The headlines of other energy news stories

** Texas oil exploration and production companies added 2,900 jobs in September, a sign of the industry’s ongoing recovery from its pandemic slump.

** Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will travel to Scotland this week to promote the state as a location for clean energy projects at ​​the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

** A U.K.-based holding company announces plans to reopen a southern West Virginia coal mine in response to global demand for steel.

** The reconciliation package contains about $235 billion in clean energy subsidies, including funding for wind and solar, electric vehicles, and carbon capture.

** 12 years after the government launched a project to remove uranium mill tailings from near the Colorado River at Moab, Utah, the 12th million ton was recently relocated and permanently disposed.

** A plan to beef up tax enforcement by requiring banks to report new data on accounts to the IRS is unlikely to survive in a compromise budget reconciliation package, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III said Tuesday.

** General Motors said it will install up to 40,000 electric vehicle chargers across North America as part of an ambitious plan to pour nearly $750 million into charging infrastructure that will help attract drivers to its electrified models.

** U.S. oil producer Hess Corp on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as soaring prices for crude and gas cushioned the hit from lower production.

** U.S. shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources on Monday reported it lost $501 million on oil and gas hedging in the third quarter, according to a securities filing, as energy prices have climbed to multiyear highs.

World

** Russia wants natural gas prices in top buyer Europe to come down by about 60% in the longer term as a prolonged rally will destroy demand for Gazprom PJSC’s supplies, according to two officials with knowledge of the country’s energy policy.

** Asian liquefied natural gas traders are rushing to secure shipments from the U.S., where prices are among the cheapest in the world, amid a dash to replenish supply before the winter.

** Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, naming long-time climate activist Steven Guilbeault as environment minister. Trudeau, who won a third term last month, was forced to make changes after a cabinet minister quit and three others were defeated in recent elections.

** Europe’s biggest pension fund, ABP of the Netherlands, has joined a growing number of investment managers blacklisting fossil fuels as the finance industry gives in to pressure from activists and customers alarmed at the prospect of a climate catastrophe caused by carbon emissions. ABP said Tuesday it will divest 15 billion euros ($17.4 billion) worth of fossil-fuel assets by early 2023.