International

India has been courting foreign and domestic investment in its clean energy industry in an effort to shore up energy security and meet the nation’s lofty decarbonization goals. But a new report reveals that while India has offered up record-breaking clean energy tenders, they have been met with weak demand, …

Russia is increasingly using cryptocurrencies in its oil trade with top clients China and India amid U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources, who said Russian oil traders were using the cryptocurrencies to facilitate the conversion of yuans and rupees into rubles. For now, the amount of oil traded …

The warm temperatures in Europe from earlier this week will abruptly shift to freezing conditions in the weekend and next week, testing Europe’s renewable power generation and low natural gas stocks. While this week most of Europe has seen so far temperatures as high as 20 C (68F), an Arctic …

This week’s call from the International Energy Agency (IEA) for continued investment in existing oil and gas fields is another moment of truth for the Paris-based agency, highlighting its inconsistent messages about upstream investment, OPEC says. OPEC reviewed the messages the IEA has issued since 2017 in an article published …

The European Union has taken a significant step towards ensuring affordable, efficient, and clean energy for its citizens through its newly announced Action Plan for Affordable Energy. The plan, revealed on February 26, 2025, by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is designed to highlight the true value of …

Saudi Arabia just dialed back its crude prices for Asia, according to Aramco’s just-published rate sheet. The company has trimmed official selling prices (OSPs) for the first time in three months, with Aramco’s April price sheet now showing Arab Light at $3.50 per barrel over Oman/Dubai, a 40-cent cut. That’s …

Brazil looks to boost its economy with money from its $3.5-billion social fund, which collects revenues from oil and gas exploration and production, as approval ratings of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have slumped to a record low. Inflation and most of all rising food prices have sapped the …

The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s $1.8 trillion oil fund, has made its first investment in an external hedge fund with long-short strategies, amid changing and volatile markets, a top executive of the fund’s manager told the Financial Times. The fund, which is commonly referred to as ‘Norway’s oil …

China is going to boost coal production and power generation despite plans to boost its wind and solar capacity as well, signaling hydrocarbons remain an essential source of reliable electricity. In a report released today and quoted by Reuters, the Chinese authorities also said they were going to change the …

Europe has been steadily ramping up its wind energy capacity in a bid to support a green transition and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. In the last quarter of 2023, the region succeeded in producing more power from wind than coal for the first time, and it has since …