Brazil Raises Gasoline Ethanol Blend to 32% as Government Targets Fuel Imports
Energy

Brazil Raises Gasoline Ethanol Blend to 32% as Government Targets Fuel Imports

Brazil's energy policy council approved raising the mandatory ethanol blend in gasoline from 30% to 32% in a bid to cut ...

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ExxonMobil and Chevron Post Multi-Billion Q2 Profits as Hormuz Strife Drives Record Refining Margins
Energy

ExxonMobil and Chevron Post Multi-Billion Q2 Profits as Hormuz Strife Drives Record Refining Margins

ExxonMobil netted $14.5 billion and Chevron $12.1 billion in the second quarter, fuelled by war in Iran and a bottleneck...

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Crude Oil Falls as Strait of Hormuz Flows Pick Up, Monthly Rally of 20% Endures
Energy

Crude Oil Falls as Strait of Hormuz Flows Pick Up, Monthly Rally of 20% Endures

Brent and WTI futures eased on Friday as tanker traffic through the Gulf chokepoint increased, but both benchmarks are s...

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Kuwait Petroleum Shifts to Delivered Crude Tender for Asia as Red Sea Peril Mounts
Energy

Kuwait Petroleum Shifts to Delivered Crude Tender for Asia as Red Sea Peril Mounts

State-owned KPC offered a spot cargo of 55,000 tonnes of full-range crude on a delivered ex-ship basis, banning resale, ...

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Colombian Power Generators: Strengthen Institutions and Pay Debts to Secure Energy Supply
Energy

Colombian Power Generators: Strengthen Institutions and Pay Debts to Secure Energy Supply

As a new government prepares to take office amid El Niño, Colombia’s power generation sector says institutional stabilit...

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Turkmenistan Tests Offshore Oil Spill Response on Caspian Platform
Energy

Turkmenistan Tests Offshore Oil Spill Response on Caspian Platform

State agencies simulate a major leak and fire at the Djygylbeg field, assessing coordination ahead of any real incident.

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European Gas Prices Slip Below $690 as Market Digests Geopolitical Premium
Energy

European Gas Prices Slip Below $690 as Market Digests Geopolitical Premium

TTF benchmark futures edged lower on Friday, trading around $688 per thousand cubic metres, after months of sharp swings...

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India's Rs 84,000 Crore Deep-Sea Mission Set for Cabinet Nod, Aiming to Slash Oil Import Bill
Energy

India's Rs 84,000 Crore Deep-Sea Mission Set for Cabinet Nod, Aiming to Slash Oil Import Bill

The Samudra Manthan programme will fund up to 50% of high-risk exploratory well costs, de-risk private investment, and m...

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Portugal revives EU windfall tax push with new oil profit levy
Energy

Portugal revives EU windfall tax push with new oil profit levy

Portugal approved a temporary tax on oil sector windfall profits to fund household support and energy transition, joinin...

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Vermilion Fights to Keep 450 French Oil Wells Operating Past 2040
Energy

Vermilion Fights to Keep 450 French Oil Wells Operating Past 2040

The largest oil producer in France is lobbying to extend its concessions beyond the 2040 phase‑out, arguing that the gov...

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Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Outage Could Spark Power Restrictions Amid Heatwave
Energy

Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Outage Could Spark Power Restrictions Amid Heatwave

With all 2,000 MW of the Paks nuclear plant offline and a heatwave driving peak demand, grid operator Mavir has asked la...

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Shell Triples Quarterly Profit to $10.8bn on Soaring Oil and Gas Prices
Energy

Shell Triples Quarterly Profit to $10.8bn on Soaring Oil and Gas Prices

UK energy major Shell posted its best quarterly result since 2022, driven by elevated crude, gas and LNG trading margins...

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Oil Swings as Saudi-Led Red Sea Defense Pact Eases Supply Fears, But Hormuz Risk Lingers
Energy

Oil Swings as Saudi-Led Red Sea Defense Pact Eases Supply Fears, But Hormuz Risk Lingers

Brent crude briefly topped $93 before turning lower, pulled between a 14-nation naval coalition for Red Sea security and...

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Brazil to Auction Union Gas Directly to Industry, Minister Says Firms Are ‘All Equal’
Energy

Brazil to Auction Union Gas Directly to Industry, Minister Says Firms Are ‘All Equal’

New rule permits state-owned PPSA to sell the Union’s natural gas directly to chemicals, fertilizers and power generatio...

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Oil Futures Dip After US Strikes Iran, But Diesel Crisis Fuels Price Fears
Energy

Oil Futures Dip After US Strikes Iran, But Diesel Crisis Fuels Price Fears

U.S. retaliation against Iran triggered a partial retreat in crude prices, but a global diesel shortage, refinery outage...

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US Trade Body Awards $5.7M for Green Hydrogen Study in Morocco Despite Trump’s Energy Shift
Energy

US Trade Body Awards $5.7M for Green Hydrogen Study in Morocco Despite Trump’s Energy Shift

A $5.7 million U.S. grant to study green hydrogen in Morocco highlights contradictions in America’s energy policy while ...

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Russia Extends Gasoline Export Ban to January 2027, Eases Diesel Restrictions for Producers
Energy

Russia Extends Gasoline Export Ban to January 2027, Eases Diesel Restrictions for Producers

The Russian government has re-imposed a temporary ban on gasoline exports from August 1 to January 31, 2027, while allow...

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Saudi Arabia Strikes Iran-Backed Militias After Drone Attacks on Oil Facilities
Energy

Saudi Arabia Strikes Iran-Backed Militias After Drone Attacks on Oil Facilities

Riyadh joined US airstrikes on militia targets in Iraq after a wave of drone attacks on its petroleum infrastructure, si...

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Toxic Fracking Waste Resurfaces in Ohio Town, Endangering Water Supply
Energy

Toxic Fracking Waste Resurfaces in Ohio Town, Endangering Water Supply

Millions of tons of radioactive fracking wastewater injected underground in Ohio are surfacing in Marietta. Seismic acti...

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Brent Holds Gains, WTI Slips as Oil Market Weighs US Strikes on Iran
Energy

Brent Holds Gains, WTI Slips as Oil Market Weighs US Strikes on Iran

Oil prices saw muted moves Thursday after the steepest rally in months, as traders assessed US airstrikes on Iran agains...

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Bangladesh’s Gas Shortages Squeeze Garment Exports, Threatening Global Competitiveness
Energy

Bangladesh’s Gas Shortages Squeeze Garment Exports, Threatening Global Competitiveness

Chronic natural gas shortages are eroding Bangladesh’s position as the world’s second-largest apparel exporter, raising ...

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Study: Solar Permitting Goes Faster on Already-Altered Land, Slower on Williamson Act Sites
Energy

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...

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NLR Study: Can Five Emerging Fuels Ease Aviation’s Supply Crunch?
Energy

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...

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Japan’s 1970s Oil Crisis Lessons Offer a Roadmap for Today’s Energy and Price Shocks
Energy

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...

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Drone Hits US-Owned Tanker at Egypt Port as Iran Fires on Jordan Bases, Brent Surges Above $90
Energy

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...

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Fire Strikes LNG Vessels at Damietta Port, Ministry Confirms No Injuries
Energy

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...

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China's Aluminum Exports Dampen Prices, Squeezing European Smelters as Gas Costs Rise
Energy

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...

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Iran Blocks Oman's Proposal to Demine the Strait of Hormuz, Insists on Bilateral Control
Energy

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...

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South Asia’s $1 Billion LNG Premium—and Why Coal Is Making a Comeback
Energy

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...

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Spain Unleashes Historic €35 Billion Grid Investment to End Power Network Gridlock
Energy

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...

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