China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
One of China’s leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which the company operates by the end of this year, its CEO said Saturday....
Iron ore heads for weekly gain on brightening demand outlook, China stimulus hopes
By Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson BEIJING (Reuters) -Iron ore futures prices climbed on Friday to their highest levels in more than four...
China’s CATL to deepen battery R&D cooperation with Volkswagen
BEIJING (Reuters) – CATL has signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Volkswagen to deepen partnership in battery R&D, new materials application and components...
BlackRock resumes stewardship talks after reviewing new ESG guidance
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said on Thursday it had resumed meeting with the leaders of its portfolio...
Swinney: Hydrogen-powered home is ‘exciting’ development in climate change fight
John Swinney says the opening of the first hydrogen-powered homes at a demonstration facility in Fife is an “exciting project” which can help...
Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that’s previously suffered...
Tesla loses market share in Sweden, Norway as Musk looms large
OSLO (Reuters) – Tesla lost market share in Sweden and Norway in January, car registration data showed on Monday as the U.S. electric...
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars
Almost 96 per cent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, close to the country's goal of selling only zero-emission...
Colombia’s Ecopetrol renews joint venture with Occidental Petroleum in Permian basin
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian energy company Ecopetrol said on Monday it has reached an agreement to renew its oil joint venture with Occidental...
China Evergrande’s EV unit says struggling to attract investors amid liquidity crisis
(Reuters) – China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle said on Monday it is struggling to attract strategic investors amid a severe liquidity crisis, which...
US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -U.S. companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminium and to Chile and Peru...
Red tape and rare earths: EU ‘compass’ charts economic future
Promising a “simplification shock”, the EU will unveil a much-anticipated blueprint to revamp Europe’s economic model on Wednesday, as the bloc struggles to...
Trump casts chill over US wind energy sector
Trump has long ranted against wind energy with him threatening to upend decades of industry progress just a few hours after resuming power.
Analysis: Trump’s high-wire act to transform US power grid won’t be easy
Trump’s push to fix the U.S. power grid’s transmission lines faces state resistance, supply snags and rising AI and data center demand.
Trump’s call for OPEC to bring down cost of oil conflicts with his agenda: experts
WASHINGTON — Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of...
COP30 in Brazil set to spotlight developing countries’ climate finance needs
COP30 host Brazil urges rich nations to boost climate funds amid U.S. Paris exit; $300B pledged falls short of $1.3T needed.
Trump push to ‘drill, baby, drill’ may hit industry roadblock
President Donald Trump wants to boost US oil production, pledging to bring costs down as he returned to office this week — but...
Trump says US ‘pretty close’ to minerals deal with Ukraine
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States is close an agreement with Ukraine on sharing revenue...
Trump’s 10% oil tariff could cost foreign producers $10 billion annually, Goldman Sachs says
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs said on Friday a proposed 10% U.S. oil tariff could cost foreign producers $10 billion per year, as Canadian...
US energy council chief says power plants to produce 15% more electricity
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary and co-chair of a new White House energy council Doug Burgum on Friday called...
BlackRock resumes stewardship talks after reviewing new ESG guidance
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said on Thursday it had resumed meeting with the leaders of its portfolio...
US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -U.S. companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminium and to Chile and Peru...
In win for Trump, oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm
In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away...
Shell exits oilsands, boosts stake in Scotford upgrader and Quest carbon facility
The deal will boost Shell's interest in the upgrader and carbon capture facility to 20 per cent.
Newfoundland and Labrador appoints team to broker final energy deal with Quebec
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has appointed a team for the next round of negotiations with Hydro-Québec, as the provinces’...
Trudeau, Polish PM sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement
The two leaders also signed the Canada-Poland Nuclear Energy Co-operation Agreement on Tuesday.
Manitoba regulator approves hikes in natural gas, northern propane rates
WINNIPEG — Manitobans are going to pay a bit more for natural gas as well as propane used for home heating. The province’s...
Fishers worried by N.S. premier’s musings over lifting oil-exploration moratorium
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia seafood industry representatives voiced concerned Thursday over comments from the premier that he’s open to ending a moratorium on...
EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows
By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Commission plans to cut back the number of companies facing EU sustainability...
BMW says it will review timing of electric Mini production in UK
LONDON (Reuters) – BMW said on Saturday it is rethinking its timetable for manufacturing all-electric Mini cars in Britain, citing uncertainties facing the...
German flying taxi start-up’s rescue deal collapses
A German flying taxi start-up said on Friday it would halt operations after a deal to rescue it fell through, the latest turbulence...
Electric transport groups urge EU not to ease CO2 emission rules
By Alessandro Parodi and Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) – The European Union should reject European automakers’ push to weaken 2025 CO2 car emission targets...
Swinney: Hydrogen-powered home is ‘exciting’ development in climate change fight
John Swinney says the opening of the first hydrogen-powered homes at a demonstration facility in Fife is an “exciting project” which can help...
China’s CATL to deepen battery R&D cooperation with Volkswagen
BEIJING (Reuters) – CATL has signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Volkswagen to deepen partnership in battery R&D, new materials application and components...
China Evergrande’s EV unit says struggling to attract investors amid liquidity crisis
(Reuters) – China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle said on Monday it is struggling to attract strategic investors amid a severe liquidity crisis, which...
Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital...
Opinion: India’s lower coal imports mean bad news for power emissions
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) -India lowered imports of thermal coal by over 5.5 million tons in 2024 from the year before,...
Column-China’s iron ore and coal imports ease in January, but prices diverge: Russell
China, the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of coal, may need less from the seaborne market as domestic supplies increase.
Colombia’s Ecopetrol renews joint venture with Occidental Petroleum in Permian basin
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian energy company Ecopetrol said on Monday it has reached an agreement to renew its oil joint venture with Occidental...
Chilean miner Codelco to use recycled material for ball milling at El Teniente mine
The move is part of efforts by the world's largest copper producer to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030.
Iron ore output from Brazil’s Vale slid 4.6% in fourth quarter
By Andre Romani and Marta Nogueira SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian miner Vale posted on Tuesday its highest annual iron ore production...
Argentina lifts tariffs on low-cost EVs and hybrids, cuts some auto taxes
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina next week will lift import tariffs on some low-cost electric and hybrid vehicles, while cutting taxes on higher-priced...
Argentina logs largest energy trade surplus in 18 years in win for Milei
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina logged its largest energy trade surplus in nearly two decades last year, the energy secretariat said on Tuesday,...
Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that’s previously suffered...
Syria turns to intermediaries for oil imports after low interest in tenders, sources say
Syria's civil war decimated the country's energy industry and the new government faces an uphill battle to restore energy security.
Lesotho’s king pitches green energy to Davos elites
King Letsie III of Lesotho urges global leaders in Davos to invest in his nation's green transition.
Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged
The Sounion had been a disaster in waiting in the waterway, with 1 million barrels of crude oil aboard.
Saudi Aramco and Sonatrach cut LPG prices for January
LPG is used mainly as fuel for cars, heating and as a feedstock for other petrochemicals.
China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
One of China’s leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which the company operates by the end...
Iron ore heads for weekly gain on brightening demand outlook, China stimulus hopes
By Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson BEIJING (Reuters) -Iron ore futures prices climbed on Friday to their highest levels in more than four...
OPEC+ likely to stick to oil output hike plan, sources say
By Maha El Dahan, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output...
Global energy transition investment exceeded $2 trln last year, report shows
Global investment in low-carbon energy transition exceeded $2 trillion for the first time last year, a report by BloombergNEF showed.
DeepSeek breakthrough raises AI energy questions
Having shattered assumptions in the tech sector and beyond about the cost of artificial intelligence, Chinese startup DeepSeek’s new chatbot is now roiling...