High Oil Prices Deliver a Windfall for China’s Coal-to-Chemicals Industry
China’s biggest coal-to-chemicals producer reported record profits for the first half, raking in the equivalent of $1.4 billion as crude oil prices soared internationally, strengthening the business case for converting…
New Zealand Approves New Oil and Gas Production as Energy Security Concerns Grow
New Zealand’s petroleum and mining regulator has granted a 10-year petroleum mining permit in the onshore Taranaki region as the country looks to boost natural gas supply to the domestic…
India Drives a Global Surge in New Coal Mine Plans
India turned into the world’s biggest coal power generation capacity builder, proposing as much as 638 million metric tons annually in new capacity last year. This was a surge from…
New opportunities for CO2 in food and beverage decarbonisation
By 31 min ago 3 min read The food and beverage industry is finding new ways to decarbonise, from lower-carbon refrigeration to carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery. But could more efficient…
How CO2 could help reduce water use in data centres
The rapid expansion of AI is creating a growing challenge for data centre operators. Training and running large AI models forces computer chips to work at maximum capacity continuously, generating…
Black Moon Energy and TAE explore helium-3 fuel in nuclear power
By 42 min ago 2 min read Californian fusion energy company TAE Technologies (TAE) has partnered with natural resource and lunar development company Black Moon Energy (BME) under an agreement…
Analysis: Should industrial gas adopt auto-style supply chain safety nets?
General Motors (GM) made an interesting supply chain move recently by setting up a $4.5bn programme designed to keep critical components flowing through its global network. Inventory management firm Procura…
Oil Prices Fall as OPEC and IEA Slash 2026 Demand Outlooks
Despite the ongoing stalemate in the U.S.-Iran talks and persistent risks to shipping in the Middle East, oil prices fell in Asian trading on Thursday, weighed down by cuts to…
Putin Opens New Front in Shadow Fleet Fight With Threat to Seize EU Ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to seize European ships in retaliation for EU action against Russia’s shadow oil fleet, opening the possibility of direct Russian interference with commercial shipping…
Ukraine Halts Oil Tanker Attacks on JD Vance Request
The Ukrainian forces have reportedly suspended drone attacks on oil tankers at the port of Novorossiysk following a request by U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, the Financial Times wrote today, citing…
