Fire at Domestic Refinery Worsens Australia’s Fuel Supply Crisis

Australia’s fuel crisis in the wake of the Iran war just took a turn for the worse after a fire broke out at one of the only two refineries in…

Iran Suspends Petrochemical Exports to Avoid Domestic Shortages

Iran has suspended all its petrochemical exports to ensure domestic supply amid reduced local availability following Israeli strikes early this month. The Islamic Republic is halting all exports to prevent…

Hormuz Crisis Forces Rethink on Alternative Marine Fuels Investment

The escalation of conflict across the Middle East and the disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz have introduced a variable into the maritime energy transition that regulatory…

  • Coal
  • April 16, 2026
Rural Co-ops Navigate a New Era of Load Growth, Rising Costs, and Policy Pressure

After decades of relatively flat electricity demand, the U.S. power sector is suddenly racing to keep up—and rural electric cooperatives, which serve 42 million people across 54% of the nation’s…

ERCOT Sees Surge in Power Demand by 2030s Amid Data Center Growth

(Reuters) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said electricity demand could rise sharply into the 2030s as an increasing pipeline of data centers drives most of the projected…

Equinor Signals Trading Windfall as War-Driven Volatility Lifts Results

Equinor expects its first-quarter income in the trading and marketing division to exceed its $400-million guidance amid significant volatility as a result of the war in the Middle East.  …

TotalEnergies Sees Q1 Profit Surge on High Prices, Strong Trading

Higher oil and gas prices and volatile energy commodity markets are set to more than offset production losses from the Middle East at French supermajor TotalEnergies, which expects significantly higher…

  • Gas
  • April 16, 2026
Industry takes measures to shore up CO2 amid rising supply concerns

By 46 min ago 2 min read The lag effect of the Middle East war is now starting to bite, whether it is Asian semiconductor firms scrambling to secure helium…

US Forces Ready to Restart Combat if Iran Doesn’t Agree to a deal, Says Hegseth

U.S. forces in the Middle East are postured to restart combat operations if Iran doesn’t agree to a peace deal, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Pentagon briefing on Thursday.…

  • Gas
  • April 16, 2026
LNG ramp-up drives record volumes at Corpus Christi in Texas

© Port of Corpus Christi By 29 min ago 2 min read Texas’s Port of Corpus Christi recorded record first-quarter volumes of 54.5 million tonnes in 2026, driven by a…