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Energy Security - Page 2

November 8, 2026
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Electricity Regulator and System Operator Clash Over Proposed Tariff Increase

A dispute has emerged between Sri Lanka’s electricity regulator and the National System Operator (NSO) over a proposed tariff increase for the final quarter of 2026, with the NSO insisting that improved

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Nationwide Power Failure Triggered by Sudden Loss of 187MW, Preliminary Report Finds

Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according to a preliminary investigation report submitted to the

October 31, 2026

Nordic Leaders Break European Freeze on Putin With Direct Ukraine Peace Appeal

Business

The leaders of Finland and Norway held a rare direct conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, urging him to end the war

Venezuela Oil Output Hits Highest Level Since 2019 Amid US Energy Deal

Business

Venezuela’s oil production reached 1.252 million barrels per day on 23 October, its highest level since 2019, according to state oil company Petróleos de

Philippines Uranium Discovery Gives New Boost to Nuclear Energy Plans

October 1, 2026
Business

Researchers in the Philippines have identified a potential source of uranium in a long-explored mining district in Luzon, a discovery that could support the country’s efforts to develop nuclear energy and expand

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Argentina Moves Towards International Arbitration Against UK Over Malvinas Oil Project

September 29, 2026
Business

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.

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US Considers Diesel Export Ban as Fuel Prices Surge Ahead of Midterm Elections

September 23, 2026
Business

The US government is considering a halt to diesel exports as fuel prices rise sharply in the United States, with President Donald Trump saying the measure could have a limited effect on

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Iran War Sends Fuel Shock Across the World

September 23, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The disruption of global energy supplies caused by the war involving Iran is increasingly being felt through higher fuel prices, shortages of key industrial materials and growing public unrest. Protests, strikes and

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Can Decentralized Energy Prevent the Next Crisis?

September 5, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

After International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol labeled the ongoing global energy turmoil the “biggest energy security threat in history” in April, events over the summer vindicated his warning. The United States authorized the

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Oil Surges Past US$1 as US–Iran Escalation and Strait of Hormuz Closure Shake Global Markets

June 11, 2026
Business

Oil prices climbed sharply on Thursday as escalating military actions between the United States and Iran intensified concerns over global energy flows, with Tehran announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

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China’s Rare Earth Universities: Inside the Talent Pipeline Powering a Global Resource Monopoly

June 1, 2026
China/World

In the windswept industrial corridors of northern China, an unusually specialized education system is quietly shaping one of the most strategically important supply chains in the world. In the city of Baotou,

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Singapore’s Energy Lifeline Under Siege as Middle East War Threatens Global Oil Flows

June 1, 2026
Business

Singapore, long known as the “Houston of Asia”, is facing one of its most severe tests in decades as a prolonged war in the Middle East disrupts global energy flows and intensifies

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Oil Surges as US-Iran Strikes Escalate and Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Supply Routes

June 1, 2026
Business

Global oil markets surged more than 2% as escalating military confrontations between the United States, Iran, and Israel deepened fears of a wider Middle East conflict that could disrupt critical energy supply

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Gas Shock Drives India’s Workers Home

May 12, 2026
Diplomacy/Social

Even before the United States and Israel launched their war with Iran, life on the industrial outskirts of New Delhi was already a daily struggle for workers such as Kunta Devi and

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The Backlash Against the Machines

May 10, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Public resistance to artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from online outrage into a more volatile and confrontational movement, with growing numbers of threats, acts of intimidation, and attacks targeting individuals and institutions

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Sri Lanka Power Crisis Looms as Renewable Energy Payments Stalled for Months

May 8, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s power sector is facing growing instability after revelations that payments owed to renewable energy producers have been delayed for several months, raising fears of a broader energy supply crisis. Industry

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“Plastic Shock” Sweeps Asia as Iran Oil Crisis Chokes Supply Chains

May 7, 2026
Business

A deepening energy shock triggered by disruptions in Iranian oil flows has ignited a widespread plastics crisis across Asia, sending prices of key packaging materials soaring and threatening shortages of essential goods

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Beijing confronts US sanctions on refineries

May 5, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Within six days of the Russian President Vladimir Putin rendering a forceful advice to the US President Donald Trump to abandon the path of war in Iran — in particular, any wild

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From Energy Giants to Dollar Dependents

April 30, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

There is a certain irony in seeing some of the world’s richest countries quietly ask the United States for financial relief. For decades, the Gulf monarchies cultivated an image of inexhaustible wealth:

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