearing a dramatic drop in gasoline supply placed a five-year pause on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s penalty on oil industry profits Aug. 29. The decision is a blow to Newsom’s legislation aimed at penalizing the oil industry for allegedly driving up the state’s gas prices in 2022. California Energy Commission Vice Chair Siva Gunda said the […]

Standard Chartered: U.S. Oil Output To Peak in 2026

U.S. oil and gas giant, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), has predicted that we will fall far short of the global energy sector’s net zero goals, thanks to high energy costs and surging coal demand. In its newly published Global Outlook, Exxon has forecast that the planet will only be able to cut emissions by 25% by 2050, nowhere near the two-thirds reduction required to meet IPCC goals.