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Australia

Australia Puts $2.3bn Towards Brisbane’s Olympic Infrastructure

The Australian federal government and Queensland state government have jointly committed US$2.3 billion to support the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. This fund…

Offshore Wind Power

Mona Offshore Wind Project in UK Secures Development Consent

The UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the development of the 1,500MW Mona offshore wind farm, located in the eastern I…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Metal

Cobalt Blue’s Broken Hill Cobalt Project Gains Extension of Major Project Status

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension of major project status for its Broken Hill cobalt project in New South Wales, Australia, as announced b…

China

AD Ports, Ningbo Zhoushan Port to Establish Smart Automotive Corridors Serviced by Green Car Carriers

AD Ports Group, a UAE-based terminal operator, and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group, which manages China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port, h…

Wind Farm

Gulf of Suez Wind Farm II in Egypt Begins Operations

On July 4, 2025, the 650MW Gulf of Suez Wind Farm II in Egypt started commercial operations, delivering clean electricity to power approximately 1.1 million hou…

Metal

Indonesia Nickel Miners Urge Government to Maintain Three-Year Mining Quota

On July 4, 2025, Indonesia’s nickel miners’ association, APNI, requested that the government maintain the three-year validity period for mining quot…

Solar Module

WorldOne Energies to Set Up 1 GW Solar Module Factory in Canada

WorldOne Energies, an India-based renewable energy company, has revealed plans to establish a 1 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada. This …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Dominion Approved to Expand VC Summer Nuclear Station Operations

Dominion Energy’s VC Summer nuclear station in Fairfield County, South Carolina, has been granted a 20-year operating license extension by the U.S. Nuclea…

Ethanol

US Paves Way to Resume Ethane Exports to China Amid Trade Truce

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. lifted restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing companies like Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer to ship witho…

LNG

Exxon, QatarEnergy JV Asks US Regulators for Permission to Re-Export LNG From October 1

Golden Pass LNG, a partnership between Exxon Mobil and QatarEnergy, has applied for U.S. regulatory approval to re-export liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting O…

China

BHP Signs Charters With COSCO for Ammonia-Powered Newcastlemax Newbuilds

BHP has entered into five-year charter agreements with COSCO Shipping Bulk for two new ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. Each vessel will have a …

Turkey

Turkcell Advances Network Virtualization With A10’s Software-Based Security Solutions

Turkcell, Türkiye’s leading telecommunications and technology provider, has continued its long-term collaboration with A10 Networks to strengthen its…

Metal

ABTC’s Tonopah Flats Lithium Project Gains US Priority Status

The American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has announced that its Tonopah Flats lithium facility in Nevada has been designated a transparency priority proje…