International

Rising costs and uncertain regulatory and demand picture have made low-emission hydrogen projects more challenging and clean hydrogen production by 2030 could be a quarter lower than expected at this time last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The low-emission hydrogen uptake is not yet meeting expectations …

Global electric vehicle sales grew by 15% in August from a year earlier, slower than the 27% growth rate in January-July, as EV sales in the biggest market, China, increased by only 6%, data from EV research firm Rho Motion showed on Friday. China continues to be the world’s biggest …

Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 3.9 million barrels during the week ending September 5, after falling 2.4 million barrels in the week prior, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The build brings commercial stockpiles to 424.6 million barrels …

Saudi Arabia has once again reduced the price of crude oil it sells to Asia, with the premium for the flagship Arab Light at $2.20 a barrel over the Dubai/Oman benchmark for cargos to be delivered in October. The price cut amounts to $1 per barrel from September, which was …

Reports are circulating in Armenia that a US delegation will soon travel to Yerevan to work out the details of a transit corridor that is a key element of the provisional Armenian-Azerbaijani peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump. Armenian news accounts, citing “well-informed government sources,” say the US …

The EU is weighing options to impose fresh sanctions on Russia’s oil industry and exports by sanctioning major energy firms and erecting more barriers to Russian oil trade, sources with knowledge of the plans told Bloomberg on Monday. EU officials are set to travel to Washington this week to discuss …

EU carmakers will sell about 2 million fewer electric vehicles than previously expected, due to the more flexible EU regulations on emission standards for 2025, green group Transport & Environment said in new research on Monday. Earlier this year, under pressure from Europe’s automotive industry, the European Union adopted amendments …

Canada’s government will not continue Trudeau’s policy mandating at least 20% electric vehicle sales from automakers as of the model year 2026, as Mark Carney’s new cabinet is looking to protect the auto industry that has been hit by the U.S. trade policies and tariffs. The Canadian government will be …

OPEC crude production rose by about 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, reaching 28.55 million bpd, according to a Bloomberg survey published on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia accounted for just over half of the increase, restoring barrels previously curbed under voluntary cuts. The United Arab Emirates and Nigeria also contributed, …

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping is conspiring with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un against the United States as the three leaders put up a united front at a Beijing military parade in what observers see as a show of strength defying …