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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in April the Trump administration was considering equity investments in critical mineral producers to compete with China.
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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 is effective for controlling blood sugar levels in children with diabetes, providing them with a faster-acting, needle-free option to manage their condition
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...
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...
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
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,...
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...
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...
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
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 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,...
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 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...
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...
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
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...
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
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
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"
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
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.
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 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
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
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 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...