Gulf-to-China Supertanker Rates Hit $510,000 a Day

The daily rate for chartering a supertanker to pick up crude oil from within the Persian Gulf and deliver it to China has surged this week to the highest level…

Romania Restarts Coal Plant as Danube Drought Forces Nuclear Shutdown

Romania has this week restarted a 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant to partially offset the generation lost by the closure of nuclear electricity output after the low water level on the…

China’s Solar Exports Fell 21.4% in July

Chinese exports of solar cells and panels dropped in July as the removal of the local export tax rebate as of April 1 continued to depress exports for the third…

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UK researchers make MOF for capturing heavy metals from wastewater

By 30 min ago 2 min read University of Birmingham scientists who used green chemistry to make a next-generation Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for capturing heavy metals from wastewater have…

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US semiconductor investment tops $820bn since 2020

By 31 min ago 2 min read The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said the advanced manufacturing investment credit (AMIC) and manufacturing grant incentives have supported investment in the US semiconductor…

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  • August 18, 2026
UK biogas plant gets green light for CO2 capture and liquefaction

By 57 min ago 3 min read A carbon capture and liquefaction facility at a more than £60m ($81.2m) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Deeside, north Wales, has been approved…

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Outlook for electronic specialty gases

Outlook for electronic specialty gases | Feature | gasworld © Shutterstock By 28 min ago 1 min read Insights from Mike Corbett and Andy Tuan of Linx Consulting, Clark Tseng,…

U.S.-Iran Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher as Diesel Margins Hit Records

Declarations by Iran and the U.S. earlier this week make the prospect of peace in the Middle East even more distant, driving crude oil prices higher. Meanwhile, the diesel crack…

Libya Seeks Up to $40 Billion to Boost Oil Output to 2 Million Bpd

Libya needs between $36 billion and $40 billion in foreign investment to expand its oil industry and raise output to 2 million barrels daily by the early 2030s, the Financial…

China Boosts Fuel Exports as Domestic Stockpiles Swell

China exported 6.7% more fuel last month than it did in June, although on an annual basis fuel exports dropped by 12.9%, Reuters reported today, citing Chinese customs data. In…