Sri Lanka’s 810-megawatt Norochcholai coal power plant will remain disconnected from the national electricity grid for several days following a nationwide blackout on 17 October, with authorities continuing safety procedures before allowing
Global oil demand is expected to fall this year as a major disruption to supply routes in the Middle East triggers what analysts describe as one of the most severe energy shocks
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US crude exports are projected to reach record levels in April as the ongoing war with Iran disrupts Middle Eastern oil supplies, prompting Asian buyers to turn to American sources, the Financial
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A refinery project in Brownsville, Texas, promoted by the President Donald Trump as a “historic $300 billion deal,” will reportedly involve only around $40 million in initial investment from Reliance Industries, according
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Fatih Birol, the Turkish economist and executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has issued stark warnings about the escalating global energy crisis as the Strait of Ormuz remains blocked, keeping
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A sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions is driving a global fuel crisis, with gasoline and diesel prices surging across continents in the first quarter of 2026. The crisis has been fueled primarily
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Europe is entering a period of heightened energy uncertainty as the European Union warns of a “long-lasting” crisis triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East. Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy
More The current instability in the Middle East has again demonstrated the extent to which the modern world is interconnected especially in the energy security context. The most recent escalation in the Middle
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Due to the oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held discussions with Indian Prime Minister Modi regarding Sri Lanka’s fuel shortages. When the country went bankrupt
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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday publicly urged U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene and halt the ongoing war in the Gulf, stressing that only the U.S. leader could prevent further
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The ongoing war in the Middle East has triggered a historic disruption of energy supplies, cutting off roughly 8 million barrels of crude per day and 20% of global liquefied natural gas
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Oil prices jumped sharply on Monday, with Brent crude heading for its steepest monthly rise ever, after Yemeni Houthis launched attacks on Israel over the weekend, expanding the conflict that began with
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Sri Lanka is staring at a potential electricity crisis as critically low water levels in key reservoirs threaten to disrupt hydropower generation, even as the government faces mounting political turmoil over a
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The government of Sri Lanka has spent Rs. 1,684.53 million on a feasibility study and land acquisition aimed at expanding the Sapugaskanda refinery and building a second refinery to bolster energy security,
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Just months after reducing its purchases of Russian crude to ease punitive U.S. tariffs, India is moving to deepen energy cooperation with Moscow, Reuters reports. Sources familiar with the discussions say India
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A leading academic has ignited debate in Sri Lanka after revealing that a private oil company operating in the country was able to generate its entire annual profit within just three weeks
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