Oil Prices Dip as U.S.-EU Trade War Looms

Oil prices drifted lower early Tuesday in Asian markets, weighed down by escalating trade tensions between the world’s largest economies and mounting signs of rising crude supply. The looming threat…

CEP Makes ‘Major’ Oil Discovery offshore Poland

Central European Petroleum (CEP) announced Monday a “major” oil discovery in the Wolin concession on Poland’s side of the Baltic Sea. The Canadian explorer and producer estimates that the Wolin…

  • Gas
  • July 22, 2025
Biomethane hub set to add to Tasmania gas grid

The rural town of Westbury in Tasmania, Australia is to be the location for a AU$50m renewable gas facility. The Westbury BioHub, being developed by Optimal Group and Solstice Energy,…

  • Gas
  • July 22, 2025
Biomethane hub set to add to Tasmania gas grid

The rural town of Westbury in Tasmania, Australia is to be the location for a AU$50m renewable gas facility. The Westbury BioHub, being developed by Optimal Group and Solstice Energy,…

Taiwan’s CPC Denies ‘Specific’ US Shale Gas Acquisition Talks

Taiwan’s state-owned energy company CPC Corp said it is not in talks for “specific” shale gas fields in the United States, but it does not rule out any prospective partners…

China Chokes Off Antimony, Boosts Overall Rare Earth Flows

China sharply curtailed exports of two key critical minerals in June, with outbound shipments of antimony falling by 88% and germanium by 95% compared to January levels, Asia Financial reported…

Kansai considers Mihama site for new reactor

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company plans to conduct surveys of the Mihama nuclear power plant site in Fukui Prefecture to determine if a new reactor…

Viewpoint: The vital role of medical isotopes in theranostics

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 In the rapidly evolving landscape of nuclear medicine, the integration of diagnostics and therapeutics – known as theranostics – represents a groundbreaking shift in how we…

Design work progresses for Russian molten salt reactor

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 The first stage of design work on a prototype molten salt reactor has been completed, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has said. (Image: Rosatom) A preliminary…

Sizewell C gets final go-ahead decision

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has signed the final investment decision for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England. The government will be the…