China eyes more U.S. oil amid Hormuz disruption, White House says

Map source: Global Energy Infrastructure (Bloomberg) – A White House official said that Chinese President Xi Jinping opposes efforts to charge a toll to navigate the Strait of Hormuz…

First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for Leningrad nuclear icebreaker

Each of the Project 22220 nuclear icebreakers has two RITM-200s – pressurised water reactors with a thermal capacity of 175 MW, which converts to 30 MW at the propellers. It…

Operation of Swiss plants up to 80 years feasible, report says

Switzerland currently has four nuclear reactors – two at the Beznau plant and one each at the Gösgen and Leibstadt plants – generating about one-third of its electricity. They all…

Solar to Surpass Coal in Texas Power Generation in 2026, EIA Says

(Reuters) – Annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity grid, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said…

US Energy Firms Pull Record Amounts of Crude From SPR Last Week, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms pulled a record 8.6 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in the week ended May 8, reducing the total amount of…

US Crude and Gasoline Inventories Fell Last Week, Distillates Rose, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude and gasoline stocks fell last week while distillate inventories rose, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 4.3 million barrels to…

A Middleware Approach to AI-Ready Power Asset

How industrial middleware unlocks the full value of operational data AI and why most AI programs fail without it Power companies are being asked to deliver higher reliability while their…

BP Buys 40% Stake in Uzbek Oil and Gas Blocks

BP has bought 40% in the production sharing agreement regulating oil and gas exploration and production rights for six blocks in Uzbekistan, setting foot in the Central Asian country as…

IEA Revises 2026 Forecast: Oil Deficit Widens as Iran War Cuts Production

Global oil demand is set to exceed supply in the current year amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, reversing previous projections of a surplus. According to the May…

  • Gas
  • May 13, 2026
Messer names new CEO in suite of leadership changes

By 49 min ago 2 min read Industrial gas firm Messer has named a new CEO in a suite of changes to its leadership team. Bernd Eulitz, Deputy CEO since…