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Greens Push Windfall Tax on Oil Companies as German Fuel Prices Bite
Green parliamentary leader Katharina Dröge wants excess oil profits taxed and refunded through lower electricity costs, ...
DOE Ends Review of Last Three National Interest Transmission Corridors
Energy Secretary Chris Wright ends the NIETC review process for the Lake Erie–Canada, Southwestern Grid Connector and Tr...
Hydropower's Transformer Crisis: The 60-Month Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Fleet Modernization
As the U.S. hydropower fleet ages past 80 years, ballooning lead times and import dependence on large power transformers...
Yucatán Breaks Ground on Mexico’s First Wind Farm Under Sheinbaum’s 2025 Energy Policy
The Tizimín II project marks the first private wind farm to move from permit to construction under Mexico’s newly opened...
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...
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...
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...
Sołowow Pushes Private SMR Fleet as Poland's Answer to Looming Power Gap
Polish billionaire Michał Sołowow makes a direct appeal in a Forbes Poland interview: approve his GE Vernova-based SMR p...
Uruguay Freezes Fuel Prices in August Despite Rising Global Oil Costs
Uruguay holds gasoline, diesel and LPG prices flat for August, absorbing higher global crude costs linked to Middle East...
Austria Extends Fuel Tax Brake Through August, Warns of Potential Margin Caps
Austria extends its fuel tax brake through August, cutting mineral oil tax by 1.9 cents per litre. Officials warn that a...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
China Sets Ambitious 2030 Renewable Energy Targets in New Five-Year Plan
Beijing’s 2026–2030 renewable energy roadmap targets 3.5 TW of installed capacity and 6 trillion kWh of annual generatio...
TotalEnergies CEO Pushes EU to Shield Companies in Russian LNG Sanctions
Patrick Pouyanné hopes a proposed Greek tanker exemption could keep Yamal LNG gas flowing, protecting a $300–400m annual...
U.S., Saudi Arabia Ink Historic Nuclear Partnership, Opening Door for American Reactor Exports
A new 123 agreement grants U.S. firms privileged access to Saudi Arabia’s nascent nuclear energy program, advancing non-...
Kremlin Says Measures to Stabilize Russian Fuel Market Are Working
Government interventions including a gasoline and diesel export ban and tax incentives are easing domestic fuel shortage...
Alberta's Proposed 1M-BPD West-Coast Pipeline Needs Barrels That Don't Exist
Regulator forecasts show oil-sands output growing only 560,000 bpd by 2034, leaving the proposed new line nearly twice t...