Energy
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315 articles
Oil majors' cash flow surges to $90bn, reigniting debate over spending priorities
Record Q2 2026 cash flows at the world's largest oil companies have sparked a battle over whether the windfall should go...
Portugal to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant as Algarve Landfills Hit Limit
The Portuguese Environment Agency will launch a tender on October 15 to study a waste-to-energy facility for the Algarve...
Trump Rules Out Force, Bets on Economic Squeeze as Hormuz Deadlock Rattles Oil Markets
US President signals a quieter approach on Iran, highlighting sanctions-driven inflation and currency collapse, while th...
Greenland Warns Trump-Linked Oil Firm Over Unauthorized Drilling Prep Amid Annexation Threats
A Texas-based oil company with ties to Donald Trump has moved drilling equipment to Greenland without local approval, dr...
Fire Quelled at Aramco’s Jazan Refinery; Houthi Shadow Grows
Saudi Arabia extinguished a fire at its 400,000 bpd Jazan refinery without disclosing damage, while Houthi attacks on Sa...
Amazon Confirms Massive Gas Plant for Texas Data Centers — Emissions Nearly 10% of France’s Annual CO2
Amazon will build a 7.65 GW gas-fired power plant in Texas to directly supply its data centers, bypassing the grid. The ...
Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal Near, But Tehran Demands U.S. Reparations Before Reopening Vital Oil Route
Iran signals an agreement with Oman on a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route is imminent, yet insists the waterway will ...
ExxonMobil Names Preferred Contractor for Mozambique's $20B Rovuma LNG Project
U.S. supermajor selects MDC consortium for onshore EPC work on the 18.6 mtpa Rovuma LNG development, marking a pivotal s...
Iran Seeks US Compensation for Hormuz Violations as Oman Deal Looms
Iran and Oman are close to a deal on a new shipping route through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran insists the...
Iran Sets Preconditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz, Putting Oil Markets on Edge
Tehran's demand that the U.S. lift sanctions, withdraw troops, and pay reparations before ending the naval blockade thre...
Oil Climbs 1% but Weekly Rout Exposes Hormuz Deal Anxiety
Brent and WTI edged higher on Friday but remained on track for a second straight weekly decline of over 7% as traders wa...
Explosive Drone Crashes Near Bulgaria’s Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline
An armed drone resembling a Ukrainian decoy model crashed and detonated close to a critical gas compression station in n...
Why Iran-Oman Shipping Talks Alone Won't Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran signals progress in talks with Oman over a new shipping lane, but reopening depends on US compensation and sweepi...
Start-Up Innovation Emerges as Critical Buffer Against Energy Shocks
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the fragility of global energy supply, but agile start-ups with breakthr...
Texas Orders Audits of Data Centre Construction, Clouding Google and Microsoft Expansion
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the state’s utility regulator and grid operator to audit new data centre projects, a m...
WTI Crude Sinks 10% as Hormuz Talks Fuel Hopes, but Supply Risks Persist
Oil markets priced in a breakthrough over the Strait of Hormuz this week, sending WTI down sharply. Yet physical exports...
Startup Aternium Plans Green Hydrogen Plant with Deuterium Co-Production to Fill US Supply Gap
The Delaware facility marks a private-sector push to establish domestic heavy water production and make renewable hydrog...
Progress in Iran-Oman Talks to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; US to Lift Blockade as Oil Exports Set to Resume
An unnamed U.S. official says rapid progress between Tehran and Muscat could soon lead to reopening the strategic waterw...
Redefining Grid Reliability: Hydro One’s Zerdin on Integrating DERs and Customer Needs
With extreme weather and rising demand, utilities are rewriting reliability and resiliency. Hydro One’s Joe Zerdin discu...
SpaceX Plans On-Site Natural Gas Power Plants for $16.8 Billion Texas Chip Factory
Elon Musk's SpaceX will build its own gas-fired power plants and battery arrays to supply the massive Terafab semiconduc...
U.S. Senate Approves Russia Energy Sanctions Bill, Tariffs on Oil Importers Await House
The Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act with broad bipartisan support, empowering the pr...
Data Centers Tap Fuel Cells to Beat Grid Delays as Oracle, Equinix Lead Charge
Facing years-long waits for grid connections and gas turbines, data center operators are turning to Bloom Energy's fuel ...
Hungary Eyes Danube Rise but Paks Nuclear Plant Remains at Near-Minimum Output
Prime Minister Magyar lifted conservation orders after a temporary rise in Danube levels, but the Paks plant still runs ...
Eni and TotalEnergies Finalise Cronos Gas Project, Set to Supply Europe by 2028
The final investment decision on the Cronos field off Cyprus unlocks 3 trillion cubic feet of gas for Europe, using Egyp...
ANP Pulls Refit’s Operating License After CNPJ Suspension; Rio State Seeks Bankruptcy
The Brazilian petroleum regulator revoked the license of Refinaria de Manguinhos after the tax authority suspended its C...
India’s Round-the-Clock Renewable Tariff Hits ₹5.25/Unit, Signalling Cost-Competitive Clean Power
MNRE Secretary Santosh Sarangi highlighted the competitive tariff discovered by SECI, reflecting India's ability to inte...
Hormuz Strait Uncertainty Keeps Oil Market Under Pressure as Iran Proposes Fees and Restrictions
Oil futures climbed on Friday after Tehran's plan to impose fees and block 'hostile' vessels from transiting the Strait ...
Cusco’s 40-Year Wait for Home Gas: What’s Stalling the 7-Region Pipeline
A US$550 million private project to bring natural gas to 1.2 million people across seven southern regions hangs on a sin...
Iran and Oman Outline Tentative Hormuz Shipping Route, But Full Reopening Hinges on U.S.
A proposed temporary corridor would channel oil tankers through Iranian waters, yet Tehran warns the Strait of Hormuz wi...
Biomass Power Doubles in a Decade, but Its Role in the Energy Transition Remains Limited
Biomass now supplies over 10% of global energy and 2% of electricity, up from 1% ten years ago. Yet uneven resource dist...