• Electric Truck Sales Surge in China
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Sales of so-called new energy trucks in China jumped by 175% over the first half of the year from a year ago, driven higher by generous subsidies and fast expansion of the charging network, Reuters has reported, citing figures from a...
  • India needs to boost its petrochemical output to counter China's dominance: Reliance
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    Reliance Industries official says India needs to boost its petrochemical production. This is to meet rising demand and compete with China. China's growing capacity is creating a global surplus. India's demand is low but expected to...
  • Norway’s Tesla obsession defies Europe’s Musk backlash
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Energy
    Tesla continues to find solace in EV-friendly Norway despite a sustained sales slump across the rest of Europe.
  • Saudi Oil Exports to China Set to Hit Two-Year High in August
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia to China are seen reaching the highest level in two years in August, Reuters reported today, citing half a dozen unnamed trade sources. The daily average, according to refiner allocation data seen by...
  • Bharat Petroleum plans to shut Bina refinery unit for 15-day maintenance in August
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will shut its Bina refinery's crude unit, which has a capacity of 156,000 barrels per day, for 15 days starting August 11 for maintenance. This shutdown will affect diesel production. However,...
  • Oil Prices Set to End the Week Flat Amid Conflicting Signals
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Crude oil prices recouped some of the losses they booked on Thursday today but looked set to end the week with little change, amid tariff worries, OPEC+’s decision to boost supply, and a threat of a diesel shortage in key markets, and...
  • The palace, the protests and the red carpet: How OPEC’s seminar played out
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Energy
    OPEC+ ministers, top energy firm CEOs and oil and gas analysts and traders gathered for the OPEC Seminar in Vienna this week. Here’s what you missed.
  • Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal 'molecular shield'
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Mice experienced far fewer hay fever symptoms when a pollen-blocking antibody was applied within their nose
  • Oil at the Center as U.S. and Brazil Edge Toward a Trade War
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Brazil is preparing to defend its oil export sector as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports starting August 1. The move has escalated tensions between the two countries, with Brazilian...
  • Chevron Cuts Layers, Eyes Guyana and Growth
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Cost-cutting among energy companies is all the rage today. Oil prices are stable, but memories of recent devastation are still fresh, so Big Oil is cutting costs to stay in shape. One way to do it: centralize operations, which is what...
  • Shale Gas Could Make Argentina Major LNG Exporter
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Huge shale gas reserves are laying the foundations of pipeline and LNG exports out of Argentina, which could make South America’s second-largest economy a major force in regional and global gas supply. Argentina has the resource base—the...
  • Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment. Now, China and the US are resurrecting the technology as a possible Pacific conflict looms
  • Why the Energy Sector Needs a Smarter AI Strategy
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world around us as our systems get smarter, and the resource and energy use of large language models grow ever larger. In the energy sector, artificial intelligence represents a...
  • Pentagon to become largest shareholder in rare earth miner MP Materials; shares surge 50%
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Energy
    Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in April the Trump administration was considering equity investments in critical mineral producers to compete with China.
  • UK Rejects Zonal Energy Pricing System
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    The UK government has ruled out the introduction of a zonal energy pricing system that would have seen regions closer to renewable energy sources likelier to see lower prices.  Ed Miliband’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
  • EU Floats Dynamic Price Cap on Russian Oil Under Market Pressure
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    The European Commission has proposed a major overhaul to its Russian oil price cap regime, introducing a floating benchmark tied to global crude prices in an effort to regain control over a sanctions tool that has lost impact as oil...
  • Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain's immune cells
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could also work for other neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s
  • Russia Boosts Military Presence in Armenia
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Amid escalating tension with Armenia stemming from Yerevan’s desire to pivot westward, and lacking the ability to offer economic incentives, Russia is resorting to a traditional tactic to get its way: throw troops at the problem. A memo...
  • Zonal pricing is dead. Now Miliband should be less absolutist on his 2030 goals | Nils Pratley
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.com
    The imperative ought to be to bear down on costs for consumers, starting with a more pragmatic approach to generation targets The chief executive of Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley, backed zonal pricing. Fintan Slye, the head of the National...
  • Trump's 50% Copper Tariff Rocks U.S. Automakers
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Via Metal Miner The Automotive MMI (Monthly Metals Index) moved sideways, inching up by 2.29%. While the index has maintained a mostly sideways trend over the past year, short-term volatility may be on the way. President Trump recently...
  • Inhaled insulin may free children with type 1 diabetes from injections
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Inhaled insulin is effective for controlling blood sugar levels in children with diabetes, providing them with a faster-acting, needle-free option to manage their condition
  • Nova Scotia Eyes Return to Offshore Natural Gas Exploration
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    As LNG Canada shipped its first LNG cargo from the newly completed facility in Kitimat, on the northwest coast of British Columbia, activity is ramping up on the East Coast especially offshore natural gas. LNG Canada consists of an...
  • Trump Tariff Comments Trigger Oil Price Decline
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    Crude futures fell over 2% Thursday as traders reacted to fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, raising alarms over future oil demand in key growth markets. At 12:19 p.m. ET, Brent crude was trading down 1.80%, at $68.93...
  • Astronomers found a completely new type of plasma wave near Jupiter
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma can produce a truly novel kind of extraterrestrial wave near its poles
  • Solar Surge Sends French Power Prices Negative
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    France’s solar power generation hit a new record this week, sending intraday electricity prices into negative territory for several hours—a stark reminder of the volatility created by rapid swings in renewable output. At 2 p.m. Thursday,...
  • Europe Braces for Rising Gas Demand after Price Volatility Hits 2021 Low
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from OilPrice.com Daily News Update
    So far in July, European natural gas markets have seen the lowest volatility in prices since 2021, but as summer temperatures peak in the coming weeks, demand is expected to rise, and so will the benchmark gas prices. In recent days, the...
  • Trump’s inaugural fund received $19m from fossil fuel industry, analysis shows
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.com
    President raised $239m for inauguration – more than previous three inaugural committees took in combined The fossil fuel industry poured more than $19m into Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, accounting for nearly 8% of all donations it...
  • Peculiar plant could help us reconstruct ancient Earth’s climate
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides valuable clues for understanding past and present ecosystems
  • Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Energy
    A big drop in crude prices year over year leaves Alaska, reliant on oil for revenue, at the bottom of CNBC's annual Top States for Business rankings.
  • Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS might be the oldest comet ever seen
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion years old, almost twice the age of our sun
  • OPEC trims global oil demand for next four years
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    OPEC has revised its medium-term global oil demand forecasts downward due to slower growth in China, particularly with electric vehicle adoption. Despite this, OPEC anticipates long-term demand growth driven by India, the Middle East,...
  • UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.com
    Proposal to vary electricity charges in England, Wales and Scotland based on supply and demand dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single price Business live – latest updates The government has abandoned plans for “zonal pricing”...
  • Indian Oil to upgrade Panipat diesel refinery for green jet fuel production
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    Indian Oil Corp plans to temporarily shut down its 300,000 barrels-per-day diesel desulphuriser unit at its Panipat refinery for an upgrade. This upgrade aims to produce 30,000 metric tons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from...
  • Govt likely to soon compensate oil firms for LPG losses
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    The government is likely to provide Rs 30,000-35,000 crore in subsidies to IOC, BPCL, and HPCL to offset losses incurred from selling LPG below cost over the past 15 months. The finance ministry is determining the exact under-recovery...
  • Surgical robots take step towards fully autonomous operations
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder surgery on a dead pig, with minimal human assistance
  • Ministry loses clause in draft oil rules to gain foreign investors
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    India's oil ministry has revised exploration rules, scrapping a provision allowing the government to claim additional gains from law changes, aiming to attract foreign investment. Companies can now offset losses from legal changes by...
  • Stunningly intimate octopus image wins aquatic photography prize
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Kat Zhou has won the Aquatic Life category in the 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, while a shot of a death-defying leap by a lemur took the top prize
  • Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media’s baffling lingo
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Language is evolving rapidly in a world of social media. Our millennial reviewer finds Adam Aleksic's Algospeak to be a much-needed helping hand
  • The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains
  • Is this the raciest conference invite ever?
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Feedback has been invited to an event next year in Shaoxing, China. It's an academic conference promising "revolutionary thinkers who are redefining human intimacy through cutting-edge robotics and AI"
  • Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan
  • Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    The population is set to plummet and we don't know how to stop it, warn Dean Spears and Michael Geruso in their new book, After the Spike
  • Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence can quickly start to change
  • Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less common than we thought
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but now a review of the evidence suggests this isn't the case, at least for short-term use.
  • Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Humanity’s innate treachery is behind social ills ranging from inequality to abuse of power. Lessons from our ancestors can help defeat the enemy within
  • Exercise helps fight cancer – and we may finally know why
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect may be due to the way working out changes the gut microbiome
  • Oldest proteins yet recovered from 18-million-year-old teeth
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    The oldest protein fragments ever recovered have been extracted from fossilised teeth found in Kenya's Rift Valley, revealing the remains belonged to the ancient ancestors of rhinoceroses and elephants
  • Embattled Iran slams consequences of war on oil markets
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Energy
    War can lead to ‘complications on energy producers’ and hardships on national economies, Iran’s oil minister warned on Wednesday.
  • Why falling in love with an AI isn’t laughable, it’s inevitable
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from New Scientist - Energy and Fuels
    It’s easy to sneer at people who say they’ve fallen in love with ChatGPT. But we've been developing confusing feelings for bots for decades longer than you might think, writes Alex Wilkins. With so many people feeling lonely, can that be...
  • Over 27 lakh power sector workers participated in general strike on Wednesday
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
    Over 2.7 million power sector workers across India protested privatisation and anti-labour policies during a general strike. In Uttar Pradesh, approximately one lakh employees demonstrated against the privatisation of two DISCOMS. The...
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