Treasury Expands Iran Sanctions Without Targeting Major Chinese Banks
The Trump administration has revealed the details of its “economic D-Day” campaign against Iran, expanding secondary sanctions that threaten foreign companies with exclusion from the U.S. financial system for continuing…
TotalEnergies Backs Two Major Oil Pipelines to Bypass Hormuz
TotalEnergies will invest in two major oil pipelines designed to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, backing Abu Dhabi’s expansion of its Fujairah export route and a planned pipeline carrying Iraqi…
Goldman Sachs: Europe Needs Much Higher Gas Prices to Secure Winter Supply
Natural gas prices in Europe need to jump by December for European storage to fill up with enough inventory for the coming winter if the Strait of Hormuz crisis persists…
Analysts Examine Latest USA Measures Against Iran
Analysts at Rystad Energy and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) have examined the U.S. administration’s latest measures against Iran, which aim for the “total isolation of the Iranian regime”, according…
Japan trial targets high-purity CO2 recovery from sewage sludge
By 1 hour ago 3 min read A Kyoto University spinout and Japanese water treatment company have launched a proof-of-concept trial aimed at producing electricity and high-purity carbon dioxide (CO2)…
Memory pricing and AI to drive semiconductor growth
By 1 hour ago 3 min read Global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, increasing 92% from 2025 revenue of $809bn, according to Gartner. Next year…
Aircapture and NGK test ceramic DAC system in Japan
By 2 hours ago 2 min read California-based direct air capture (DAC) specialist Aircapture and ceramics technology company NGK have begun testing a new ceramic-based DAC system at a concrete…
Will the US ‘economic D-Day’ work with Iran?
The US has embarked on an ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran as it seeks to cut off every potential source of revenue that funds the Iranian regime. Secretary of the Treasury…
Russia Scrambles to Restore Fuel Supplies as Refineries Resume Operations
Amid the ongoing fuel crisis in Russia, authorities are rushing to ease concerns that the shortages are worsening. Russia has been suffering from a gasoline and diesel crunch since the…
Equinor and Aker BP Make New North Sea Gas Discovery
Norwegian oil and gas firms Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas and condensate discovery close to the operating Balder field in the North Sea, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate,…
