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Study: Solar Permitting Goes Faster on Already-Altered Land, Slower on Williamson Act Sites
New research from The Nature Conservancy shows that utility-scale solar projects in California’s San Joaquin Valley clea...
NLR Study: Can Five Emerging Fuels Ease Aviation’s Supply Crunch?
With jet fuel demand set to soar to 165 billion gallons by 2050, researchers evaluate SAF, hydrogen, LNG, ethane, and Je...
Japan’s 1970s Oil Crisis Lessons Offer a Roadmap for Today’s Energy and Price Shocks
As 2026 brings renewed Middle East instability and oil-driven inflation, Japan revisits the 1973 and 1979 crises: how st...
Drone Hits US-Owned Tanker at Egypt Port as Iran Fires on Jordan Bases, Brent Surges Above $90
A drone struck a US-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt’s Damietta port as Iran attacked US bases in Jordan and declared a...
Fire Strikes LNG Vessels at Damietta Port, Ministry Confirms No Injuries
A fire broke out on the regasification and storage vessels at Egypt's Damietta LNG terminal. Emergency teams responded i...
China's Aluminum Exports Dampen Prices, Squeezing European Smelters as Gas Costs Rise
A decoupling of gas and aluminum prices signals a deepening crisis for Europe's energy-intensive smelters, as Beijing ra...
Iran Blocks Oman's Proposal to Demine the Strait of Hormuz, Insists on Bilateral Control
Iran rejected Oman’s plan to clear mines from the southern Strait of Hormuz and rebuffed a call for joint regional manag...
South Asia’s $1 Billion LNG Premium—and Why Coal Is Making a Comeback
A five-month Middle East conflict has forced Pakistan and Bangladesh to pay double for spot LNG, adding at least $1 bill...
Spain Unleashes Historic €35 Billion Grid Investment to End Power Network Gridlock
Madrid has lifted investment caps on electricity networks, releasing up to €17.9 billion in fresh spending for distribut...
BP's Exit Threatens Japan's Offshore Wind Ambitions as Cost Headwinds Persist
BP is weighing a pullout from a major offshore wind consortium in Japan, deepening fears of a domino effect across the s...
OPEC+ Considers Pausing Production Increases from October as Focus Shifts to 2027 Quotas
OPEC+ may freeze output after September’s planned increase, pausing for three months to allow negotiations on 2027 quota...
Stalled Gas Plant Build-Out Puts Spotlight on Grid-Side DER and VPP Gains
With US natural gas plant additions virtually stalled, startups and automakers are advancing distributed energy resource...
Oil Prices Slide $3 as US-Iran Talks Raise Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Reopening
Crude futures fell for a third session Tuesday, shedding $3 a barrel, as optimism over a potential US-Iran diplomatic th...
Despite Ceasefire, US Strikes Iran's Minelayers and Missile Sites in Hormuz
The attacks, labeled self-defense, come as nuclear deal negotiators try to finalize a 60-day truce. The Strait of Hormuz...
Longi & DHL Ink Green Logistics Deal; Shenhuo Profit Soars 151% — Energy Roundup
Longi and DHL sign strategic cooperation on BIPV and green hydrogen; Shenhuo Shares posts a 151% profit jump on strong a...
Turkish Coal Importers Feel the Supply Pinch as Black Sea Risks Redirect Russian Cargoes
Turkish coal buyers returning to the market are facing scarce Russian supply, driving up prices and freight costs. Disru...
Macquarie Sees Oil Surplus by Year-End as US Election Pressures Trump Toward Iran Deal
Macquarie forecasts a return to oversupply with a 2 million bpd surplus in Q4, doubling in early 2027, driven by midterm...
Oman Leads Regional Diplomacy to Ease Tensions Around Strait of Hormuz
Oman’s foreign minister held phone talks with counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Iran, focusing on...
Hawaiian Electric Seeks to Expand Renewables, Energy Storage on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui
The utility has filed an ambitious procurement plan for nearly 1,650 GWh of renewables and 465 MW of grid-forming storag...
Uzbekistan’s President Dismisses Energy Minister After 4,000 Outages in Two Months, Orders AI-Led Shake-Up
Shavkat Mirziyoyev names Sherzod Khodjaev to lead the energy ministry, criticises $2.5bn grid modernisation that failed ...
European Gas Prices Fall Below $700 as Mideast Tensions Ease
TTF benchmark drops over 8% amid reports Trump delayed Iran military plans; oil also down sharply. The move offers a rep...
Poland's PFR aims to break nuclear SMR deadlock with OSGE stake
Negotiations are underway for state fund PFR to join Orlen Synthos Green Energy in a restructuring push designed to unbl...
Houthi Strikes on Saudi Oil Sites and Caspian Clash Signal Wider Iran War
Fighting in the Iran conflict leaped to the Red Sea and Caspian Sea as Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco facilities and Iran...
EU Targets Deal-Makers Behind Russia’s Ghost Fleet, but Oil Keeps Flowing to India and China
EU sanctions on Russian oil traders have failed to halt shadow fleet deliveries to India and China, where deep discounts...
Russia Plans to Extend Gasoline Export Ban Through 2026, Signals Diesel Curbs May Ease
The Russian government intends to prohibit gasoline exports until the end of the year, though a ban on diesel exports co...
Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Halts Iran Strikes and Hormuz Deal Nears
Brent crude drops 6% to $86.8, European gas sheds 7.8% after reports that Oman-mediated talks could reopen the Strait of...
War on Iran Puts Egypt’s Energy Pricing Overhaul Back on Front Burner, Think Tank Says
The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies warns that geopolitical shocks could hit Egypt’s budget hard unless it adopts t...
Nigerian Navy Intercepts Vessel with 683 Tonnes of Stolen Crude as Anti-Theft Drive Lifts Output
The seizure of MT FILIA off Akwa Ibom underscores the Navy's crackdown on crude theft, with production gains pushing Nig...
Egypt's Minister Pitches Renewable Energy Investment to Global Ambassadors, Eyes Regional Hub Status
Electricity Minister Mahmoud Esmat briefed Egyptian diplomats on a drive to hit 45% renewable generation by 2028, a new ...
Deadly Storm Disrupts Chilean Copper Mines, Threatening AI and Energy Supply Chains
Extreme snowfall and floods forced multiple top miners to halt operations in Chile, the world's largest copper supplier,...