India begins public consultation on SHANTI Bill rules

The SHANTI Bill – to give it its full name, the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 – completed the legislative process in…

Chevron strikes oil and gas in Angola’s Block 0, eyes tieback development

(WO) — Chevron has made an oil and gas condensate discovery in Block 0 offshore Angola, encountering more than 300 ft of net pay as the company continues to expand…

Kazakhstan Accuses Big Oil of $10.7 Billion Corruption in Kashagan Oil Project

Kazakhstan has alleged in a confidential arbitration case that some of the biggest international oil firms that have developed the giant Kashagan oilfield awarded $10.7 billion worth of contracts with…

Hormuz Tanker Traffic Slumps as U.S.-Iran Standoff Drags On

Tankers moving along the Strait of Hormuz dwindled further this week, with only five crossings on Wednesday and nine crossings on Thursday, down from a monthly average of 12 crossings,…

Vance Says Cheap Oil and Gas Is Top U.S. Priority in Iran War

Low U.S. gasoline prices are the top priority of the Administration amid the war in Iran, Vice President JD Vance said, as the U.S.-Iran deadlock persists and the U.S. vowed…

Middle East Oil Tankers Are Going Dark for Longer

Not only is a growing number of tankers moving stealthily with transponders switched off at the Middle East’s two key chokepoints, but the time of the so-called dark mode movements…

Drone Strike Sparks Blaze at Key Russian Oil and Fuel Terminal

Ust-Luga, the top Russian port for exports of oil and other commodities from the Baltic Sea, caught fire early on Friday following an overnight drone attack from Ukraine. A fire…

Hormuz Crisis Pushes Asian Refiners Toward U.S. Oil

North Asian refiners have increased buying activity to secure U.S. crude oil supply as an alternative to the Middle Eastern crude that may not make it outbound from the Strait…

India’s Coal Demand Set to Hit 1.6 Billion Tons by 2030

India’s coal demand is set to jump to 1.6 billion tons in 2030, from about 1.2 billion tons now, due to higher electricity generation and industrial activity, Indian Coal Secretary…

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  • August 14, 2026
Holcim UAE starts cement carbon capture pilot project

By 52 min ago 2 min read The UAE division of Swiss manufacturing firm Holcim and climate tech startup 44.01 have started the UAE’s first carbon capture and underground mineralisation…