Diesel/Petrol

Mongolians wait hours for fuel as reliance on Russia bites

Sandwiched between Russia and China, landlocked Mongolia has historically imported more than 95 per cent of its petrol from its vast northern neighbour.

India’s alternative-fuel car sales top petrol, dealers’ body says

India’s shift to E20 petrol, which contains 20 per cent ethanol and is intended to reduce reliance on imported crude, has prompted consumer criticism.

Mongolia bears brunt of Russia's fuel crunch, official says

Director of the policy and planning department in Mongolia's food ministry Bolorchuluun Tsendgombo speaks during and an interview on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, September 2, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Vladimir Soldatkin

News analysis

Summit with Russia, India and Iran shows leverage that wars have given China’s Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet before the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Aug 31.

Jail for man who sold his company’s diesel oil to buyers directly, pocketing over $1.1 million

The man pleaded guilty to one count of criminal breach of trust, and another for the transfer of the proceeds of his criminal conduct.

US diesel supplies hit record low as demand season looms

Retail diesel prices in the US are already above US$5.60 a gallon, near the highest they have been since the beginning of the US-Iran war.

Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions

Drivers queue at a petrol station to refuel in Tehran, on Aug 25.

Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zones

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high petrol prices

US President Donald Trump speaking at a political rally in Garden City, New York, on Aug 14.

2 more Cnergy petrol stations expected in Jurong and Marsiling in 2027

Cnergy’s petrol and diesel prices, which are the lowest in Singapore, helped drive the increase in liquid fuel sales.

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