Fossil fuels

Philippines in talks with several countries, including Saudi Arabia, for oil storage

Philippine Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said her country is looking to build stockpiles after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February disrupted supplies.

Thailand launches US$1.5 billion household solar push

A worker installing solar panels at a factory in Nakhon Pathom province in Thailand.

UK approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas field, Trump hails ‘great news’

Climate protesters from Fossil Free London demonstrating outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Britain, on Oct 21.

Accelerating warming pushes vital ecosystems towards point of no return, scientist warns

The world is on course to exceed a 1.5 deg C rise in average surface temperature, stoking extreme weather events.

UN chief says ‘subsidising fossil fuels is subsidising suicide’

UN chief Antonio Guterres (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the COP 17 leaders’ summit.

Singapore marine fuel supplier Equatorial eyes higher LNG bunker demand from 2028

Vessels including oil tankers in the Singapore Strait. The Republic is the world’s biggest refuelling hub for ships, supplying an average 4.7 million tons of bunker fuel monthly so far this year.

Bio-LNG could ensure Singapore’s energy resilience amid global disruptions: Tan See Leng

Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry Tan See Leng notes that since different sectors will require different technologies and fuels, Singapore will need to keep its options open.

Australia’s top court backs grassroots group in landmark climate case on coal mine

MACH Energy had sought to extend the life of its Mount Pleasant mine, which is due to end operations in December, until 2048 and double its coal production.

Rising fuel costs driving up brewing costs in Asia, Heineken says

Heineken is passing on around 70% to 80% of inflation to consumers.

Qatar’s energy chief sees LNG expansion start-up in 2027

Disruptions, such as the Iran war, have choked supplies of the fuel from Qatar, the world’s second-largest exporter.

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