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Tajikistan aims to generate all its electricity from green energy sources by 2032, President Emomali Rahmon said Tuesday. Rahman made the remarks while attending the International Water Conference in the capital Dushanbe, according to a statement by the Presidency Office. “We are doubling our efforts as part of the transition …

Oil prices ticked higher on Wednesday amid upbeat global demand views from the US Energy Information Administration and OPEC, reinforced by industry data showing US crude oil inventories fell more than expected last week. Brent crude futures rose 37 cents, or 0.45%, to $82.29 a barrel at 04:00 GMT, while …

‘Day Zero’ never arrived in Cape Town, South Africa. Day Zero was the name given by Cape Town officials to the day in 2018 they would have to shut down water flows to most of the city taps because of inadequate water supplies—supplies that had run desperately short in the …

When the EU bombarded Russia with sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine back in 2022, gas was in the spotlight. Russia was the continent’s biggest supplier, and it was about to stop being that. At the time, the dominant mood in Europe was confidence—that even if Russia were to turn …

Dubbed “white gold,” lithium is immense valuable in the modern world. Though lithium prices dropped dramatically from the highs achieved in late 2022, China still dominates the lithium supply chain. This continues to spur on multiple countries looking to lay their hands on this valuable metal. Lithium is a critical …

Global investment in renewables including electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency improvements and heat pumps will clock in at $2 trillion in the current year, twice the amount that will go into fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency has projected. This marks the second consecutive year when …

Russia’s budget revenues from oil and gas soared by 73.5% in January-May of 2024 compared to the first five months of 2023, according to data from Russia’s finance ministry released on Monday. Between January and May 2024, the revenues for the Russian federal budget from oil and gas hit $55.7 …

OPEC+ ministers rejected oil’s bearish reaction to its decision to gradually boost crude production from October and predicted the market will eventually see that the group’s policy is correct. The alliance remains committed to the stability of the oil market and can react quickly to any changes, ministers from the …

Foreign investors were allocated about 60% of the shares on offer in Saudi Aramco’s $11.2 billion stock sale, people familiar with the matter said, marking a turnaround from the oil giant’s 2019 listing that ended up as a largely local affair. The deal generated strong demand from the U.S. and …

Asia’s first cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility, the Haikui No. 1, approaches completion after the successful connection of its 12th mooring cable at the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in the South China Sea on Monday. The FPSO facility, a cornerstone of offshore oil …