Historic Ceasefire Sees Kurdish Forces Exit Key Syrian Oilfield

Kurdish forces have withdrawn from the largest oilfield in Syria as the Syrian government announced a ceasefire deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that could lead to normalization…

UK Urged to Ease 2030 Electric Vehicle Sales Goal

The UK should soften its interim 2030 target for electric vehicle sales to support investment in domestic auto and battery manufacturing capacities, a new report is expected to recommend later…

Indian Refiner MRPL Shifts from Russian to Venezuelan Oil Supply

Indian state-run Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is exploring potential purchases of crude from Venezuela after stopping imports of Russian oil, a top official at the refiner said on…

Bolivia Assures Investors It Will Keep Existing Lithium and Energy Contracts

Bolivia’s new leadership has pledged it would keep its existing lithium and oil and gas contracts, even those awarded to Russia and China under the previous leftist ruling, as La…

  • Gas
  • January 19, 2026
Can e-fuels begin to scale?

Producing e-fuels remains more expensive than fossil fuel refining, primarily due to the cost of renewable electricity, electrolysis and CO₂ capture. But there has been notable progress. The Port of…

  • Gas
  • January 19, 2026
Nuada to install carbon capture tech at UK lime production site

UK-based carbon capture company Nuada will deploy its demonstration carbon capture unit at a lime production facility at Singleton Birch, owned and operated by US chemical lime business MLC. The…

  • Gas
  • January 19, 2026
Nuada to install carbon capture tech at UK limestone production site

UK-based carbon capture company Nuada will deploy its demonstration carbon capture unit at a lime production facility at Singleton Birch, owned and operated by US chemical lime business MLC. The…

Oil Down as Easing Iran Unrest Dampens Geopolitical Risk Premium

Oil prices fell 1% on Monday, reversing the previous session’s gains, as civil unrest in Iran subsided, lowering the chance of a U.S. attack that could disrupt supply from the…

China’s Coal Output Hits Record High Even as Coal-Fired Power Declines

Coal production in China hit an all-time high last year despite a decline in coal-fired generation. At an annual 1.2%, the increase translated into a total of 4.83 billion tons,…

European Crude Oil Imports Declined in 2025

Crude oil imports into the European Union fell by 8.8% over the first nine months of last year, Eurostat has reported, adding that the bill for these imports fell even…