November 07, 2025 Japan will gradually increase fuel subsidies for households until it scraps the gasoline and diesel taxes at the end of this year and in April next year, with subsidies intended to avoid consumers waiting until 2026 to fill up with cheaper fuel. Japan’s ruling and opposition parties last week agreed to scrap […]Read More
October 21, 2025 Portugal’s largest energy company, Galp Energia, is ramping up exploration across Africa and Latin America as global oil demand remains resilient and the energy transition proves slower than anticipated. “The world has changed,” said Executive Board Member Nuno Bastos on Tuesday, noting that the war in Ukraine and renewed energy security concerns […]Read More
October 2, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $7.6 billion in funding for previously approved energy projects on the grounds that they would not produce any palpable benefits for Americans. The canceled projects are 223 in total, approved by various agencies from the Department of Energy during the previous administration. However, “these projects did not […]Read More
September 19, 2025 The European Union Commission is set to propose a ban on imports of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027, which would be a year earlier than previously planned, EU sources told Reuters on Friday, as the bloc looks to respond to U.S. pressure to phase out Russian energy. Following a call between U.S. President […]Read More
Thermal Power Reliability: Vistra President and CEO Jim Burke expects solar and batteries to do well because they can be built quickly. Wind, solar and storage may produce the cheapest electricity, but when prioritizing grid reliability, 1 GW of coal-fired, gas-fired or nuclear generation equals 9 GW of those clean energy resources, Vistra President and […]Read More
September 11, 2025 India is set to launch a nationwide carbon capture and storage program with government incentives of up to 100% of funding for some projects as it aims to reduce emissions from its huge coal power fleet which continues to rise. “These incentives will help industries adopt carbon capture technologies and […]Read More
The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has announced the CORAN Summit 2025, set to take place on October 6–7, 2025, at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. With the theme “Refining – Key to Energy Security in Africa,” the two-day event will convene top leaders from government, industry, finance, and civil society […]Read More
August 25, 2025 Data center developers in the UK are scrambling to get their facilities hooked to gas-fired generation capacity, the Financial Times has reported, citing five such projects planned for southern England. “The national gas transmission network is ready to play a key role in facilitating this critical investment today while working in partnership with […]Read More
August 25, 2025 China’s thermal coal imports are set for a substantial rise this month, reaching 25.63 million tons, which would be the highest monthly increase since last December, Kpler reported, as cited by Reuters’ Clyde Russell. The estimated August total would compare to thermal coal imports of 22.77 million barrels daily for July. More than half […]Read More
August 15, 2025 Coal production in China fell by 3.8% on the year last month, to the lowest level since April 2024 in the first annual decline for this year, Reuters reported today, citing figures from China’s statistics bureau. The production over the first seven months of the year, however, was higher by 3.8% from last year, […]Read More
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