Oil Climbs on Concerns Over Potential Supply Disruption in Iran Amid Threats

Summary Iran protests raise supply disruption fears, geopolitical risks Venezuela resumes oil exports amid US embargo reversal US crude stocks rise, API says, indicating looser supply-demand balance LONDON, Jan 14…

China’s Oil Imports Hit an All-Time High in 2025

Crude oil imports into China last year hit the highest ever, reaching 11.55 million barrels daily, or a total of 557.73 million tons, up 4.4% on 2024, Reuters reported today,…

Sanctioned Tankers Switch to Russian Flag for Protection

More than two dozen sanctioned tankers have switched to a Russian flag since the start of December as a means of avoiding seizure by U.S. forces, Bloomberg has reported, citing…

China’s Coal Imports Fall Sharply as Domestic Output and Renewables Rise

China’s coal imports booked a decline last year, at 9.6% from 2024 to a total of 490 million tons. The sizable decline was driven by higher domestic production and a…

Texas Upstream Employment, Job Postings Drop

Texas upstream employment and job postings declined in the fourth quarter of 2025. That’s what the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) said in a statement sent to…

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  • January 14, 2026
Black Moon Energy unveils robotic helium-3 lunar mission

Helium-3 production and supply company Black Moon Energy has unveiled plans for a robotic mission to the Moon, which will collect data and carry out key activities needed to reduce…

Pre-Budget 2026: Steering India’s Renewable Energy Growth Through Policy Support And Innovation

Representational image. Credit: Canva As India approaches the Union Budget 2026, industry leaders across the renewable energy sector have emphasized the critical role of policy support in sustaining momentum toward…

Omega Simulation Launches Dynamic Digital Twin Platform OmegaLand V4 Enhancing Collaboration with Control Systems to Support Autonomous Plant Operations

Omega Simulation Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation, announces it has revamped its OmegaLand plant operation simulation environment as the OmegaLand V4 dynamic digital twin platform, and is…

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  • January 14, 2026
Geoeconomic concerns head list of global risks as world ‘is on a precipice’

Geoeconomic confrontation presents the biggest short-term risk to businesses, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2026 report. It was selected as the top risk most likely to trigger…

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  • January 14, 2026
Newly launched digital platform predicts biogas output from digesters

Waste-to-value technology company Alchemyca has launched a digital platform that predicts biogas output from organic waste feedstocks in real time. The Claritix platform is designed to close the visibility and…