Newsom Storms Climate Conference and Assails Trump as a ‘Bully’

The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.

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Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling

The move would set up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific.

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What Shutdown? Work on Fossil Fuel Permits Continues.

Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.

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How Norway Adopted New Tech in Its Hunt for ‘Missing’ Oil

Going against conventional wisdom, explorers at a Norwegian energy company drilled horizontally to find oil in an abandoned natural gas field.

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Trump Urges the U.K. to Drill More Oil, Criticizing Its Energy Policy

President Trump said the North Sea was a “treasure chest,” but its high taxes were driving away oil producers.

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Canadian Company Claims to Find Large Oil Reserves in Poland

The firm’s chief executive said that the field in the Baltic Sea might eventually produce up to 40,000 barrels of oil a day, making it the largest discovery in Northern Europe in more than a decade.

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Venezuela Is Holding an Election in Essequibo, a Region of Neighboring Guyana

In Sunday’s election, President Nicolás Maduro has called to elect a governor of Essequibo — a region that actually belongs to neighboring Guyana.

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China Says Trump’s Order on Seabed Mining Violates International Law

Dozens of countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining, and have urged restraint until an international authority agrees on rules for the practice.

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The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?

A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems.

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Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects

The Trump administration plans to dramatically reduce environmental reviews before permitting drilling and mining projects on public lands and in federal waters.

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