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Energy Consumption - Page 9

September 29, 2026
Business

Argentina Moves Towards International Arbitration Against UK Over Malvinas Oil Project

Argentina has instructed its Foreign Ministry and government legal teams to initiate international arbitration against the United Kingdom over hydrocarbon activities in the Malvinas Islands, President Javier Milei announced on September 28.

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Oil Shock Meets China Slowdown

Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations with Washington. The move came as fresh Chinese data showed industrial profit

September 28, 2026

India Orders 112 Captive Coal Plants to Run at Full Capacity as Power Demand Rises

Business

India has ordered 112 captive coal-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity from October 1 through the end of December, citing an expected

Russia Expands Flagged Fleet as Sanctioned Tankers Seek Shelter

Business

Russia’s fleet of ships sailing under its national flag has grown by more than a third since January 2025, as Moscow seeks to keep

AI Stock Boom Fuels Bubble Fears as Big Tech Spending Soars

January 5, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence continues to propel global equity markets to record highs, investors are increasingly questioning whether the rally is laying the groundwork for the next major financial bubble. A detailed Bloomberg

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Oil Prices Dip as Venezuela Turmoil Fails to Shake Markets

January 5, 2026
Business/Trade Wars

Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trading on Monday, as concerns over political upheaval in Venezuela were outweighed by abundant global supply. Brent crude futures fell 34 cents to $60.41 a

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India Tightens Scrutiny of Russian Oil as It Courts U.S. Trade Deal

January 2, 2026
Business

India has begun asking its oil refiners to submit weekly disclosures of crude purchases from Russia and the United States, a move aimed at easing friction with Washington as the two countries

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Oil Prices End 2025 on Weak Note, Set for Largest Annual Drop Since 2020

January 1, 2026
Business

Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday, but both Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) are set to finish 2025 with steep annual losses, Reuters reports. Brent crude futures rose 11

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BP Appoints Meg O’Neill as CEO in Historic Move Amid Strategic Reset

December 19, 2025
Business

BP has named Meg O’Neill, the head of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1, following the sudden departure of Murray Auchincloss. O’Neill becomes BP’s first CEO

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Lok Sabha Clears Nuclear Bill, Opening Door to Private Players Amid Opposition Walkout

December 18, 2025
India/World

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Nuclear Energy Bill aimed at opening India’s nuclear power sector to private participation, marking a major shift in the country’s long-standing approach to atomic energy.

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China’s Coal Power Use Heads for First Annual Fall in a Decade

December 15, 2025
Business

China’s fossil fuel power plants are on course to record their first annual decline in electricity generation in nearly a decade, as a rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity increasingly meets the

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Central Asia Warms to Pakistan as Old Animosities Fade

December 11, 2025
Business

Central Asian states are rapidly deepening ties with Pakistan, signaling a historic shift after decades of mistrust. As reported in Eurasia Net, a mix of economic ambition and shared security concerns is

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Africa Needs $375 Billion Gas Push as Demand Surges

December 10, 2025
Business

Africa will require an estimated 375 billion dollars over the next 10 to 12 years to adequately develop its upstream and midstream natural gas sector, according to new projections released by the

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Oil Prices Hover as Ukraine Peace Talks and U.S. Rate Decision Loom

December 9, 2025
Business

Oil prices steadied on Tuesday after falling roughly 2% in the previous session, as traders monitored developments in peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and awaited the Federal Reserve’s

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Amazon Accused of Pressuring Clean-Energy Group as Big Tech Splits

December 7, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon has been accused of pressuring a major European clean-energy coalition by raising the possibility of pulling its financial support, as Big Tech companies battle over looming carbon-accounting reforms that could make

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US Natural Gas Prices Surge as Record LNG Exports Fuel Political Trouble for Trump

December 7, 2025
Business

US natural gas prices are climbing at their fastest pace in years, driven by record exports of liquefied natural gas and an increasingly strained domestic supply — a combination that is deepening

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Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Prices to Asia to Five-Year Low

December 5, 2025
Business

Saudi Arabia has slashed the price of its flagship Arab Light crude for Asian buyers to the lowest level since early 2021, signaling intensifying pressure from a persistent global oil surplus, according

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Oil Prices Climb as OPEC+ Holds Back Supply and U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Stir Market

December 1, 2025
World

Oil prices rose sharply on Monday, climbing as much as 1.5 percent, after OPEC+ members reaffirmed their decision to pause production increases in early 2025 and renewed geopolitical tensions involving Venezuela unsettled

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CME Outage Puts Global Spotlight on Data Center Cooling Challenges Amid AI Boom

November 29, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

A global surge in demand for data centers—driven by rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and companies increasingly outsourcing data storage—is amplifying one of the industry’s most urgent challenges: how to keep facilities

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