** Costco has expanded its gas station hours, and members are hoping this change will help reduce the lines at the pump. The warehouse club announced on social media that its gas stations will now open at 6 a.m., seven days a week. They will stay open until 10 p.m. on weekdays.
** Tennessee lawmakers consider reclassifying natural gas — already defined in state law as “clean energy” — as “clean,” “green” and “renewable” to block local attempts to require certain amounts of energy to come from clean or renewable sources.
** The U.S. Energy Department grants a permit extension for a liquefied natural gas export terminal jointly owned by QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil that’s under construction in Texas.
** A state legislator in Wyoming says new legislation and a $10 million matching grant are paving the way for the construction of a new coal-fired plant in the state. It puts Wyoming on course to become the first state to build a new coal plant since 2013.
** The federal Government Accountability Office says the Biden-era waiver for California’s clean car rules is not subject to the Congressional Review Act, blocking Republicans’ attempts to revoke it.
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** Ontario Premier Doug Ford said three states would face tariffs on electricity after a week of President Trump’s swipes at Canada with fluctuating trade policies. The leader said new tariffs are scheduled to be implemented Monday in an effort to push back on Trump’s international economic measures.
** China’s state-owned oil and gas company has announced a major hydrocarbon discovery breakthrough in the exploration of Paleozoic buried hills in the Beibu Gulf Basin. The breakthrough came after drilling was done to a total depth of about 15,879 feet (4,840 meters) in an area with an average water depth of about 121 feet (37 meters).
** North Sea oil and gas producers face a fresh windfall tax under plans to ensure British households “share in the profits” of future energy crises. Ministers confirmed that the current windfall tax – known officially as the energy profits levy – will end in March 2030, as previously stated in the Budget.
** South Korea officials cast doubt on President Trump’s claim the country plans to invest “trillions of dollars” in a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal in Alaska.