Major Chinese Shareholder Set to Back Rio Tinto-Glencore Merger
Aluminum Corporation of China, a major shareholder in Rio Tinto, is set to support the mining giant’s potential takeover of Glencore, as it would give the Chinese firm additional exposure…
European Crude Oil Imports Declined in 2025
Crude oil imports into the European Union fell by 8.8% over the first nine months of last year, Eurostat has reported, adding that the bill for these imports fell even…
China’s Coal Output Hits Record High Even as Coal-Fired Power Declines
Coal production in China hit an all-time high last year despite a decline in coal-fired generation. At an annual 1.2%, the increase translated into a total of 4.83 billion tons,…
Why Is the USA Natural Gas Price Rising Today?
Why is the U.S. natural gas price rising today? That was the question Rigzone asked Ole R. Hvalbye, a commodities analyst at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB), in an exclusive…
AM Green breaks ground on huge Indian green hydrogen-based ammonia plant
AM Green has broken ground on its 1.5 million tonne per year (mtpa) green hydrogen-based ammonia plant in Kakinada, India, as it eyes first production by mid 2027. The Greenko…
China’s Coal and Gas Power Output Falls for the First Time in a Decade
Power generation from coal and gas-fired plants in China last year went down for the first time in a decade, driven lower by alternative energy sources such as wind and…
Philippines Makes Its First Gas Discovery in Over a Decade
The Philippines has announced its first major natural gas discovery in more than ten years, reinforcing the strategic importance of the Malampaya gas complex and offering a potential boost to…
Oil Majors Tell Washington They Want PDVSA Out of the Way
International oil companies are wasting no time testing how serious Washington and Caracas really are about reviving Venezuela’s oil industry. And their opening demand is refreshingly blunt: if we’re going…
INOX Air Products to build ASU for Tata Steel in India
India industrial gas company INOX Air Products will build an air separation unit (ASU) at a Tata Steel facility in Odisha, India. The ASU is expected to produce 2,600 tonnes…
US threatens Greenland-related tariffs on Europe as leaders meet
US President Donald Trump has set out plans to introduce 10% tariffs on all goods from eight European countries from 1 February for their support for Greenland as the geopolitical…
