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US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control ft.trib.al/W10Z30T

US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control

Former CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that gas giant Novatek financed and controlled strategic Alaska project without US approval

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Oil hits $117 for first time since April on fears of flare-up in Iran hostilities ft.trib.al/wVjS5hO

Yen rallies as global tech rout sparks flight to safety

Asian stock markets follow Wall Street lower as Japanese currency gains against the dollar

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Gold drops below $4,000 as ‘haven’ asset joins market sell-off ft.trib.al/XBUIsN9

Gold drops below $4,000 as ‘haven’ asset joins market sell-off

Price has plunged this week even as investors rush to safety of US Treasuries

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What the coming copper crunch means for the global economy ft.trib.al/Wh8TMe5

What the coming copper crunch means for the global economy

A looming shortage of the metal will push up costs for AI, defence tech and the green transition

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Why the UK should greenlight both Jackdaw and Rosebank ft.trib.al/VXdykXS

Why the UK should greenlight both Jackdaw and Rosebank

The real problem, for those concerned about the climate, isn’t that oil and gas might become too cheap, but that renewables remain too expensive

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Ukraine seeks to move customs checks inside EU to avoid Russian drones ft.trib.al/Y9vQzNj

Ukraine seeks to move customs checks inside EU to avoid Russian drones

Lorries waiting at the border to export agricultural produce into the bloc have become a target for Moscow’s attacks

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Creditors to Sanjeev Gupta’s first UK steel plant appoint liquidators ft.trib.al/0QZmUaQ

Creditors to Sanjeev Gupta’s first UK steel plant appoint liquidators

Collapse into insolvency of historic Welsh steelworks threatens future of 50-year-old plant

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Britain secures gas supply from Belgium before winter crunch ft.trib.al/cZ9ggT0

Britain secures gas supply from Belgium before winter crunch

Last-minute deal comes after years of falling domestic gas production

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Shell and Exxon’s $8bn UK chemicals unit put up for sale ft.trib.al/7PYbQEK

Shell and Exxon’s $8bn UK chemicals unit put up for sale

Infineum taps advisers at Bank of America to run a sale of the business as Shell focuses on core oil and gas operations

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Global stocks tumble as oil prices rise ft.trib.al/Y4cG9oF

Meta sell-off drags US tech stocks lower as AI spending fears flare up

US Treasuries rally strongly as traders rush into haven assets

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Why climate could soon move back up the global agenda ft.trib.al/oskrNvE

Why climate could soon move back up the global agenda  

IEA chief Fatih Birol told an FT summit that ‘quick’ and ‘cheap’ renewables could drive renewed focus even as energy disruption drags on

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Australian iron ore miner warns of production slowdown without China deal ft.trib.al/oRSJMvL

Australian iron ore miner warns of production slowdown without China deal

Fortescue says operations ‘may be affected’ by talks with state-backed commodities buyer

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US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks ft.trib.al/XATl45z

US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks

Decision comes as two people were killed in a drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield

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Dangote takes stake in Kenyan pipeline and pledges more ‘aggressive’ energy investment ft.trib.al/gKlyW7z

Dangote takes stake in Kenyan pipeline and pledges more ‘aggressive’ energy investment

Deal for 25% of Kenya Pipeline comes amid plans for refineries and storage facilities across Africa

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Middle East oil exports climb back to prewar levels ft.trib.al/iPrDGdJ

Middle East oil exports climb back to prewar levels

Daily shipments from Gulf producers average 24.6mn, above 23.3mn before conflict, as ships use alternative routes

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Iran war sparks heating crisis in US north-east as winter approaches ft.trib.al/FJ4TayS

Iran war sparks heating crisis in US north-east as winter approaches

Record heating oil prices are forcing the region to rethink prior opposition to natural gas pipelines

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The Indian mega-refinery drawing Rubio’s interest ft.trib.al/RpGrwtk

The Indian mega-refinery drawing Marco Rubio’s interest

Trump’s top diplomat visits Mukesh Ambani as White House battles high fuel prices ahead of midterms

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UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea ft.trib.al/8LS51f9

UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea

Ministers to give go-ahead on Wednesday to the project about 150 miles east of Aberdeen

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Do not worry too much about European gas prices ft.trib.al/8RJ16wE

Do not worry too much about European gas prices

Wholesale values have hit new highs this year but the pain should be transitory

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Japan ‘months’ from running out of critical rare earth as China squeezes supply ft.trib.al/VihdpV7

Japan ‘months’ from running out of critical rare earth as China squeezes supply

Tokyo asks US to help convince Beijing to ease chokehold on yttrium and avert manufacturing shutdown

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