How Europe Kept the Lights On: The Gas Suppliers of 2025
Europe entered 2025 at a level of energy security that would have seemed out of reach only a few years ago. Gas storage exceeded...
Grid Reforms and Data Centers Spark Global Battery Boom
A reform in China's electricity market is enhancing the economics of energy storage as global demand increases, leading to significant growth for Chinese energy...
Green Transition: China’s Role in a Shifting Global Landscape
The global green transition has long been seen as a critical path to addressing climate change and reshaping economies. Yet, since 2020, this vision...
Who Will Buy Lukoil? The Bidding War for Its International Empire
Russia's Lukoil has until December 13 to negotiate the sale of most of its international assets following U. S. sanctions and the rejection of...
Saudi Arabia’s calculated green conversion
At the 11th session of the General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency in 2021, Saudi Arabia pledged to generate 50% of its...
The Nuclear Energy Wind Blowing in Africa: The Next Stop is Tanzania
"This is a landmark achievement for our country…For the first time, Tanzania is stepping onto the global uranium map with the capacity to supply...
The Paradox of Powerlessness: Why Middle East Oil No Longer Commands Global Panic
In June 2025, when Israel launched a major air strike against Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Israeli cities, the...
Iran’s Energy Crisis and Tehran’s Strategic Turn to Russia and China
Following a summer of widespread blackouts and record heat, and in the wake of June military strikes by Israel and the U.S. on its...
US Sanctions Threaten Russian Oil, Rouble Faces Pressure
The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, starting Friday at 1701 GMT. The move blocks transactions...
How Long-Term Coal Contracts Are Locking Asia Out of a Clean Energy Future
Decades-long power purchase agreements in Asia are keeping utilities reliant on coal-fired electricity, even as wind and solar generation becomes increasingly cost-effective. In Southeast...