Diesel/Petrol

JCB chase hydrogen land speed record with digger engines and world's fastest man

Fast Lane

China’s race-winning motorcycle ZXMoto 500RR to launch here in September

The ZXMoto 500RR is expected to arrive in Singapore in September 2026.

Second Moscow refinery attack this week damages units, sparks fires, sources say

Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, June 18, 2026, in this picture obtained from social media. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

Russia slashes fuel quality rules to stave off shortages, Kommersant reports

A petrol pump nozzle fills the tank of a car at a fuel station of Neftmagistral company in Moscow, Russia, September 8, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Shock at the pump: Indonesia’s Pertamax price hike fuels cost worries for middle class

State-owned energy company Pertamina raised the price of its 92-octane petrol on June 10 to 16,250 rupiah (S$1.16) per litre.

Driven by Iran war, Thai farm debt crisis deepens in test for Anutin government

Three are 3.73 million farm borrowers at the state-owned agricultural bank, more than half of whom are ensnared in a "debt trap" they are unlikely to escape.

OPEC+ to boost oil production as ceasefire in Iran remains elusive

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud and OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 4.

Malaysians opt for buses to return to home towns for Hari Raya Haji, aiming to stretch fuel quota

For university student Arif Danial Ramlie, concerns over fuel expenses are beginning to shape his future plans as he prepares to resume his studies next semester.

Bangladesh invites bids for oil and gas exploration amid fuel crunch

Motorists queueing to refuel their motorcycles at a fuel station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 15. The country's fuel crunch has prompted long queues at petrol stations and power cuts.

South-east Asia’s fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs

Fishermen are struggling as a protracted blockade in the Hormuz Strait leaves the region desperately short of fuel and pushes up costs for everything from transport to refrigeration.

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