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Ben Winkley
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News editor cutting long stories short for Argus Media - mostly sharing stories beyond our paywall, or staring with my jaw on the floor
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · Apr 8
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 20h
US moves closer to fully removing sanctions on Syria. A repeal of the Caesar Act makes its way into the defense bill, which is still moving through even though the government is shut

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US Senate votes to repeal Caesar Act sanctions on Syria | Latest Market News
The US Senate has voted to repeal the Caesar Act sanctions on the former Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, US republican senator Joe Wilson said.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 20h
Next week the US will impose fees for Chinese ships, but it's still unclear what and how these will be structured. Beijing has retaliated in kind, and the net effect will probably be a bifurcated global shipping market

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Confusion endures as US port fees approach | Latest Market News
The shipping community is still missing key details on the application and implementation of port fees for Chinese ships visiting the US starting 14 October,shipping industry associations tell <i>Argu...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 2d
Peace in the Middle East latest

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Israel, Hamas agree first-phase Gaza peace deal: Trump | Latest Market News
Israel and Gaza-based militant group Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a peace deal, US president Donald Trump said late on Wednesday.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 2d
Opinion: Too Much LNG

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Opinion: Foot on the gas | Latest Market News
The supply gap that has opened up in the global gas market since Russian flows to Europe were largely cut, and the shift in favour of fossil fuels in the US following President Donald Trump's return t...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 2d
Exxon back in Iraq

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ExxonMobil signals return to Iraq with Majnoon pact | Latest Market News
ExxonMobil has signed a preliminary agreement with Iraq's oil ministry to help develop upstream assets, including the 240,000 b/d Majnoon field in the south. The deal aligns with Iraq's goal of raisin...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 2d
Cheaper renewable energy is an "unstoppable force", says DNV, which keeps its forecast of a 50/50 fossil fuel/non-fossil fuel primary energy mix in 2050

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Energy transition ‘rolling on’ despite headwinds: DNV | Latest Market News
The global energy transition is "rolling on", despite policy changes in the US, in part owed to the "unstoppable force" of cheaper renewable energy, Norwegian assurance and risk management provider DN...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 3d
The bigwigs of Riyadh, rightly, have adjusted the flood of returning oil to an ooze and priced it accordingly. The oil market is in no mood to receive another half-million barrels of feedstock in such short order but.. check in in a few or several months’ time..

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A Ukraine, Gaza and Oil Market Grind
The euphoria seen in stock markets once again fails to migrate influence into our market and oil prices languish in the shadow of competing drivers and a resigned feeling of ‘what next?’ The stock mar...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 3d
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 3d
and the IEA says global renewable power capacity will grow by 4.6TW by 2030 — double the deployment in 2019-24

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Global renewable power capacity to double by 2030: IEA | Latest Market News
Global renewable power capacity is forecast to grow by 4.6TW by 2030 — double the deployment in 2019-24 — driven by solar power installations, energy watchdog the IEA said today.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 3d
and the IEA says global renewable power capacity will grow by 4.6TW by 2030 — double the deployment in 2019-24

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Global renewable power capacity to double by 2030: IEA | Latest Market News
Global renewable power capacity is forecast to grow by 4.6TW by 2030 — double the deployment in 2019-24 — driven by solar power installations, energy watchdog the IEA said today.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 3d
Renewable energy generated more power than coal for the first time on record in the first half of this year, according to a report by energy think-tank Ember

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Renewables overtook coal for powergen in 1H: Ember | Latest Market News
Renewable energy generated more power than coal for the first time on record in the first half of this year, according to a report by energy think-tank Ember, preventing further increases in CO2 emiss...
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Bob From Brockley @bobfrombrockley.bsky.social · 5d
It’s extraordinary but not shocking that it isn’t seen as a massive story that one of the most senior politicians in Farage’s party was an active Russian agent for pay, asking questions in the European Parliament on the Kremlin’s behalf, organising pro-Russian events.

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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 4d
some nice writing in there: "The Feltham fatberg fiasco"; "the vile accumulation"
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 4d
Fat-beeeeeerrrrrrrrrg!

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Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer
Toxic mass chiselled out of Feltham pipes amid campaign to stop people tipping harmful substances down drains
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 4d
Fuel shortages in Indonesia:

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Shell's Indonesian gasoline network runs dry | Latest Market News
Shell stations in Indonesia have run out of all grades of gasoline, and all three Shell-supplied gasoline grades are now unavailable across its retail stations, the company said on its website.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 4d
The EU is almost on track to hit its 2030 emissions target, but the fastest-warming continent faces rising climate damage. Ingrained dithering not helping. Insight here from @georgiagratton.bsky.social

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EU dithers on targets as climate risks rise | Latest Market News
The EU has missed key UN deadlines to submit its climate target and plan for 2030-35, while a report this week from the European Environment Agency (EEA) details the growing challenges that climate ch...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 5d
Opec: moar oil. You can take it

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Opec+ 8 agree 137,000 b/d quota hike for November | Latest Market News
Eight core Opec+ producers today agreed to raise their collective output ceiling by another 137,000 b/d in November, the Opec secretariat said today.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 5d
Autumn at the allotment. Not pictured: the winner, which was so engorged the judges had to go to it
3 orange pumpins and an old yellow scale
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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 5d
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Tawny owl
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 7d
Poland plans 300km of new pipeline to connect with the Nato system that ferries diesel and jet fuel around the continent

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Poland agrees to join Nato fuel pipeline system | Latest Market News
Poland has agreed to connect to Nato's Central Europe Pipeline System (CEPS), with the government saying the move is "crucial for strengthening the country's energy security and defense".
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 8d
Saudi Aramco will be under pressure to cut its official November crude formula prices for European buyers, as medium sour supply continues to outpace regional demand.

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Aramco tipped to cut November crude prices for Europe | Latest Market News
State-controlled Saudi Aramco will be under pressure to cut its official November crude formula prices for European buyers, as medium sour supply continues to outpace regional demand.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 8d
US EV tax credit, signed off by George W Bush in 2008, no longer available

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US EV tax credit expires after 15 years | Latest Market News
US car and truck buyers can no longer claim a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid that has been available for 15 years, a result of changes enacted through ...
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 8d
New Zealand aims to begin imports of LNG from winter 2027

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New Zealand starts procurement process for LNG imports | Latest Market News
New Zealand aims to begin imports of LNG from winter 2027, after the country's National Party-led government announced it would begin a procurement process next week for an import terminal.
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 9d
A round sticker with a chimp face above the name Goodall
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Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 9d
EIA to publish data during US government shutdown "for a period of time". No jobs report or ags data though.

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EIA will publish data on first day of US shutdown | Latest Market News
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said it will publish data as normally scheduled today as the federal government <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2737523">e...
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