October 11, 2021

In a world fighting climate change, fossil fuels take revenge

The cost of coal has surged above $200 a tonne, surpassing the 2008 peak during the last commodity boom, and natural gas in Europe and Asia is at an all…

October 1, 2021

The king of oil bets on batteries for a green world

Once one of the world's most powerful oil traders, Alex Beard is now raising money to build a portfolio of strategic battery sites across the UK.

September 30, 2021

China orders top energy firms to secure supplies at all cost

Volatility in the energy markets is poised to intensify on the order from the central government, analyst says.

September 28, 2021

Energy crisis old economy’s revenge, says Goldman’s Currie

Investment in gas in particular needs to be increased to fend off more volatility during the energy transition, he says.

September 28, 2021

Over 150m households, 23m businesses could switch to solar by 2050 — report

According to BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric, careful policy design could unlock a massive rooftop solar market around the world.

September 22, 2021

How lithium can be efficiently extracted from oil and gas wastewater

Calculations show that a single week’s worth of water from hydraulic fracturing in Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale has the potential to produce enough lithium for 300 EV batteries, or 1.7…

September 20, 2021

Sewer gas could be used to produce clean hydrogen fuel

US-based researchers are looking into the possibility of producing hydrogen fuel from hydrogen sulphide, also known as sewer gas.

September 19, 2021

Canada’s oil patch heads for hospital triage with virus raging

Alberta oilsands operators face worst Covid crisis yet.

September 10, 2021

Glencore is stalling Chad’s debt revamp talks, premier says

About a third of Chad’s public external debt is owed to Glencore and other commercial lenders under an oil-for-cash program.

September 10, 2021

China intervenes in oil market with historic sale of reserves

The announcement comes amid surging energy costs in China and electricity shortages in some provinces that have forced some factories to cut production.