Thermal coal imports into Asia reversed a nine-month losing streak last month, rising to the highest in almost a year, Reuters’ Gavin Maguire reported, noting the rise could extend over the coming winter months. Citing data from commodity analytics provider Kpler, Maguire reported that thermal coal imports in Asia jumped …
Read More »Hungary Refuses to Stop Russian Oil Imports
Hungary has no intention of suspending Russian oil imports despite pressure on the whole of the European Union from U.S. President Donald Trump and EU pressure on Hungary specifically. “We can’t ensure the safe supply [of energy products] for our country without Russian oil or gas sources,” Foreign Minister Peter …
Read More »Iraq and Turkey Agree to Restart Kurdistan’s Oil Exports
Turkey and the federal Iraqi government have agreed to resume oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan via a pipeline to the Turkish coast, Shakhwan Abdullah, Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, said this weekend. Oil exports from Kurdistan have been halted for two and a half years, after …
Read More »Eni Seals Billion-Dollar Fusion Energy Deal with U.S. Partner
U.S. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), which is developing fusion energy, has signed a more than $1-billion power purchase agreement with Italy’s energy major Eni as the two companies continue to partner to bring fusion power to commercial use. Nuclear fusion has long been considered the answer to zero-emission by-product-free energy …
Read More »India Urges State Governments to Buy more Renewable Power
India’s federal government is in discussions with state governments to have them buy more renewable sources for power generation, Indian federal Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Monday. State-held utilities have been delaying purchases of clean energy recently, the minister said at an energy conference in …
Read More »Global Nuclear Generation Set for a Slowdown
Global nuclear power generation is on course to decline after a record-breaking 2024 on insufficient investment and aging power plants, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report has warned. Ahead of the official release of the report, later today, Reuters wrote that, in addition to already announced new nuclear projects, 44 …
Read More »Japan Joins Denmark in Pioneering Osmotic Energy Revolution
Japan just became the second country in the world to launch a commercial-scale osmotic energy plant, a big win for the little-known form of clean energy generation that first broke ground in Denmark. While osmotic energy is nascent and its testing grounds remain limited, it has big potential – The …
Read More »Natural Gas is America’s Secret Weapon in the AI Power Race
Top natural gas producers and pipeline operators expect the industry and various U.S. states to accelerate approval and development of natural gas infrastructure in the new normal American electricity market of rising demand and consumer bills. American ratepayers have seen electricity prices rising at a faster pace than U.S. inflation …
Read More »The U.K. and U.S. Have Big Plans for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
As U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Kier Starmer meet on the president’s second official visit to Britain this term, nuclear power is one of the energy topics expected to be addressed. Both countries are pursuing a new era of nuclear power, after several decades of stagnation, investing …
Read More »What’s The Real Reason behind OPEC+’s Surprise Oil Production Boost?
OPEC+’s decision last week to increase its collective oil production has surprised many, given the soft outlook for oil prices for the remainder of this year and into next. It is true that the 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) rise from October is much lower than the 411,000 bpd and …
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