International

Economists are warning prime minister Liz Truss’s decision to freeze energy bills for everyone in the UK at £2,500 raises the risk of blackouts. Experts at the economic think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said energy supplies may run dry due to the government propping up energy spending. …

Qatar and the US discussed cooperation in the field of energy security on Saturday amid an ongoing global energy struggle in light of the Ukraine crisis. The discussions came during a meeting in Doha between Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and US Special Envoy and Coordinator …

Türkiye has been affected by the energy crisis, yet in contrast to Europe, it is not expected to face any disruptions this winter as long as gas suppliers follow through on their pledges, the country’s energy chief said on Saturday. Fears in Europe have increased over a potentially bleak winter …

In response to a growing clamour among the G7 nations to cap the price of crude oil imports from Russia, Moscow has told New Delhi it is willing to provide oil at lower prices than before to India, officials said. “In principle, the ask in return is that India should …

Germany is increasingly getting vital chemicals from abroad as the country’s industrial giants like BASF SE struggle with sky-rocketing energy prices from Russian gas cuts. Chemical import volumes have almost doubled this year as the crisis deepened. Germany imported around 2.8 billion tonnes of inorganic chemicals in the first half …

Europe’s move to green hydrogen, a potential substitute for natural gas, is being held up by European Union proposals relating to its production, according to an industry group. A number of green hydrogen projects in Europe have already been put on hold or delayed by regulatory uncertainty, said Daryl Wilson, …

Liz Truss, the Conservative candidate who won the race to be the UK’s next prime minister, has been considering plans in recent days to spend $150 billion (£130 billion) over the next year and a half to freeze household energy bills at their current levels, officials and advisers to Truss …

OPEC+ reversed on Monday this month’s increase in oil production targets and cut the group’s collective quota by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the month of October. While the move is totally negligible in terms of actual supply to the market, considering not only the slight change in the …

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States had fomented Europe’s gas supply crisis by pushing European leaders towards the “suicidal” step of cutting economic and energy cooperation with Moscow. Europe is facing its worst gas supply crisis ever, with energy prices soaring and German importers even discussing …

The 1,000 municipal utilities that are the last link in the German energy supply chain are feeling the pinch of record-high energy prices, raising fears that some of them might go bankrupt. While large energy companies like Uniper and E.ON receive plenty of attention from German politicians, municipal utilities – …