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Trump Imposes 15% Tariff and Minimum Prices on Polysilicon to Shield US Solar and Chip Inputs
The White House's Section 232 action sets import price floors and a new levy on polysilicon, raw material for solar pane...
Brazil Cuts Hydro Output to Build Reserves as El Niño Looms
The federal government is temporarily scaling back hydroelectric generation to conserve water in reservoirs, reinforcing...
Deadly Houthi Strikes on Saudi Soil and Oil Tankers Put Red Sea Export Route at Risk
The deadliest Houthi assault in years killed dozens of fighters and wounded civilians in Saudi Arabia, while attacks on ...
Angola Fuel Crisis: Government Admits Nationwide Shortages as Sonangol’s Finances Crumble
Minister Diamantino Azevedo confirmed a fuel supply crisis across Angola, blaming state oil company Sonangol’s financial...
Angola's Oil Minister: Women Are Key to Future Competitiveness
Minister Diamantino Azevedo says developing female talent is not about quotas but about strengthening Angola's oil and g...
China’s 2030 Power System Roadmap Targets 50% Renewables, Grid Overhaul
China unveiled a five-year blueprint to build a power system where renewables generate half of electricity, with massive...
Iran Plan to Exclude U.S. and Israeli Ships From Strait of Hormuz Meets Swift U.S. Rejection
A draft Iranian plan to bar U.S. and Israeli vessels from the world’s most critical oil chokepoint drew an immediate U.S...
Oil Majors Post Record H1 Profits as European Giants Abandon Green Pivot for Capital Discipline
Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Chevron led a windfall half, while Shell's $16.4bn ARC acquisition and BP's planned solar ...
Oil Stocks Near ‘Tank Bottom’? Why the Crisis May Be Less Dire Than Feared
A staggering 400–600 million barrels have been drained from global inventories amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis, but pre...
PJM Greenlights 715 Projects Under New Queue, Adding 200 GW of Potential Capacity
PJM's reformed interconnection process has cleared 715 new generation projects for study—totaling over 200 GW, led by na...
ABB’s Top Circularity Expert: Energy Sector Must Rethink Design, Not Just Recycling
Marie-Hélène Westholm-Knebel says the real starting point for circularity comes long before end-of-life, as life-cycle d...
Russian Fuel Shortages Spur Rationing, Public Blames Local Officials
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have caused severe fuel shortages across several regions, leading to r...
Oil Majors Book $93 Billion Q2 Profit as US-Iran War Fuels Price Surge
Oil giants including Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil earned $93 billion last quarter — nearly double a year earlier — as the...
Trump: Hormuz Navigation Deal Expected Within 48 Hours as Oil Markets Await Relief
A 60-day Strait of Hormuz transit agreement could be announced as early as Wednesday, easing oil supply fears that have ...
India Raises Windfall Tax on Fuel Exports, Diesel Duty Jumps to Rs 25.5 per Litre
The Indian government sharply increased export levies on diesel, petrol, and jet fuel, with diesel duty rising by Rs 10 ...
Saudi Aramco’s Profits Leap 44% as Middle East War Tightens Global Oil Supply
The Saudi oil giant posted net income of 122.6 billion riyals (€28.4 billion) for Q2 2026, fueled by crude above $100 af...
Mozambique Probes Return of Fuel Shortages as Queues Reappear
Fuel queues have returned in Mozambique days after supply stabilised, prompting the government to investigate what it ca...
Cabo Verde Extends Electricity Tariff Relief: 70% Discount for August, Social Rates Frozen to December
Cabo Verde's regulator keeps a 70% discount on electricity tariff increases for August and freezes social-tariff rates u...
KIT Runs Compressor-Free Hydrogen Turbine for Record 303 Seconds, Targeting Clean Power and Aviation
Researchers at KIT have generated electricity with a hydrogen turbine powered by detonation waves, running for 303 secon...
US, Iran Near Transitional Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Says
Washington and Tehran are closing in on an interim arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
Chile's Role in Vaca Muerta: Chamber Pitches Biobío LNG Plant to Reach Asia-Pacific
The Neuquén petrochemical chamber says Vaca Muerta accounts for 70% of investment pledges under Argentina's RIGI and is ...
War-Driven Refining Boom Lifts Big Oil Earnings, but the Upside Is Fragile
Record refining margins driven by the Iran conflict and Russian supply losses are turbocharging Big Oil profits. The win...
Asia's July Oil Imports Rebound but Remain Far Below Pre-Iran War Levels
Asia's July crude and fuel imports rebounded on a ceasefire tailwind but remain well below pre-war levels, with the reco...
Jones Act Waiver Extension Looms as White House Chases Lower Pump Prices
The Trump administration is expected to renew the Jones Act waiver to ease fuel shipping, even as maritime groups and Re...
Hybridizing Europe's Hydro With Wind and Solar Could Bypass Grid Constraints, Ember Finds
Adding 25GW of wind and solar behind the meter of existing EU hydro plants could bypass grid queues and cut network cost...
Record Droughts Shut Nuclear Plants in Hungary and Romania, Testing EU Energy Security
Danube at record lows has forced the shutdown of Hungary's Paks and Romania's Cernavoda reactors, exposing nuclear power...
China Targets 50% Non-Fossil Power by 2030 in New Five-Year Grid Plan
Beijing's 2026-2030 power plan aims for half of electricity from non-fossil sources, 2.8bn kW of new-energy grid integra...
Oil Prices Rebound 1% as Iran Denies US Talks, Reviving Supply Concerns
Brent and WTI rebound after Iran's foreign ministry denies any talks with Washington, reviving fears over Gulf shipping ...
Trump Says Future of Strait of Hormuz Will Be Decided 'Today or Tomorrow'
Trump has issued a 'last chance' ultimatum on Strait of Hormuz shipping, with an Omani-brokered deal — or US military ac...
ADNOC Rolls Out AI-Powered RTOC Hub Across Its 120-Rig Drilling Fleet
ADNOC is rolling out an AI-driven real-time operations centre across its 120-rig drilling fleet with SLB, targeting shar...