Dec

Ørsted Sues Trump Administration Over Halted $5B Revolution Wind Project

Denmark’s Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. government’s suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture and would see…

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Launches Chinese-funded Waste-to-energy Plant

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov speaks at the launch ceremony of a waste-to-energy plant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 27, 2025. A Chinese-funded waste-to-energy …

Average annual prices for coking coal in 2025 fell by 21-27%

In Australia, coking coal (Australia, FOB) was valued at $215.73/t in mid-December this year, up 5.6% compared to December 2024 and 7.3% compared to the previou…

Coal Trade

South Korea Quitting Coal Will Hurt US LNG and Australian Coal Exports

South Korea’s move to kill coal will almost certainly have repercussions on two of its largest energy customers, Australia and the United States.A decision on …

HVDC

China Cable Engineering Co., Ltd. Secures Full Lifecycle Maintenance Project for High-Voltage Cables in Kuwait

In December 2025, China Cable Engineering Co., Ltd. officially signed two contracts with the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water. The company will be respo…

Crude Oil

CNOOC's Offshore Gas Field Cluster Around Hainan Island Achieves Annual Oil and Gas Equivalent Output Exceeding 10 Million Tons

On December 30, CNOOC announced that the cumulative oil and gas equivalent production of its offshore gas field cluster around Hainan Island in 2025 has exceede…

China

China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Technology Sign Letter of Intent for Thai Potash Project Cooperation

On December 29, China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. held a working meeting in Hefei, where they jointly signed a let…

Biofuel

Central Asia's First Waste-to-Energy Project Commences Operation in Kyrgyzstan

On December 27, the Bishkek Municipal Waste Technology Disposal and Power Generation Project, constructed by Hunan Installation, was officially completed and pu…

Greece

CCEC Orders 3 LNG Carriers

On December 29, Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC), owned by Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, announced a further expansion, having placed an order…

Metal

Zijin Mining Forecasts 2025 Net Profit to Increase by Approximately 59%–62% Year-on-Year

On December 30, Zijin Mining released a preliminary forecast for its 2025 annual performance. Based on initial calculations by the finance department, the compa…

Turkey

Turkey's Grain Production Plummets in 2025

According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's total wheat production in 2025 has dropped to 17.9 million tons, a decrease o…

Natural Gas

Egypt and Lebanon Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Natural Gas Supply

Officials from Egypt and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding in Beirut on December 29, aimed at facilitating the supply of Egyptian natural gas to Leba…

South Korea

South Korea Successfully Develops 370 km/h High-Speed Train, Ranking Second Fastest Globally

On December 22, South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the completion of core technology development for the next-generation…

Energy Storage Project

CATL to Significantly Upgrade and Expand Sodium-Ion Battery Product Line in 2026

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL elaborated on the application progress of its sodium-ion battery products across multiple fields at a supplier conference held…

United States

Intel Completes Sale of $5 Billion Worth of Common Stock to Nvidia

Intel completed the sale of 214.8 million shares of common stock to Nvidia on December 26, 2025, for $5 billion. The shares were priced at $23.28 per share. Thi…