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• Carbon Capture Storage Projects at Gas & Coal Plants Get $890MM Boost
  The Energy Department has announced up to $890...

  The Energy Department has announced up to $890 million in federal funding to be split between several carbon capture and storage projects at natural gas and coal plants in North Dakota, Texas, and California. The projects collectively aim to block the release of about 8.54 million short tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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• Howard Midstream Expands Gas, Renewable Diesel Footprint
  Howard Midstream Energy Partners has finalized...

  Howard Midstream Energy Partners has finalized $800 million worth of expansion projects that boost natural gas pipeline, processing, and storage capacities available to operators in the Delaware Basin and Eagle Ford Shale. HEP has also expanded its midstream terminal in Port Arthur, Texas, to accommodate renewable diesel feedstock and finished product from a new 470-million-gallon-per-year renewable diesel plant at Valero Energy's 395,000-bpd Port Arthur refinery.

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• ☕️ What Else Is Brewing Friday Morning
  Etsy. The...
  
  
  • Etsy. The online marketplace where you can find knit balaclavas and hand-painted wooden signs emblazoned with “wine o’clock” said it was laying off 11% of its staff on Wednesday. CEO Josh Silverman blamed the macroeconomic environment and previous overhiring despite gross merchandise sales remaining flat since 2021.
  
  
  • Hasbro. The toymaker laid off 1,100 workers (roughly 20% of its staff) on Monday after a period of less-than-stellar toy sales following a pandemic surge. This most recent layoff is in addition to the 800 jobs it cut earlier this year.
  
  
  • Spotify. After the hype of Sound Towns died down, the streaming giant announced its third round of 2023 layoffs earlier this month. This time, the company cut 1,500 jobs, which equates to about 17% of staff.
  
  

  
  

  The House passed a huge bipartisan defense bill. The $886 billion package will give service members a 5.2% pay bump and includes investments to boost competition with China and Russia, but does not contain funding for aid to Israel and Ukraine, which is part of a separate $105 billion package. Still, this defense bill provides $28 billion (3%) more than last year’s version. The vote, which passed 310–118, defeated the efforts of far-right GOP lawmakers, who had tried unsuccessfully to shoehorn military restrictions to abortion access, transgender care, and DEI policies.

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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices for Thursday
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery...
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose $2.11 to $71.58 per barrel Thursday. Brent crude for February delivery rose $2.35 to $76.61 per barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for January delivery rose 10 cents to $2.12 a gallon. January heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.59 a gallon. January natural gas rose 5 cents to $2.39 per 1,000 cubic feet.
  
  
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• After a Three-Year Streak Andurand's Fund Down 54%
  Following a three-year Midas Touch streak, oil trader Pierre...
  Following a three-year Midas Touch streak, oil trader Pierre Andurand’s main hedge fund has lost 54% so far this year, and is set to rack up more losses before the year’s end, making this the worst 12 months for the fund in its history, Bloomberg reports.
  
  Citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the fund’s current situation, Bloomberg said the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced, which has no set limits on risk, lost approximately one-third of its value in the first quarter of this year, and approximately 26% in the second quarter.
  
  While the third quarter saw 68% gains as oil prices briefly rose amid the chaos in the Middle East, those gains have been pared in the ongoing fourth quarter.
  
  
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