A one-of-a-kind leadership summit, the News9 Global Summit is being held in Stuttgart, Germany from November 21 to 23. From understanding how the world views India’s technological transformation to discussing lessons for Indian brands to be in sync with shifting consumer preferences, the panel ‘Srinagar to Stuttgart, The Consumer Story’ is a must for those interested in understanding India’s ascending consumer journey New Delhi: The News9 Global Summit is currently being held in Stuttgart, Germany from November 21 to November 23. With the aim of invigorating and strengthening the ties between India and Germany, this thought fest unlike any other will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from both the countries to look for the best ways to develop actionable ideas on issues that can benefit them in today’s world. The Summit is being held at the MHP Arena, Stuttgart’s state-of-the-art stadium and a spate of insightful conversations, keynote addresses and cultural events showcase to the world the developing ties between India and Germany and how to best take them forward. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the Summit, where he will outline his vision for a Viksit Bharat, highlighting India’s bright leadership role as a global power in coming years. The Summit is full of diverse and interesting panels that cover a variety of aspects aligned with issues important for both the current and future prospects of India, Germany and the world. A key panel in this regard is ‘Srinagar to Stuttgart, The Consumer Story’ which concerns itself with the growing consumer market in India, one that in recent times has come out as one of the top destinations for global investments. The Indian consumer story and its relation to Germany The panel ‘Srinagar to Stuttgart: The Consumer Story’ saw discussions on both the opportunities and challenges of India’s growing consumer market and its relation to Germany. India’s consumer market is the world’s fifth largest and is projected to become the third largest by 2026. All eyes are on India and where it will head in the future, especially the growth of its outsized young population. As panel member Ulrich Heppe, CEO, Stuttgart Airport said about similarities in the young in both Germany and India, “Consumer behaviour in the young generations are not so different.” Having previously worked in India himself, Heppe further added, ““India you have so much talent, so many well-educated people. The people I worked with in Ahmedabad, I was really impressed.” The Indian consumer, especially the young has certainly changed and this was well explained by another panelist, Shubhranshu Singh, CMO, CVBU, Tata Motor when he said, ““If you ask an Indian kid today that don’t play games on your smartphone instead prefer to buy scrabble or rubik’s cube because that was popular in America 30 years ago, it’s not going to happen.” The Indian consumer story is unique and on a near-constant upward rise and the panel shed valuable insights in tracing and understanding its growth. The panel also discussed the best way forward for India and Germany to develop their consumer and market relations. Reinhold von Ungern-Sternberg, Director, International Markets, BVMW talked about the two countries in this aspect when he said, ““Germany and India are a perfect fit together, because of common things and because of differences.” He further added how, ““The way to go into both consumer markets is to invest.” The panel members also shared their keen insights on how global markets work and develop, especially the intersection of India and Germany. As Dikdyuti Sen, Global Marketing Director of Flixbus said about his own endeavours, “What Flix brings to India is that global standard of collective sustainable mobility.” As the panel members perfectly illustrated, the growth story of both India and Germany is one that goes well together. Each has traits and circumstances that can push the other forward and this was perfectly encapsulated in the session by Shubhranshu Singh when he pointed how both cultures can combine to get the best results, “In India we have a word for it called ‘jugaad’ or innovation on the fly and that has provided us with a very robust toolkit, no matter what the situation is to be able to innovate and I think that married to first world infrastructure is a wonderful thing that is also a talent magnet.” Click for more latest Opinion Analysis news . Also get top headlines and latest news from India and around the world at News9. In his first stint in the industry, Akshit currently works in the Opinion and Explainer desk at News9Live. Attempting to explain the latest in the news, in easy and concise language, he looks to fulfil the role of an arbitrator of information to the general public, who might not always have the time or resources to do so. He covers a spate of topics but environment and climate change are given special consideration. He also finds the intersection of society and culture, coming up in news, interesting.US authorities on Tuesday charged the man suspected of gunning down a health insurance CEO in New York earlier this month with murder, including a charge of second-degree murder "as an act of terrorism." Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on December 4, triggering a nationwide manhunt that ended last week when he was spotted at a Pennsylvania McDonald's. The former data engineer remains jailed in that state as he fights efforts to extradite him to New York to face charges there over the killing, which brought into focus widespread public anger against the US health care system. Mangione "is charged with one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree, including one count of murder in the second degree as an act of terrorism," said Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg. Bragg said the terrorism charge was included because the shooting met the prerequisites for such a determination under New York law. "In its most basic terms, this was a killing that was intended to evoke terror and we've seen that reaction," he said. "This was not an ordinary killing." The maximum penalty for the murder charges Mangione faces is life in prison without parole, Bragg said. The suspect was also charged with several crimes related to his possession of a weapon, which authorities said was a 3D-printed "ghost gun." "We allege he... took out a nine-millimeter 3D-printed ghost gun equipped with a 3D-printed suppressor and shot (Thompson) once in the back and once in the leg," said Bragg. "These weapons are increasingly proliferating throughout New York City and the entire country. Evolving technology will only make this problem worse," he said. "Last year, over 80 ghost guns and ghost gun parts were recovered in Manhattan alone." In the wake of Thompson's killing, many social media users have lionized Mangione, with some even calling for further killings of other CEOs. Jessica Tisch, the New York City police commissioner, criticized members of the public who had praised the murder. "In the nearly two weeks since Mr Thompson's killing, we have seen a shocking and appalling celebration of cold-blooded murder," said Tisch Mangione is due in a Pennsylvania court on Thursday, when he is also due at a hearing on his extradition to New York. bur-aha/sst
Will Riley's 19 points in the 2nd half leads No. 25 Illinois past Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40Q: This past spring, we tried starting some of our own plants from seed indoors, but they got tall, spindly and weak by the time we wanted to plant them outdoors. What did we do wrong? — Tyler P. A: Seedlings growing tall and spindly indoors is an age-old problem, and the same wisdom holds true now that it did years ago. The problem occurs if plants are started too early and the light level isn’t intense enough. ADVERTISEMENT Because plants grow at different rates, some types need to be started very early, while others should wait until April for seeding indoors. Begonias and onions require many weeks to grow and can be seeded in February. March 1 is the recommended date for seeding petunias, impatiens, coleus and snapdragons. March 15 is the date to seed peppers, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Tomatoes and marigolds should wait until April 1, and zinnias until April 15. 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Q: I know you prefer starting cuttings, such as houseplants, in mixtures of vermiculite, sand or potting mix instead of water. I’m curious why that is. Sometimes I have luck in water, but sometimes the cuttings rot. — Jenny S. A: Some plant types, such as pothos, root very easily in water and can even grow in water for many weeks. Other cutting types rot easily in water, which is why a solid-type medium often works best for coaxing cuttings to root. Sometimes I use high-quality potting mix, other times vermiculite, perlite or sand, and sometimes mixtures. Besides being less prone to rotting, starting cuttings in a solid-type medium has another important advantage. Roots that form in water are accustomed to growing in water, and when the cuttings are transferred into potting mix, there can be a stressful period of adjustment and shock. When roots begin forming in solid media, they are often more fibrous, well-branched and less gangly. 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LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - Kylian Mbappe saw a penalty saved as Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 on Nov 27 to inflict a third Champions League defeat in five matches on the holders. Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored the goals in the second half as the Reds maintained their perfect record to return to the top of the table. Mohamed Salah also fired wide from the spot, but it mattered little as Liverpool secured a 17th win in Arne Slot’s first 19 games in charge. Slot has already achieved what Jurgen Klopp could not as Liverpool boss by slaying the Spanish giants. Liverpool had a score to settle with Madrid, who were unbeaten in eight previous meetings between the sides, including Champions League finals against Klopp’s men in 2018 and 2022. Defeat sends Carlo Ancelotti’s side tumbling down to 24th in the table. Only the top 24 progress to the knockout stage with the top eight advancing directly to the last 16. Liverpool are well on course to do just that and the confidence coursing through a side also eight points clear at the top of the Premier League was in evidence throughout in front of a highly-charged Anfield crowd. Madrid were hamstrung by a lengthy injury list and made the trip to England without Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Aurelien Tchouameni and David Alaba. Young centre-back Raul Asencio has been pressed into action by those absences and he made a vital goal-line clearance on four minutes. Darwin Nunez was sent in behind the Madrid defence by Salah and after his shot produced a fine save from Thibaut Courtois, Asencio reacted smartly to prevent the rebound bouncing off him and into his own net. Courtois was Liverpool’s scourge with a man-of-the-match performance in the final two years ago as Madrid prevailed 1-0 in Paris. The Belgian was at his best again as he blocked another big Nunez chance from point-blank range as the Liverpool pressure built without reward before the break. Courtois was in sparkling form again at the start of the second period to parry Conor Bradley’s downward header. But Liverpool were not to be denied as Bradley was this time the provider for Mac Allister, who manufactured the space for a shot into the far corner on 52 minutes. The visitors were relying on Mbappe for a moment of magic in the absence of Vinicius, but the Frenchman was well-marshalled by his international team-mate Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk. His chance to silence his critics arrived on the hour mark when Andy Robertson was harshly adjudged to have tripped Lucas Vazquez inside the area. Caoimhin Kelleher has excelled in the absence of the injured Alisson Becker and leapt to his left to save Mbappe’s spot-kick. Salah sparked a furore ahead of the game by declaring his disappointment with Liverpool’s failure to offer him a contract renewal. The Egyptian has been in sparkling form this season and his pace and trickery fooled Ferland Mendy into a mistimed challenge. Salah, though, gave Madrid a lifeline by firing his penalty off the outside of the post. Liverpool had to wait just six more minutes for the cushion of a second goal as substitute Gakpo rose highest from a corner to power a header past Courtois. AFPEaster eggs spotted on Tesco, Asda and Morrisons shelves and shoppers are bemused
National Geographic is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the lethal tsunami of 2004 with “Tsunami: Race Against Time,” a new four-part documentary honoring the survivors at the center of the earthquake induced catastrophe, including a young woman determined to chronicle the unfolding disaster with her new birthday gift, a video camera. There is a technology story behind the human drama as well, with implications for carbon sequestration and other underground activity. Tsunami: Race Against Time begins unspooling on National Geographic beginning on Sunday, November 24 at 9/8c. Streaming begins on November 25 on Disney+ and Hulu. National Geographic invited CleanTechnica to a preview of the show in October. It depicts human beings at their most vulnerable and most heroic, punctuated by screamingly frightening animation engineered by the VFX house Lux , with 9 billion data points put through Houdini and Python. The emotional level of the production is off the charts, so instead of trying to describe it I’ll give you a link to the trailer on YouTube . If the obvious question about the disaster is why didn’t people get out of the way, the answer is just as obvious. The tsunami struck in the Indian Ocean, which had not seen a major tsunami since 1883. Public awareness of the potential for danger was low. In addition, there was no early detection, warning, and response system for the Indian Ocean. People just didn’t know. Scientists at the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii did register the initial earthquake, which occurred 18.6 miles below the ocean floor. They determined that it would not cause a tsunami in their warning area, the Pacific Ocean. That was correct. However, as Tsunami: Race Against Time portrays in chilling detail, staff at the Warning Center continued to piece the incoming data together in real time, minute by minute, to reveal impacts on the Indian Ocean. They had the information in hand, but there was no way to communicate the danger to civil defense authorities in the region. I had the opportunity to speak about the tsunami with Barry Hirshorn, a researcher at the Scripps Center for Oceanography geophysicist who worked at the Warning Center when the earthquake struck. He and his colleagues are featured in the documentary as they race assemble data about the expanding impact of the earthquake, and try to warn officials in the Indian Ocean about the coming tsunami. Hirshorn described the experience of working with the data, knowing that many thousands of people are in harm’s way: “I remember that I was very very obsessively focused on trying to be as efficient and calm as possible. I felt the most valuable thing I could do was think, study the data, and process the information... I was pushing aside the other feelings, I was getting a surge of shock and that kept getting worse as the number of casualties went up and up... the magnitude of the disaster just kept growing... I was pushing everything aside and trying to concentrate on how we could save people ahead of the wave....” Hirshorn’s work at Scripps involves developing new ways to characterize an earthquake as quickly and accurately as possible. Still, he emphasized that public communication is the essential ingredient. “I would argue that education may turn out to be more important than anything else,” he remarked, referring to organized public awareness campaigns and response preparedness. He also underscored the value of indigenous knowledge. The receding shoreline and other indications of danger were clearly obvious to coastal residents who knew the signs and safely evacuated. The risk of catastrophic damage from an earthquake or tsunami is low in many parts of the US. However, human-induced seismic activity is becoming more common. Fracking is one cause. Short for hydrofracturing, fracking is a method of bringing up oil and natural gas from shale formations by pumping vast quantities of fluid underground. Though much of the traceable activity is linked to the disposal of fracking fluid , some evidence also points to the fracking operation itself. Texas, for example, has experienced a dramatic increase in earthquake activity over the past five years, with fracking fluid disposal suspected as the cause. The impacts have been limited so far, but when a building experiences repeated shaking it can be more vulnerable to damage, and concerns have been rising. Last summer officials declared a state of emergency after 61 earthquakes hit Scurry County over a period of seven days, including one that registered as the 5th-strongest in Texas history. Carbon sequestration is another risk area. The idea of capturing carbon emissions from a power station or other industrial site and shunting it by pipeline to an underground disposal site was trialed in the US as the FutureGen project, which failed miserably. Stakeholders have been persistent, though earthquake risk among the questions to be resolved. An earthquake link has also surfaced in the practice of injecting carbon underground to stimulate oil and gas production, though so far the evidence is slim. Some of the answers could be forthcoming under a research project at the University of California–Santa Cruz, where professor Emily Brodsky is working on a $1.1 million Department of Energy grant aimed at studying the potential to induce earthquakes from different kinds of human activity including geothermal wells and groundwater management systems as well as fracking and carbon sequestration. “Induced earthquakes could be the Achilles heel of carbon sequestration. If the rocks fail you no longer have sequestration—it breaks the confinement of the carbon dioxide, and you’ve just wasted time and money while getting no closer to a climate change solution,” Brodsky remarked back in 2022, when the grant was awarded. Nevertheless, the study is expected to produce more accurate methods for assessing and predicting the conditions that cause rocks to fail, potentially enabling developers to avoid at-risk sites. The outcome should benefit the geothermal industry as well. Industry stakeholders are counting on new enhanced geothermal systems to extend the range of potential sites. Unlike conventional geothermal technology, enhanced systems don’t rely on existing rock formations. Instead, they deploy human-made underground reservoirs, consisting of fractured rock. Follow me via LinkTree , or @tinamcasey on Threads, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. 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ATLANTA, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI) ("Perma-Fix” or the "Company”), an environmental and environmental technology know-how company, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the proposed offering. Perma-Fix intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund (i) continued R&D and business development relating to the Company's patent-pending Perma-FAS process for the destruction of PFAS, as well as the cost of installing at least one second-generation Perma-FAS commercial treatment unit; (ii) ongoing facility cap-ex and maintenance costs; as well as (iii) general corporate and working capital purposes. Craig-Hallum is acting as sole managing underwriter for the proposed offering. The shares described above are being offered by Perma-Fix pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-283555), including a base prospectus, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and declared effective on December 12, 2024. The proposed offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus that will form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to this offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov . When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the proposed offering may be obtained from Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 222 South Ninth Street, Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at (612) 334-6300 or by email at [email protected] . The final terms of the proposed offering will be disclosed in a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. About Perma-Fix Perma-Fix is a nuclear services company and leading provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services. The Company's nuclear waste services include management and treatment of radioactive and mixed waste for hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE”), the U.S. Department of Defense ("DOD”), and the commercial nuclear industry. The Company's nuclear services group provides project management, waste management, environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning, new build construction, and radiological protection, safety and industrial hygiene capability to our clients. The Company operates four nuclear waste treatment facilities and provides nuclear services at DOE, DOD and commercial facilities, nationwide. Please visit us at http://www.perma-fix.com . Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements” which are based largely on the Company's expectations and are subject to various business risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements generally are identifiable by use of the words such as "believe”, "expects”, "intends”, "anticipate”, "plan to”, "estimates”, "projects” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to satisfy the closing conditions related to the offering and the overall timing and completion of such closing and the use of the net proceeds of the offering; accepting commercial waste for destruction before the end of the year; well positioned; treatment of effluent from DFLAW facility; and cost-effective solution for Hanford site tank waste. While the Company believes the expectations reflected in this news release are reasonable, it can give no assurance such expectations will prove to be correct. There are a variety of factors which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those described in this release, including, without limitation, future economic conditions; industry conditions; competitive pressures; our ability to apply and market our new technologies; the government or such other party to a contract granted to us fails to abide by or comply with the contract or to deliver waste as anticipated under the contract or terminates existing contracts; Congress fails to provides funding for the DOD's and DOE's remediation projects; inability to obtain new foreign and domestic remediation contracts; and the additional factors referred to under "Risk Factors” and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” of our 2023 Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs for quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024. 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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 2:41 p.m. ESTElon Musk, the world's richest person and one of Donald Trump's closest allies, met with US lawmakers Thursday on his plans for overseeing radical government spending cuts under the incoming administration. President-elect Trump rewarded the Tesla, X and SpaceX chief for his support during the White House campaign by naming him head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, along with another wealthy ally, Vivek Ramaswamy. Although the office, dubbed DOGE, has a purely advisory role, Musk's star power and intense influence in Trump's inner circle bring political clout. As Musk and Ramaswamy strode into the Capitol for meetings with lawmakers, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson touted "a new day in America." "There's an enormous amount of waste, fraud and abuse," he told reporters. "Government is too big, it does too many things, and it does almost nothing well." Musk and Ramaswamy have said they can identify billions of dollars of cuts in spending, sparking questions about whether Republicans will even try to slash politically popular social security programs. Writing in the Wall Street Journal last month, the two businessmen laid out plans for the White House to cut staff, trim government programs and reduce federal regulations, even if it means bypassing Congress, which holds budgetary power. "The entrenched and ever-growing bureaucracy represents an existential threat to our republic, and politicians have abetted it for too long," Musk and Ramaswamy wrote. "We're doing things differently. We are entrepreneurs, not politicians. During Trump's election campaign, Musk vowed to reduce federal spending by $2 trillion. This would represent cutting total US spending by a third, almost certainly meaning devastation of social support programs -- something that has never garnered strong political backing. Musk's emphasis on firing large numbers of government employees, however, echoes Republican talking points about the need to take on an overbearing state and may garner more support. Musk says he is seeking "mass head-count reductions across the federal bureaucracy." Musk suggested banning government employees from working at home as an opening tactic. "Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome." Cuts will also target subsidies to public broadcasters and groups such as Planned Parenthood, which campaigns for abortion access and offers an array of reproductive health services. But DOGE is unlikely, at least initially, to go after welfare programs such as Social Security or health insurance for the poor and seniors, Ramaswamy said in an interview with Axios on Wednesday. Such cuts should be "a policy decision that belongs to the voters" and their representatives in Congress, Ramaswamy said. A reduction in military spending, which climbed to $820 billion in 2023, is also unlikely to be on the table. Musk's new role raises the question of potential conflicts of interest, since he could be issuing policy recommendations that impact directly on his own business empire. Underlining the close connection to DOGE, Musk's favorite cryptocurrency is called Dogecoin. rle/ev/md/sms/md
Concerning footage has emerged of Ibrahima Konate following Liverpool's 2-0 victory against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. The Reds were outstanding on the night, as they returned to the summit of the Champions League table. Each player was outstanding for the Merseyside outfit, but they were particularly resolute in defence, shutting out Kylian Mbappe and co., aside from conceding a clumsy penalty, which the Frenchman missed in the second half. Virgil van Dijk and Konate were largely untroubled, as they have been for much of this season, looking assured throughout against the reigning European champions. GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Only Conor Bradley and Ryan Gravenberch completed more defensive actions (5) against Real Madrid than Konate (4). Lloris Karius has revealed that he may retire from football and pursue a DJing career. Konate Leaves Pitch Injured Following the Match However, fan-recorded footage after the game appeared to show Konate limping off the pitch, having seemingly picked up a knock during the tie. The incident seemingly occurred late in the match when Endrick attempted to latch onto a through ball from Jude Bellingham, who was booed by home supporters throughout the tie . The Liverpool man blocked him out, but was seemingly caught by the forward as he went down. Although it seemed fairly innocuous at the time, fan-recorded footage after the game appeared to show the French defender in a lot of pain. While he was not supported by staff off the pitch, he certainly didn't seem to be moving comfortably. Considering how good Konate has been alongside Van Dijk throughout the season so far, the injury might give fans cause for concern given that they have a Premier League tie against Manchester City coming up at the weekend. The match will arguably have a huge say on Liverpool's title hopes, considering that they are already eight points clear of the Cityzens, which could extend to 11 with a win. Speaking after the match, Slot made no mention of Konate's injury, with him likely still being assessed by the medical staff. Instead, he chose to praise what was an exceptional team performance by his squad on the night. "You know how special it is to play against a team that has won the Champions League so many times. They were a pain in the ass for Liverpool for many years too. It is a big week and it is pleasing to see. "Every time Real Madrid threatened us was from us. I think we can play with more intensity and better with the ball."SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2024-- Chevron Corporation today announced an organic capital expenditure range of $14.5 to $15.5 billion for consolidated subsidiaries (capex) and an affiliate capital expenditure (affiliate capex) range of $1.7 to $2.0 billion for 2025. The company’s 2025 capex and affiliate capex budgets represent a $2 billion year-over-year reduction. "The 2025 capital budget along with our announced structural cost reductions demonstrate our commitment to cost and capital discipline," said Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth. "We continue to invest in high-return, lower-carbon projects that position the company to deliver free cash flow growth." Capex Upstream spending is expected to be about $13 billion, of which roughly two-thirds is allocated to develop Chevron’s U.S. portfolio. Permian Basin spend is lower than the 2024 budget and anticipated to be between $4.5 and $5.0 billion as production growth is reduced in favor of free cash flow. The remaining U.S. investment is split between the DJ Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, where deepwater growth projects continue to ramp and are expected to deliver offshore production of 300 mboed in 2026. In International, about $1.0 billion is allocated to Australia, which include Gorgon backfill investments. Downstream capex is expected to be approximately $1.2 billion, with two-thirds allocated to the U.S. Within total upstream and downstream budgets, about $1.5 billion of capex is dedicated to lowering the carbon intensity of our operations and growing New Energies businesses. Corporate and other capex is expected to be around $0.7 billion. Affiliate Capex Tengizchevroil LLP’s budget is less than half of the affiliate capex as the Future Growth Project is projected to achieve first oil in the first half of 2025. The remaining affiliate spend primarily supports Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, which includes the Golden Triangle Polymers and Ras Laffan Petrochemical Projects. 4Q24 Interim Update In connection with recently announced plans to achieve $2 to $3 billion in structural cost reductions by the end of 2026, the Company expects to recognize a restructuring charge of $0.7 to $0.9 billion after-tax in the fourth quarter, with associated cash outflows over the next two years. The Company also anticipates recognizing non-cash, after-tax charges related to impairments, asset sales, and other obligations of $0.4 to $0.6 billion in the fourth quarter. The Company expects to treat these as special items and exclude them from adjusted earnings. It is possible that the financial impact of these items may differ from the estimates provided, including differences due to final accounting determinations, changes in facts, circumstances or assumptions or other developments in the interim. Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to enabling human progress. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We aim to grow our oil and gas business, lower the carbon intensity of our operations and grow lower carbon businesses in renewable fuels, carbon capture and offsets, hydrogen and other emerging technologies. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com . NOTICE As used in this news release, the term “Chevron” and such terms as “the company,” “the corporation,” “our,” “we,” “us” and “its” may refer to Chevron Corporation, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries, or to all of them taken as a whole. 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Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changing crude oil and natural gas prices and demand for the company’s products, and production curtailments due to market conditions; crude oil production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producing countries; technological advancements; changes to government policies in the countries in which the company operates; public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, and any related government policies and actions; disruptions in the company’s global supply chain, including supply chain constraints and escalation of the cost of goods and services; changing economic, regulatory and political environments in the various countries in which the company operates; general domestic and international economic, market and political conditions, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Israel and the global response to these hostilities; changing refining, marketing and chemicals margins; the company’s ability to realize anticipated cost savings and efficiencies associated with enterprise structural cost reduction initiatives; the potential for gains and losses from asset dispositions or impairments; the possibility that future charges related to enterprise structural cost reduction initiatives, impairments and other obligations may be greater or different than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected or changed facts, circumstances and assumptions; actions of competitors or regulators; timing of exploration expenses; timing of crude oil liftings; the competitiveness of alternate-energy sources or product substitutes; development of large carbon capture and offset markets; the results of operations and financial condition of the company’s suppliers, vendors, partners and equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company’s joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, construction or start-up of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company’s operations due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather, cyber threats, terrorist acts, or other natural or human causes beyond the company’s control; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments under existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant operational, investment or product changes undertaken or required by existing or future environmental statutes and regulations, including international agreements and national or regional legislation and regulatory measures related to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; the potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; the risk that regulatory approvals and clearances related to the Hess Corporation (Hess) transaction are not obtained or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated by the company and Hess; potential delays in consummating the Hess transaction, including as a result of the ongoing arbitration proceedings regarding preemptive rights in the Stabroek Block joint operating agreement; risks that such ongoing arbitration is not satisfactorily resolved and the potential transaction fails to be consummated; uncertainties as to whether the potential transaction, if consummated, will achieve its anticipated economic benefits, including as a result of risks associated with third party contracts containing material consent, anti-assignment, transfer or other provisions that may be related to the potential transaction that are not waived or otherwise satisfactorily resolved; the company’s ability to integrate Hess’ operations in a successful manner and in the expected time period; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits and projected synergies of the potential transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the company’s future acquisitions or dispositions of assets or shares or the delay or failure of such transactions to close based on required closing conditions; government mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, taxes and tax audits, tariffs, sanctions, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; foreign currency movements compared with the U.S. dollar; higher inflation and related impacts; material reductions in corporate liquidity and access to debt markets; changes to the company’s capital allocation strategies; the effects of changed accounting rules under generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by rule-setting bodies; the company’s ability to identify and mitigate the risks and hazards inherent in operating in the global energy industry; and the factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” on pages 20 through 26 of the company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this report could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205712836/en/ Randy Stuart -- +1 713-283-8609 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: OIL/GAS ENERGY SOURCE: Chevron Corporation Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/05/2024 04:15 PM/DISC: 12/05/2024 04:17 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205712836/en
