Forty-day moor fire caused by 'cooking in forest'
A fire which burned for more than 40 days on moorland was likely to have been caused by someone cooking using a campfire or gas burner, an investigation has found.
· Martin Coldrick
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Newest first · UTC+10:00Angola's Sonangol in talks with China for $4.8 billion refinery loan
Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol announced Wednesday it is negotiating a $4.8 billion loan with Chinese financial institutions to partially finance a new refinery in the Atlantic port of Lobito, marking the country's first such borrowing from China since 2017.
· AfricaNews
Fusion Power Needs To Be American-Born
Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute,
· Tyler Durden
EU to offer Hungary backroom deal on Russian oil supplies – Politico
EU officials are prepared to offer Hungary a backroom deal on Russian oil supplies in order for Budapest to lift its veto on a controversial €90 billion loan for cash-strapped Ukraine, Politico has reported.
· RT
Davao Light secures operation of electricity distribution in Samal
Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co., has secured the operations to take over the electricity distribution in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos).
· Chynna Grace Ong
Orban Deploys Troops To Guard Energy Sites After Accusing Ukraine Of Sabotage
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday again accused Ukraine of plotting to sabotage Hungary's energy infrastructure, following a Ukrainian drone attack on a key Transneft oil pumping station in the Russian republic of Tatarstan early Monday, which was further detrimental to the Druzhba oil pipeline.
· Tyler Durden
Iran 'offers US firms investment opportunities' as crunch talks resume
Iran is seeking to entice US president Donald Trump with potential business opportunities, including investment in its oil and gas sector, as high-stakes nuclear talks resume on Thursday, the Financial Times reported.
· https://www.facebook.com/middleeasteye/
Spain to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s
Spain's Consumer Affairs Ministry has announced that he will implement rules to ban the sale of energy drinks to minors under the age of 16.
· Esme Fox
Merz tours Forbidden City during key China trade discussions
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first official visit to China continues with a tour of Beijing’s Forbidden City on Thursday, a symbolic stop during talks focused on trade and global tensions. Merz said Germany and Europe want a partnership with China that is balanced and reliable. His visit comes as Beijing looks…
· AfricaNews
Pilot Energy spearheads new carbon capture era in WA
Pilot Energy is edging closer to a national first, with Australia’s inaugural direct air capture demonstration facility now fully built and on track to be operational by mid-June at the company’s Cliff Head onshore plant near Dongara.
· James Pearson
SK’s Chey meets Vietnam party chief to expand energy ties
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party in Washington to discuss cooperation in the energy and industrial sectors.
· Jo He-rim
OCI completes $394m financing for Texas solar project
OCI Holdings said Thursday it has completed project financing for a 260-megawatt solar power plant in Texas, accelerating its push into long-term renewable energy infrastructure investment in the United States.
· Jeon Ji-woo
Man jailed after gas mix-up that killed baby
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North Korea could 'get along' with US, says Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un has declared his intent to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal and operational range - calling on the United States to respect his country's nuclear power, in a rare message to Washington.
· Gavin Butler
Asian shares climb on strong Nvidia earnings
A person stands as a vehicle passes by in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
· https://apnews.com/author/chan-ho-him
Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK
The UK's first geothermal power plant is set to go live, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground.
· Esme Stallard
África le apuesta a microrredes solares para impulsar camiones eléctricos
Trabajadores descargan granos de un camión en el mercado de la Milla 12 el 16 de febrero de 2024, en Lagos, Nigeria. (AP Foto/Mansur Ibrahim, archivo)
· https://apnews.com/author/allan-olingo
US to allow Venezuelan oil sales to Cuba as alarm grows in the Caribbean
The United States has said it will allow the resale of some Venezuelan oil to Cuba in a move that could ease the island’s acute fuel shortages, as neighbouring countries raised the alarm over a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by Washington’s oil blockade.
· Lyndal Rowlands
Saudi Aramco halts some LPG exports after incident at key facility
Saudi Aramco halted liquefied petroleum gas exports from its Juaymah terminal in eastern Saudi Arabia this week after a part of the delivery system carrying propane and butane was structurally damaged, the company said on Wednesday.
· Reuters
Orbán accuses Ukraine of disrupting oil supplies to Hungary
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he has stationed soldiers at key energy facilities across the country after he blamed Ukraine for disrupting energy supplies.
· Harry Sekulich
TMK coal seam gas rates surge to new record in Mongolia
TMK Energy has ticked off a key milestone in Mongolia, setting a new daily gas production record at its Gurvantes XXXV project and delivering its clearest sign yet that the pilot is edging into commercial gas territory.
· James Pearson
Africa bets on solar microgrids to power electric trucks
FILE -Workers offload grains from a truck at the Mile 12 Market in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 16, 2024. AP Photo/Mansur Ibrahim, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/allan-olingo
Man jailed over fatal gas mix-up at Sydney hospital
Christopher Turner will be eligible for parole in December this year. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/jessica-kidd/6871410
North Korea says willing to 'get along' with US if acknowledged as nuclear power
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested his country could "get along" with the United States but declared that South Korea — Washington's security ally — remained its "most hostile" enemy, state media reported Thursday.
· Agence France-Presse
CK group agrees to sell UK electricity operator for US$14.23 billionConsortium has agreed to sell its interest in UK Power Networks to French multinational Engie.
Consortium has agreed to sell its interest in UK Power Networks to French multinational Engie
· Peggy Sito
Man jailed for hospital gas blunder that killed one baby, caused a second brain damage
A former gas fitter failed to complete several tests that would have prevented the death of one newborn and life-long brain damage to a second baby during an installation mix-up at a Sydney hospital, which a judge ruled fell “so short of expected standards”.
· Clare Sibthorpe
Gas giant launches legal action against Australia's biggest pork producer
SunPork's Tong Park is one of Queensland's largest piggeries. (ABC Rural: Brandon Long)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/brandon-long/103003534
Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest
Group says case far from over after being found liable for defamation and other claims brought by energy firm
· Associated Press in Bismarck
One in six households struggling to pay power bills as rebates vanish
The safety net has been pulled out from under Australian energy consumers, leaving more than one in six households struggling to settle their latest electricity bills.New data released today by Canstar reveals the expiration of federal energy rebates is creating "hip-pocket havoc" nationwide. A survey of 3000 respon…
· Emily McPherson
Federal energy officials announce record $27B loan for Georgia and Alabama utilities
Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen generates electricity, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/jeff-amy
Judge says he will order Greenpeace to pay an expected $345 million in oil pipeline case
Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
· https://apnews.com/author/jack-dura
Faisal Islam: Is Reeves right in saying the UK economy's turning a corner?
On the day households found out their energy bills would fall in April, the Chancellor chose to go to the headquarters of the company that has quietly become the UK's biggest domestic energy supplier, Octopus.
· Faisal Islam
Enbridge begins work to reroute pipeline around Wisconsin reservation
Pipeline used to carry crude oil sits at the Superior, Wis., terminal of Enbridge Energy, June 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/todd-richmond
Cuba says border guards killed four gunmen on US-registered speedboat
Rare clash off island’s coast comes amid oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/roth-andrew
Iran rushes to load oil onto ships in anticipation of US strikes
Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
· https://www.facebook.com/middleeasteye/
Korea Herald [Howard Davies] The global green financial divide is growing
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump’s administration drew a flurry of condemnations for its decision to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding”: a formal, evidence-based acknowledgement that greenhouse-gas emissions pose a threat to public health. Although the change may seem mi…
· Korea Herald
Russia weighing fuel aid for crisis-hit Cuba
The Russian government is considering possible support measures for Cuba, which is dealing with a major energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak has said.
· RT
READ MORE: Russia weighing fuel aid for crisis-hit Cuba
The Russian government is considering possible support measures for Cuba, which is dealing with a major energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak has said.
· RT
Coal procurement tenders transparent - Deputy Minister - DailyNews
Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena stated today that while the coal procurement process has been conducted properly by technical committees, a group from the Opposition and several media channels are continuously attempting to suggest that irregularities have occurred. He noted that suc…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Lakvijaya Power Plant Committee appointed to evaluate current coal supply methodology - DailyNews
A committee consisting of seven experts has been appointed to evaluate the current coal supply methodology for the Lakvijaya Power Plant by the Secretary of Energy Ministry.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Trump says US has received 80m barrels of Venezuelan oil; third tanker seized - DailyNews
President Donald Trump has said the United States has received “more than 80 million barrels of oil” from Venezuela, hours after the Pentagon said US forces had “captured” a third “sanctioned” oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Opposition demands for a PSC to impartially investigate into coal procurement process - DailyNews
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has demanded a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) led by the Opposition to carry out an independent, impartial investigation into the coal procurement process. He said that the recent imports are of inferior quality and have caused massive financial losses to the State.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Russia considers fuel support for Cuba as Canada pledges food aid
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak of Russia has said his government is discussing the possibility of providing fuel to Cuba, as the United States continues to restrict oil resources going to the island nation.
· Al Jazeera
Canada pledges food aid for Cuba as US fuel blockade continues
TORONTO — Canada announced Wednesday it is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces an escalating fuel crisis as oil shipments have slowed following US threats of tariffs.
· Associated Press
US imposes new sanctions on Iran ahead of nuclear talks
In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
· https://apnews.com/author/fatima-hussein
US issues new sanctions as it dials up pressure on Iran
The United States has issued a new wave of sanctions against Iran, targeting ships that it said are selling Iranian oil to help fund the country’s ballistic missile programme.
· Al Jazeera Staff
On Gold, Oil, & Uranium
Billionaire natural resources investor Rick Rule, legendary short-seller Bill Fleckenstein, and veteran oil trader Erik Townsend join ZeroHedge this evening at 7PM ET to give their outlooks on three key commodities sectors: Gold, Oil, and Uranium.
· Tyler Durden
Hungary’s Orban orders extra security, alleges Ukraine attacks plot
Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after accusing Ukraine of trying to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.
· Al Jazeera
ACEN subscribes to more ENEX shares
ACEN Corp. said Wednesday that it had executed an additional subscription agreement with unit ENEX Energy Corp. to help fund the latter’s operational requirements and address negative stockholders’ equity.
· Ed Paolo Salting