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 …
Read More »Poland to Extend Electricity Price Cap through the End of 2025
Poland will look to extend the current cap on power prices through the end of the year, Energy Minister Milosz Motyka said on Friday, removing a key uncertainty about Poland’s inflation trend and interest rates. The Polish government will seek to extend the so-called cap on electricity prices, due to …
Read More »Canada Rethinks EV Targets to Aid Carmakers
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 …
Read More »Top Indian Refiner Snubs U.S. Oil in Latest Tender
India’s top refiner, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IndianOil), has forgone buying U.S. crude at this week’s tender, instead opting for Middle Eastern and West African crude, sources in the oil trade industry told Reuters on Friday. At the previous tender last week, IOC bought as many as 5 million barrels …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Leads OPEC Output Increase
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, …
Read More »Oil Falls ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
Oil prices slid on Thursday, extending a decline of more than 2% in the previous session, as investors and traders look ahead to a weekend meeting of OPEC+ where producers are expected to consider another increase in output targets. Brent crude fell 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $67.14 a barrel …
Read More »Trump Accuses China of Conspiring with Russia and North Korea against the US
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 …
Read More »Oil Prices Dip 2% as OPEC+ Considers Ramping up Supply
Oil prices slumped by 2% early on Wednesday as the market turns its attention to this weekend’s OPEC+ meeting, at which the group may decide to tap the last remaining production cuts and raise output from October even further. In the early morning ET on Wednesday, WTI Crude prices were …
Read More »Gulf Countries Respond to U.S. Trade Pressure with Trillion Dollar Plans
Over the past decade, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, has advanced bold strategies to reshape its economies by reducing reliance on oil while developing new sectors like renewable energy, tourism, financial services, and digital innovation. Charting a course toward long-term …
Read More »IEA Considers Brazil’s Membership Bid
Brazil wants a seat at the International Energy Agency’s table, filing a formal request this week to move from partner status to full membership. On Tuesday in Paris, Brazil’s ambassador delivered a letter from Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira and Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira to IEA chief Fatih …
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