Exxon’s XTO Unit Seeks Buyers for Select Eagle Ford Assets

Oil major ’s subsidiary XTO Energy is seeking buyers for some of its assets in the Eagle Ford shale basin in South Texas, an Exxon spokesperson confirmed to Reuters in a statement. In…

Trump Administration Considers Naval Blockade to Halt Cuban Oil Imports, Politico Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba as part of possible new tactics to drive leadership change in the Caribbean country,…

COMMENTARY: US Energy Dominance Would Make for a Clumsy Weapon – Trump Has Given His Putative Allies Every Reason to Accelerate …

By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Greenland deal or no, the international order is fraying. As the Trump administration ramped up – before stepping back from –…

EBRD Provides €11.5M Loan To Upgrade Energy Efficiency In 18 Chisinau Kindergartens, Part Of €31.1M Green Cities Programme

Representational image. Credit: Canva The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing the City of Chisinau with an €11.5 million loan to support a comprehensive energy efficiency programme…

World Bank Approves $1.018B REMIT Program To Build Central Asia’s First Regional Electricity Market, Boost Trade, Transmission, And Clean Energy

Representational image. Credit: Canva The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the Regional Electricity Market Interconnectivity and Trade (REMIT) Program, a 10-year initiative designed to enhance energy connectivity…

India’s ACC PLI Battery Scheme Delivers Only 1.4 GWh, Just 2.8% Of The 50 GWh Target Set For 2025, New JMK: IEEFA Reports

Representational image. Credit: Canva India introduced the Advanced Chemistry Cell Production Linked Incentive (ACC PLI) scheme in October 2021 with the goal of developing a strong domestic battery manufacturing industry…

EBRD Invests $20M In Preply As Part Of Wider Push To Support Ukraine’s Tech And Energy Security

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing US$20 million in Preply, a leading Ukrainian education technology company and a global platform for online language learning. This investment…

Power Ministry’s Chintan Shivir 2026 Concludes, Outlines Roadmap to 100 GW Hydro Pumped Storage by 2035–36 and Strengthens DISCOM Reforms

Representational image. Credit: Canva The two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the Ministry of Power, held on 22–23 January 2026 at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, concluded today, bringing together senior officials, industry leaders,…

IEW 2026 in Goa to Drive Global Energy Partnerships as India Pushes Security, Decarbonisation and Investment-Led Growth

India Energy Week (IEW) 2026, scheduled to be held from January 27–30, 2026, at ONGC ATI, Goa, will bring together global energy ministers, industry leaders, policymakers, financial institutions, academia and…

Bihar’s Power Distribution Reforms Gain National Recognition as NBPDCL and SBPDCL Achieve ‘A’ Grade in PFC Rating

Representational image. Credit: Canva Both power distribution companies of Bihar—North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL)—have been awarded ‘A’ Grade in the…