| America's Last Ditch Effort To Stop The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
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| U.S. Senate and House committees have agreed to include a bill sanctioning Russia's new natural-gas pipeline to Europe into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), putting up a potential roadblock to the project's completion. The House and Senate are expected to vote later this month on the NDAA, which often becomes a vehicle for a range of policy initiatives, as it's one of only a few pieces of major legislation that Congress approves each year. The proposal attached to the bill that addresses Nord Stream 2 would impose U.S. sanctions…
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| CBI registers case against Mumbai-based jewellery company, directors
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| The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a Mumbai-based private jewellery company, its three directors and others, including unknown public servants, on a complaint from a bank.In a press note, the CBI said, "It was alleged that the said company availed cash credit facilities to the tune of Rs 578.50 crore under consortium banking arrangement from eight banks and cheated them by way of forgery and using forged documents. This caused wrongful loss to these banks of about Rs 568.52 crore approximately."Searches have been conducted today at 13 places including office and residential premises of the accused and others in Lonavala in Maharashtra, which led to the recovery of various incriminating documents, the CBI said.The investigation is continuing, the Central probe agency added.
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| Chevron Approves $5.7B Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico Oil Project
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| Chevron said on Thursday it had approved the development of a deepwater high-pressure oil project in the Gulf of Mexico, which will require US$5.7 billion investment for the initial development, in the industry's first such deepwater high-pressure project to have reached a final investment decision (FID). Chevron sanctioned the development of the Anchor field in the Green Canyon area, some 140 miles off the coast of Louisiana, in water depths of approximately 5,000 feet. During the first development stage, the project will consist of…
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| Amazon - Friend or Foe For Fashion?
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 Is Amazon a Friend or a Foe for the Fashion Industry? How does the retail giant utilise data to launch new fashion collections to take on the brands that sell on the platform?
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| Baker Hughes Eyes 100% Renewable Energy For Texas Operations
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| Baker Hughes has vowed to generate 100 percent of the energy it uses in Texas from solar and wind power capacity, Bloomberg reports, citing a statement by the company. According to Baker Hughes, switching to solar and wind to power its 170 facilities across the Lone Star State will reduce its global carbon footprint by 12 percent. The move is part of Baker Hughes' plan to become a net zero emitter by 2050. The plan was announced at the company's annual meeting in January this year. Baker Hughes said it would aim to reduce its carbon…
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| Newcomer Wins Big In Alaska's Most Successful Oil Auction In A Decade
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| North Slope Exploration LLC, a newcomer in the U.S. oil industry, has become the leading bidder in what officials say was the most successful Alaska lease sale in 13 years. Reuters reports the total value of the bids placed under the lease sale topped $11 million, according to the Alaska associate state director for the Bureau of Land Management, Ted Murphy. This compares with just $1.5 million in bids placed under last year's lease sales in Alaska. The bids cover a quarter of the acreage offered, all in the National Petroleum Reserve of…
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