Tag Archives: Oil Price

China’s independent refiners—the country’s infamous “teapots”— just got their first sip of 2026 crude import quotas. And the timing couldn’t be better for a physical market drowning in unsold sanctioned barrels. Trade sources say Beijing has handed out roughly 8 million tons so far across 21 refiners, a noticeable bump …

OPEC+ members are expected to stick with their decision to pause oil production increases when the group meets online this Sunday, signaling a cautious approach amid growing signs of oversupply and persistent weakness in prices. Delegates told reporters the meeting is likely to be “straightforward,” with ministers simply reaffirming the …

China is heading into winter expecting record power use again, and officials are already warning that both electricity load and daily gas demand are likely to set new highs. The NDRC says the heating season will run longer this year. That usually means heavier coal burn and more gas in …

India’s Serentica Renewables plans to invest up to $11 billion to boost its clean energy portfolio by the end of the decade via project acquisitions and new capacity build outs, chairman Pratik Agarwal has told Reuters. Serentica Renewables, backed by global private equity giant KKR, plans to raise over the …

Canada may be about to do something it hasn’t managed in nearly two decades: clear political space for a brand-new oil pipeline to the Pacific. Ottawa and Alberta are preparing to unveil a memorandum of understanding that would carve out exemptions to federal regulations that have long scared off investors …

China’s solar power installations jumped by 30% in October from September, as capacity additions rebounded from the summer months, which had seen a new renewables pricing mechanism alarming investors. Chinese developers installed 12.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in October, up by 30% from September, according to data by the …

Indonesia looks to unlock its upstream potential by offering more than 100 previously untapped oil and gas basins to global investors for exploration. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, which is also a major oil and gas producer, aims to reverse its decade-long production decline and bolster national energy security. Indonesia targets …

Shell is boosting its cooperation with Ferrari by signing a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) to supply renewable energy from a Shell-built and operated plant to the iconic Italian luxury carmaker. Shell Energy Italia will provide 650 gigawatt-hours (GWh) over ten years to help decarbonize production at Ferrari’s Maranello …

Oil prices saw a modest decline on Tuesday amid persistent concerns about oversupply and heightened market caution as investors closely monitored ongoing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Brent crude oil traded at $62.42 per barrel, showing a 0.49 percent dip from recent levels, pressured primarily by a growing glut …

An Armenian $500-million initiative to develop an artificial intelligence and supercomputer hub has taken a major step forward after US regulators approved the transfer of advanced Nvidia chips. The project is being developed by Firebird, an AI startup launched in June with offices in San Francisco and Yerevan, in collaboration …