Energy & Mining
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Nizhnekamskneftekhim: Russia’s Top Petrochemical Hub’s Strategic Role
LONDON — A drone strike on January 23, 2025, at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex in Tatarstan, Russia, exposed…
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American shale boom propels U.S. to world’s top oil producer
HOUSTON, July 14 — The shale revolution, a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, has fundamentally rewired…
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Oil Fee Abandonment Shakes Global Markets, Shipping Costs
LONDON, July 14 — The planned Strait of Hormuz cargo fee, which shipping analysts warned could have added…
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Oil Extraction’s Environmental Toll: Spills, Emissions, & Hidden Costs
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The petroleum industry’s environmental footprint is written into the geological record, the regulatory landscape,…
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Iran Sanctions, War Risk Threaten Global Oil Prices
TEHRAN, July 14 — Iran’s oil exports have been slashed to a fraction of their former volume, and…
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Iran’s Oil Standoff Threatens Global Energy Stability
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The economic confrontation between the United States and Iran carries global consequences that extend…
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20% Strait of Hormuz Toll Could Reshape Global Oil Markets
SINGAPORE, July 13 — A proposed 20% toll on cargo vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz could push…
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Robin Zeng’s CATL dominates global EV battery market
NINGDE, China, July 13 — CATL founder and chairman Zeng Yuqun, known in the West as Robin Zeng,…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei shapes global gasoline prices, energy flows
TEHRAN, July 13 — For communities across Asia watching the Strait of Hormuz, the figure of Iran’s Supreme…
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Grid Battery Storage Soars from 1.5 GW to 24 GW by 2023
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The calculus for the nation’s power grid has shifted decisively. Grid-scale battery storage in…
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Global Oil Markets at Risk: Potential Price and Supply Disruptions
LONDON, July 13 — A proposed 20% transit toll on oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz could…
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Global Oil Markets Brace for Price Surge as Hormuz Toll Takes Effect
ASTANA, July 13 — The 20% toll on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, announced on July 2,…
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Brent Crude Surges After Strait of Hormuz Toll Incident
DUBAI, April 22 — The rumble of tanker engines idling in the Strait of Hormuz is the sound…
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A Strait of Hormuz fee could spike global oil prices
ASTANA, July 13 — A proposed toll on oil shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz carries the potential…
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U.S. Proposes Strait of Hormuz Oil Transit Levy, Global Markets Brace for Impact
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The United States is considering a maritime blockade of a strategic strait, a move…
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Modern Power Grid Balances Supply and Demand with Future Energy Storage
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The United States power grid, a sprawling network of more than 7,300 power plants…
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Strait of Hormuz Toll: Oil Prices, Shipping Costs, Supply Chains
DUBAI, July 13 — A new 20% toll on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz is set…
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Trump’s naval blockade threatens global oil surge to $100
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The economic and military aftershocks of President Donald Trump’s March 20 announcement of a…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz vital for global oil supply, shipping safety
MANAMA, July 13 — For communities across Asia, the steady flow of energy that powers daily life passes…
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Diesel engines power 90% of global freight despite century-old origins
WASHINGTON, July 13 — On a sweltering morning at a rail yard outside Chicago, a line of diesel…
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz toll sparks global oil market jitters
WASHINGTON, July 13 — For the families in Japan, India, and South Korea, the price of a tank…
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Natural Gas Failures and Human Toll Highlight Texas Crisis
AUSTIN, July 13 — The figure that matters from the 2021 Texas power crisis: 22 gigawatts of natural…
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Strait of Hormuz Toll Threatens Global Oil and LNG Prices
NEW DELHI, July 13 — Asian buyers who account for 70% of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz…
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“Iran’s Raisi Boosts Oil Exports Despite U.S. Sanctions Pressure”
TEHRAN, July 13 — For Americans used to thinking of Iran as a pariah state whose economy is…
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