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The EU is already working on the 18th sanctions package against Russia, which will include a lower price cap, sanctions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, more shadow fleet tankers designated, and additional sanctions on the Russian financial sector, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said …

The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expect to invest a total of $440 billion in the energy sector through 2035, Sultan Al Jaber, the chief executive of the UAE’s state oil and gas firm ADNOC, said on Friday. The United States is expected to invest $60 billion …

Despite the trade talks breakthrough the United States and China announced earlier this week, Chinese imports of U.S. energy will remain at near zero levels, at least over the summer, while the world’s two biggest economies are negotiating a possible trade deal. The U.S. and China on Monday announced a …

All the countries in the OPEC+ pact saw their combined crude oil production drop by 106,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April compared to March, despite the pledge of the eight OPEC+ producers who are withholding supply to begin easing their cuts. OPEC+ producers Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, …

India’s coal imports fell by 9.2% in the period April 2024 – February 2025 from a year earlier as domestic production rose by more than 5%, data from the Indian Ministry of Coal showed on Wednesday. Imports of all types of coal fell to 220.3 million tons in the 11 …

There’s no doubt that China is desperately seeking new markets to hawk its goods and commodities after the U.S. trade tariffs kicked in. This is especially true when it comes to the country’s steel industry. In fact, even prior to the trade war, Beijing was actively looking at expanding its …

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed an economic partnership agreement and a number of energy deals between Saudi oil giant Aramco and American companies during the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to the Kingdom on Tuesday. President Trump signed the economic cooperation agreement with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil flows to China are expected to stay at a one-year high of about 48 million barrels in June—roughly the same volume arriving in China from the world’s top crude exporter this month, trade sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Following the OPEC+ decision to continue boosting production, …

China has accelerated crude oil imports in March and April, but the increased purchases this spring aren’t necessarily a sign of recovering fuel demand in the world’s biggest crude importer. It’s more likely that Chinese refiners are aggressively stockpiling cheaper crude amid uncertainties about sanctioned barrels going forward, analysts say. …

China’s CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker is scheduled to issue new shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange, eyeing proceeds of as much as $4 billion. This will make its issue the largest this year in Hong Kong, the Financial Times reported, citing a prospectus filed with …