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I started smoking when I was a teen and quit 20 times. I still love the occasional cigarette.

I let being a smoker define my rebellious personality as a teenager. For 20 years, I quit off and on, struggling with the inherent health risks. When I reevaluated my relationship with cigarettes, I ...
Crude Oil Prices

Shell Moves Ahead With Venezuela Gas Project After U.S. Sanctions Relief

Shell plans to proceed with a natural gas project in Venezuela following Washington’s issuance of so-called general licenses for energy operators willing to invest in the country. “The issuance of the ...
Slate

I Quit Drinking Years Ago, All Thanks to One Approach. I’m Afraid of What People Will Think.

It’s hard! I squirmed in my seat the whole time I watched the HBO docuseries The Vow, about the NXIVM cult, because I kept finding similarities between it and some of the 12-step groups I attend. The ...
Seeking Alpha

Shell leads oil firms challenging $5B environmental fine in Kazakhstan

The major oil companies operating the giant Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan have initiated an international arbitration process to challenge a $5B fine for allegedly exceeding sulfur storage limits at ...
Upstream

Shell and Kufpec eye Southeast Asia’s largest undeveloped gas field

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec) is in discussions with UK supermajor Shell to develop the multi-trillion cubic feet Natuna D-Alpha gas field offshore Indonesia, according to an ...
Reuters

Shell says US general licenses for exploration in Venezuela will allow it to progress with Dragon natural gas project

HOUSTON/LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - General licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela issued by the U.S. this month will allow Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab to progress with its Dragon gas ...
CNBC

U.S. renews threat to quit the International Energy Agency over net zero agenda

U.S. energy chief Chris Wright warned on Thursday that the U.S. could quit the International Energy Agency. Speaking in Paris, Wright said the U.S. would pressure the global energy watchdog to move ...
Reuters

US to West's energy watchdog: scrap net zero focus or we'll quit

PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave the International Energy Agency on Thursday a one-year deadline to scrap its support of goals to reduce energy emissions to net zero ...
Fast Company

Why it’s so refreshing that Olympic champion Alysa Liu, who quit skating at 16, says she didn’t ‘need’ a gold medal

Alysa Liu, who quit skating at 16, didn’t “need” a gold medal, she told reporters in Milan—she had already found joy. The now-20-year-old from California, who won the first individual Olympic gold in ...
The Washington Post

Why more lawmakers are quitting Congress, and what it means for the midterms

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Like no time in recent memory, lawmakers are setting their sights ...
Upstream

Shell says Venezuela gas project able to proceed after US licence issuance

Shell's Dragon gas project is moving forward thanks to new US sanctions relief on oil and gas companies doing business in Venezuela, a company spokesperson told Upstream. US President Donald Trump's ...
CNN

Alysa Liu quit figure skating after years of chasing success. The freedom she found brought her to Olympic gold

As they hiked the Himalayas in 2023, Alysa Liu and her best friend – Shay Newton – found themselves in a deep, existential argument. Given the option and only this option, they debated, would you ...