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USGS estimates Appalachian lithium resources could offset U.S. imports for more than three centuries
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The U.S. Geological Survey says the Appalachian region contains an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium—an amount it calculates could replace about 328 years of U.S. lithium imports at 2024 levels.
President Trump has called for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax to ease the burden of soaring pump prices caused by the ongoing war with Iran. The move would require congressional approval and comes as average gasoline costs have jumped more than 50 percent to $4.52 per gallon.
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Celsia reported revenues of 1.27 trillion pesos in the first quarter of 2026, a 12.4% drop from the prior year. Net income fell 46% to 58.393 billion pesos.
Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD) launches a sharp attack on EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in the dispute over Swedish bottleneck revenues. She recently paused the expansion of a power cable to Denmark.
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Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has signaled a preference for building a major oil refinery in Mombasa, Kenya, instead of the previously proposed Tanga site in Tanzania. Dangote made the remarks in a Financial Times interview published Sunday.
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat held talks with a delegation from UAE-based AMEA Power to review progress on renewable energy and battery storage projects with a combined capacity of 1,500 MW.
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Colombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has published a draft decree to overhaul the regulatory framework for the natural gas market.
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