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Natural Gas

North Sea Operator Takes Steps to Boost Its Stake in UK’s Largest Gas Field

Ithaca Energy, a UK North Sea oil and gas operator, has signed an agreement to acquire an additional 46.25% operated interest in the Cygnus gas field from Spiri…

Crude Oil

India Plans to Spend $10B on Homebuilt Oil Tanker Fleet

India plans to invest 850 billion rupees (approximately $10 billion) through 2040 to acquire 112 crude oil carriers, according to sources familiar with the matt…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor, Polenergia Take FID on Baltyk 2&3

Equinor and Polenergia have finalized investment decisions for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in Poland, with a combined capacity of 1440 MW…

Battery

CATL Goes Public on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

On May 20, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the ticker 03750.H…

Biofuel

Indonesia to Raise Crude Palm Oil Export Levy to Fund Biodiesel, Replanting Initiatives

The Indonesian government has announced an increase in the export levy on crude palm oil (CPO) from 7.5% to 10% of the reference price to fund its national biod…

Brazil

Brazil Confirms First Case of Avian Influenza at Commercial Poultry Farm

Brazil has confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry facility. The outbreak was detected on May 16, 2025, at …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Italy Installs 1.24 GW of Solar in Q1

Italy's cumulative installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 38.5 GW by the end of March 2025, according to data released by Anie Rinnovabili, the Italia…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Corn Exports Approaching 20 Mln Tons

As of May 19 in marketing year 2024/25, Ukraine has exported 37.153 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, according to data released by the Ministry of Ag…

Solar project

Bechtel Picked for Main Phases of 1.3GW ‘Mammouth’ Solar Farm

Doral Renewables, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, has selected Bechtel to construct three phases of its 1.3GW Mammoth Solar farm in Indiana. This initi…

Crude Oil

China’s Crude Oil Imports From Russia Fall in April; Imports From Malaysia Surge

In April, China imported 8.07 million metric tons of crude oil from Russia, equivalent to 1.96 million barrels per day (bpd), according to data released by Chin…

Coal Trade

China’s Coal Imports From Russia Drop Amid Shift to Domestic Coal

China’s coal imports from Russia decreased by 13% in April 2025 compared to the previous year, totaling 7.397 million metric tons, according to customs da…

Offshore Wind Power

Smulders Nets Baltica 2 Contract

Smulders, a steel manufacturing company, has secured a contract from PGE and Orsted to produce suspended internal platform cages for the Baltica 2 offshore wind…

Electric Vehicles

Changan Automobile Begins Production at Rayong Plant in Thailand

On May 16, 2025, Changan Automobile officially launched its Rayong plant in Thailand and celebrated a global production milestone of 28.59 million vehicles. The…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Quebec Utility Targets 3 GW of Solar by 2035

Hydro-Québec has unveiled a plan to develop 11 GW of clean energy capacity in Quebec, Canada, by 2035. The strategy includes 3 GW of new solar projects, …

Pumped Storage

ENGIE and CDPQ Plan up to £1 Billion Investment in UK Pumped Storage Plants

Energy company ENGIE and Canadian investor CDPQ have committed up to £1 billion to refurbish two major pumped storage hydro plants, Dinorwig and Ffestinio…