THERE have been a couple of interesting developments from the Department of Energy (DOE) this week that certainly warrant some further examination, including one in my favorite subject matter area: nuclear energy. According to a press release from the DOE published on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the department has “completed …
SURGING Farm Fresh braces for its toughest test yet as it seeks a third straight victory against Bella Belen and the Capital1 Solar Spikers, while Galeries Tower aims to sustain its breakthrough momentum against a reeling Choco Mucho side in Thursday’s Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference preliminaries …
Oil prices are sliding this morning following as an over-supplied market (API reported a huge 11.4mm barrel build last week) beats the geopolitical risk premia (with the US poised to attack Iran).
State-run bodega manager Roberto Roman fills bags with donated Mexican humanitarian assistance to be delivered to a family, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Zimbabwe has imposed an immediate freeze on exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrate, the mines ministry announced Wednesday, tightening state control over resources critical to global clean-energy and defense industries.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered military units and additional police to guard energy infrastructure sites in his country’s east, citing the threat of potential Ukrainian attacks.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
This image provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the complex distribution of molecular gas in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way, designated in different colors: sulphur monoxide (cyan), silicon monoxide (green), isocyanic acid (red), cyanoacetylene (blue), and carbon monosulphide (magen…
Global sanctions meet the digital age in a recent interesting bit of FT analysis, which concluded that a single email server may have exposed what amounts to a $90 billion shadow pipeline for Russian crude.
Saudi Arabia recorded its widest quarterly budget deficit in five years in the final three months of 2025, as lower crude oil prices weigh down the kingdom's finances, Bloomberg is reporting.
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Wednesday discussed progress in the ongoing nuclear power cooperation between South Korea and Turkey with visiting Turkish energy minister, Kim's office said.
A $1 billion “super battery” designed to smooth Australia’s transition away from coal to cleaner energy sources is facing further delays due to a major equipment failure, pushing its full debut to the end of 2026.
Intensified drone attacks on the new front line of Sudan's civil war have led to mass civilian casualties in recent weeks and are increasingly shaping the course of the conflict.
An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, “If you sow the wind, you’ll reap the whirlwind,” at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
David Pieris Renewable Energy (Private) Limited (DPRE), marketer of David Pieris Solar and the renewable energy arm of the David Pieris Group, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) to promote the adoption of solar energy solutions among customers in both the domesti…
A spokesperson for Litro Gas Company emphasized that the LP gas shortage reported in certain areas of the island will be completely resolved within the next two days.
Britain sanctioned oil pipeline operator Transneft on Tuesday as part of a package of nearly 300 measures, announcing its largest set of penalties to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US military forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction in that region.
Tonight, when President Donald Trump will step into the House chamber to deliver his State of the Union address, it will undoubtedly be overshadowed by the prospect of coming conflict with Iran.
The government will hand over $10.8bn this financial year under the scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol
A short rebound in stocks fizzled after Monday's drop, as worries about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence continued to unsettle markets which digested yesterday’s AI scare, and await today’s Claude / Anthropic presentation, while preparing for tonight’s State of the Union address (“SOTU”). Some have s…
Armed groups and a state-owned refinery’s oil leaks have displaced Barrancabermeja’s fishing community and poisoned a paradise once full of manatees and jaguars
The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FIle)
The British government on Tuesday revealed what it called its “biggest sanctions package” against Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, targeting the oil pipeline operator Transneft and scores of other companies accused of trading Russian crude through the so-called “shadow fleet” network of ships.
Australians’ new-found love for electric vehicles has cut the carbon emissions of the transport sector for the first time since COVID lockdowns forced people to stay indoors, marking a significant turning point in the green energy transition.
As the Milan Cortina Winter Games are starting to wind down, attention will turn to what remains, and the organizers of the 2026 Olympics aim to prove the games are more about long term achievement and redevelopment than short term spectacle.