Saudi Arabia is reassessing the scope and timeline of its $500-billion NEOM initiative, according to Bloomberg and CNBC, with officials reportedly reviewing key components of The Line in response to deepening financial strain across the kingdom’s Vision 2030 infrastructure program. The move comes amid mounting vendor arrears and a liquidity …
Read More »EU Lowers Russian Oil Cap to $47.60
The European Union lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.60 from $60 per barrel as it adopted on Friday the 18th sanctions package against Russia, targeting a hundred more ‘shadow fleet’ tankers, energy trade, and traders and banks enabling it. Following weeks of negotiations and Slovakia holding …
Read More »Washington Pressed to Act as Solar Imports from Asia Surge 400%
U.S. solar manufacturers have filed a formal trade petition seeking new anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar panel imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing sharp price undercutting and rapid volume growth. The petition, submitted Tuesday to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleges that imports from India and Indonesia …
Read More »India’s ONGC Eyes Major New Refinery Project
Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the biggest oil and gas explorer and producer in the country, is considering the construction of a new refinery with a capacity of between 200,000 barrels per day and 240,000 bpd, a source from the company told Reuters on Thursday. ONGC …
Read More »Natural Gas Inventories Rise but Heat Wave could Fuel Strong Demand
U.S. natural gas inventories climbed by 46 billion cubic feet (Bcf) last week, keeping total storage comfortably above seasonal norms. But while the headline number suggests plenty of supply, traders aren’t relaxing just yet — not with record-breaking heat and LNG exports tightening balances beneath the surface. The build for …
Read More »Morgan Stanley Sees Slower Oil Stockpile Build and Keeps Brent Outlook at $65
Morgan Stanley expects OECD oil inventories to rise by no more than 165 million barrels over the next 12 months, maintaining its Brent crude forecast at $65. The firm said the pace of accumulation is easing, with Asian demand holding steady and fewer strategic reserves being filled than earlier in …
Read More »Central Asian Nation’s Crypto Boom Sparks International Alarm
Silence from Kyrgyz officials is adding to international concerns about alleged transactions worth billions of dollars on a cryptocurrency exchange registered in the Central Asia country. Grinex, the platform at the center of the controversy, reportedly facilitated $9 billion in transactions between January and April this year, primarily using a …
Read More »UK Extends Renewable Energy Contracts to 20 Years in Latest CfD Overhaul
The UK government has confirmed it will extend the length of its renewable energy contracts—from 15 years to 20—under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. This change, confirmed July 15, kicks in with Allocation Round 7 (AR7), opening for bids in August 2025, and applies to solar, onshore wind, offshore …
Read More »Kazakhstan not Leaving OPEC+ despite Constantly Busting Quotas
Non-OPEC producer Kazakhstan, which is boosting its oil output in defiance of its quotas in the OPEC+ deal, doesn’t plan to leave the alliance of producers, the country’s top officials said on Tuesday. Kazakhstan is not considering leaving the OPEC+ pact as it believes it helps stabilize the oil market, …
Read More »Google Signs a Record $3-Billion Hydropower Deal to Power AI
Google has signed a $3-billion agreement to source electricity for data centers from Brookfield Asset Management’s hydropower facilities, in the world’s largest corporate clean power deal for hydroelectricity, the asset manager said on Tuesday. The first contracts executed under the agreement to deliver up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of carbon-free …
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