• Gas
  • April 17, 2026
Laser processing lifts MOF carbon capture performance by 75%, says research team

By 45 min ago 3 min read Researchers in South Korea have reported a carbon capture development using laser-based processing to enhance the performance of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class…

Oil Falls by Over 10% After Iran FM Declares Strait of Hormuz Open

(Reuters) – Oil prices plunged by over 10% ​on Friday, extending previous losses, after Iran’s foreign ‌minister said that the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open…

First Crude Cargo Clears Hormuz Since U.S. Blockade Began

A tanker flying the flag of Pakistan has just become the first vessel to ship crude out of the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. blockade outside the chokepoint began…

Tanker Fleet Heads to Load U.S. Oil as Middle East Supply Crumbles

Empty supertankers have left Asia en route to the U.S. via the Cape of Good Hope in one of the biggest queue of vessels ever seen at sea, as Asian…

India Pays in Yuan for Iranian Oil Purchases Under U.S. Waiver

Indian refiners that have bought Iranian crude under the one-month U.S. waiver on Iran’s oil on tankers are settling the purchases in Chinese yuan via the Shanghai office of India’s…

  • Gas
  • April 17, 2026
French refuelling firm orders $7m of Nel electrolysers

By 33 min ago 2 min read Nel Hydrogen has received an order for $7m worth of PEM electrolysers from a French multi-energy refuelling company. Under the deal, Mesure Process…

  • Gas
  • April 17, 2026
Video | Geopolitics, depletion and demand: the pressures on helium supply

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  • Gas
  • April 17, 2026
Japan researchers find nitrogen may hold key to low heat carbon capture

By 51 min ago 2 min read Japan researchers are claiming a carbon capture breakthrough after showing that adjacent nitrogen configurations can be built deliberately and reproducibly, paving the way…

Trump Officials Urge Oil Industry to Boost Output Amid War

Takeaways by Bloomberg AI Trump administration officials urged US oil producers to boost output amid a global supply shock caused by the war in Iran. The administration is grappling with the…

U.S.-Iran Deal Will Take Months, Gulf and European Officials Say

Leaders want the vital Strait of Hormuz opened immediately to restore energy flows Some Gulf Arab and European leaders believe that a U.S.-Iran peace deal will take about six months…