** A Minnesota agency approves the final permit needed for Enbridge to start construction on the Line 3 replacement and expansion in northern Minnesota reported the Star Tribune.
** Even though it’s only November, U.S. gas traders said warm weather this month has already caused some in the market to give up on this winter and focus on next year.
** Europe’s refiners face more financial losses and permanent capacity closures in the coming months, as slow demand sharpens long-term pressures on the industry. England, France and Germany introduced national lockdowns in early November, while their neighbours tightened restrictions on movement and social gatherings.
** South Dakota regulators approve plans for a 128 MW solar project, which will be the state’s largest according to KNBN.
** Exxon Mobil Corp. said late Monday it will focus on a few of its near-term, oil-rich assets that show more promise, including developments in Texas’s Permian Basin and in South America, as it looks to prioritize between $16 billion and $19 billion in capital and exploration investments next year and between $20 billion and $25 billion annually through 2025.
** The Associated Press reported General Motors chooses not to take an 11% stake in electric vehicle company Nikola, dashing its plans for an electric and hydrogen-powered pickup truck.
** A Turkish electric vehicle parts maker will open a North American headquarters in Georgia to supply companies like General Motors and Volkswagen reported the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
** Federal regulators reviewing the Vineyard Wind offshore wind proposed off Massachusetts say they need another month and will render a decision in mid-January reported WBUR.
** Maine Public reported that a new study from Maine regulators says that if all solar projects currently proposed in the state are built, a combination of lost utility revenue and increased costs to connect the developments could raise consumer bills.
**Electrek reports that Lucid Motors completes the first phase of construction at its Arizona electric vehicle factory, initially planning to produce up to 30,000 electric cars annually.
** A yearlong state audit of California’s process for reviewing fracking and underground injections recommends reforming regulatory procedures found to have been inconsistently carried out according to Bakersfield.com.
** Bank of America says it will not finance Arctic oil and gas exploration projects reported Bloomberg.
