Climate alarmists have waged war on energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining operations but have yet to denounce large language models (LLMs) like Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT that use 16 ounces of fresh water every time a user asks it a series of questions. Microsoft revealed in its latest environmental report that its global …

Renewable energy sources are expected to generate more than 50% of Germany’s electricity this year, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said at a conference in Berlin on Monday. However, the minister from the Green party who is also responsible for climate action, warned that Europe’s biggest economy needs to accelerate the …

Russian state energy giant Gazprom has shipped its first consignment of LNG to China through Russia’s Arctic waters, duplicating the delivery route used by Russian natural gas producer Novatek. In January, Gazprom opened an LNG liquefaction plant on Russia’s Baltic coast, about 100 miles to the northwest of St. Petersburg. …

Iran’s oil minister, Mohammad Javad Owji reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to its share in the Arash gas field in the Persian Gulf, vowing not to exceed the agreed-upon production levels. Owji expressed optimism regarding the resolution of issues concerning the Arash field through ongoing negotiations with Kuwait. He assured that Iran …

The Ministry of Finance revealed on Sunday that Iraq’s financial revenues in the federal budget exceeded 65 trillion dinars over seven months, confirming a rise in the oil contribution to the budget to 95%. However, an economic expert believes that non-oil revenues “will not improve.” Shafaq News Agency examined data …

Aramco has agreed to purchase a 100 per cent equity stake in Esmax Distribusción from Southern Cross Group, a Latin America-focused private equity company. The transaction is subject to certain customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. Esmax is a leading diversified downstream fuels and lubricants retailer in Chile. Its national presence …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani has said that the latest move by his country to withdraw the designation of several experienced IAEA inspectors was based on the Islamic Republic’s governance rights enshrined in the Safeguards Agreement between the two sides. Kana’ani made the comment on Saturday hours after the …

Iraq, OPEC’s second largest exporter, has had its crude oil supplies to the US, the world’s second largest importer, increased, data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed this weekend. In the span of a week, the volume rose from 100,000 barrels daily to a 248,000 barrels — a jump …

France has “questions” about refining margins, and decisions could be made to curb excessive profits, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told journalists on Thursday. Inflation has been a concern across Europe, and the French government has taken strides to lower the cost of basic goods and services such as …

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is spurring a land rush for development sites and giving impetus to clean energy equipment manufacturing in the United States, which could see annual renewable capacity additions triple to 110 gigawatts (GW) in ten years, according to Wood Mackenzie. Despite supply-chain and tariff challenges unrelated …