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Venezuela naval vessels enter disputed Guyana waters near ExxonMobil site, Maduro regime approaches Caricom
Venezuela's coast guard vessels allegedly entered Guyanese waters on March 1, approaching an ExxonMobil production vessel in the disputed offshore region, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali announced.
INTERVIEW: Industrialisation is key to Kazakhstan’s development, says EDB chief economist
New phase of development is set to expand the non-resource sector, with manufacturing leading the way, according to the Eurasian Development Bank’s Evgeny Vinokurov.
Congress votes to scrap Biden-era methane fee
The Republican-controlled US Congress has moved to repeal a fee targeting methane emissions from oil and gas producers.
CNOOC prepares to launch new Chinese refinery in June
CNOOC is set to bring an expanded joint venture refinery into operation around June, marking a further step in its refining and petrochemicals expansion.
Pemex seeks lifeline in Asia and Europe after Trump’s tariff blow
Mexican state oil company Pemex is seeking markets in Asia and Europe for its crude exports following President Donald Trump's recent imposition of tariffs on Mexican goods, according to Reuters.
Hyundai to launch electric vehicle production at Turkey plant in 2026
Korean giant plans to move to a zero-tailpipe emissions portfolio of vehicles in Europe by 2035.
Africa to remain key player in high-impact drilling for oil and gas in 2025
Major discoveries have been made in South Africa’s Outeniqua Basin and Namibia’s Orange Basin, turning the region into a hotspot for high-impact exploration, particularly offshore Namibia.
Emerging issues in the Bangladesh renewable energy and power sector
Only about 4% of Bangladesh's 28,000 MW of installed capacity is renewable energy sources.
Shell eyes sale of chemicals plants in US, Europe
UK oil major Shell is exploring the potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the US.
Adoption of Chinese wind technology sparks security fears in Europe
Germany has been warned that allowing Chinese firms to supply wind turbines could pose a threat to its political system and economy.
Azerbaijan says it is developing a nuclear programme
The Azerbaijani government is actively working on the peaceful development of its nuclear energy programme, Deputy Energy Minister Elnur Soltanov told a parliamentary committee hearing.
INTERVIEW: Baseload Power Taiwan – the Swedish geothermal leader making inroads in East Asia
In a country so desperately short on natural resources as Taiwan, particularly those linked to power generation, there may just be a way out of its ongoing energy predicament, particularly with China looking intent on blocking LNG shipping lanes.
SOCAR implements AI-driven energy efficiency programmes
SOCAR has launched artificial intelligence-based energy efficiency programmes at its carbamide plant in Absheron as part of a pilot project.
Indian imports of Russian oil fall 15% in February to two-year low
India imported approximately 1.4mn barrels per day of crude oil from Russia in February 2025, marking a 14.9% decline from January’s 1.7mn bpd.
Europe sees further climb in gas prices in February, amid record storage withdrawals
European gas prices rose by 5% in February, reaching an average of $542 per 1,000 cubic metres, driven by record-high storage withdrawals and reduced wind power generation.
Venezuela naval vessels enter disputed Guyana waters near ExxonMobil site
Venezuela's coast guard vessels allegedly entered Guyanese waters on March 1, approaching an ExxonMobil production vessel in the disputed offshore region, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali has announced.
Iran has "technical capacity" to produce nuclear weapons, says official
An Iranian MP has said that Iran possesses the technical capacity to produce nuclear weapons, stating that only its "will" has stopped it from do so.
OPINION: The EU must bet on nuclear
For Central and Eastern Europe, over reliance on renewable energy for the green transition will compound the already significant challenge of shifting away from a predominantly coal and natural gas based energy network.
South African-Swedish JV plans to build $2.9bn floating wind farm off KwaZulu-Natal coast
GenesisHexicon, a South African-Swedish joint venture (JV), is planning to build a huge floating wind farm off the coast of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Leaked documents reportedly show multi-billion-dollar loss for Iran in gas deal
Confidential financial reports recently made public indicate that a 2001 gas export deal between Iran and UAE-based Crescent Petroleum has inflicted billions of dollars in losses on Iran.
UAE’s ADNOC signs LNG supply deal with Osaka Gas
ADNOC has announced the signing of a deal to supply up to 0.8mn tpy of LNG to Japanese utility Osaka Gas.
Russian gas production falls 3.1% in January
Russian natural gas production fell by 3.1% year on year to 64.8bn cubic metres in January 2025, marking the first annual decline in a month since mid-2023.
AI consuming more electricity than Kyrgyzstan, conference hears
"Voracious" power appetite of algorithms risks turning humans into "energy slaves", digital forum told.
PANNIER: China’s big push into Uzbekistan
Wave of projects in energy, mining, factories and construction and water conservation. Critical minerals could be next.
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