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China launches first AI analysis platform for energy storage

Thu, 26 Mar 2026

China launched its first AI platform for energy storage data analysis. Using AI and big data, it remotely detects defects and hazards in new energy storage equipment, generating real-time maintenance plans for prompt action.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Ketjen, Aramco unit in deal to co-develop FCC catalysts and additives

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

US-based Ketjen Corporation, a leader in catalyst and specialty chemicals innovation, has signed an agreement with a key subsidiary of Saudi oil giant Aramco for the co-development, testing and deployment of next-generation Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives in the kingdom.

Energy, Oil & Gas

QatarEnergy says it needs to declare force majeure on some LNG contracts

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

QatarEnergy said on Tuesday (March 24) ​it had ​determined that it needed ‌to ⁠declare force majeure on some of its affected ​long-term ​LNG ⁠supply contracts, with counterparties ​including customers ​in ⁠Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and ⁠China.

Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies starts production at France’s first advanced plastics recycling plant

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

TotalEnergies has launched France’s first advanced plastics recycling plant, with an annual capacity of 15,000 tones, at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This start-up marks another step in the conversion of the refinery into a zero-crude platform.

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA urges demand-side measures to shield consumers from oil market disruptions

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

The International Energy Agency (IEA) urged demand-side measures to ease consumer impacts from Middle East war disruptions. Reduced Strait of Hormuz flows tightened markets, cutting supply, pushing oil above $100 per barrel and raising refined product prices sharply.

Energy, Oil & Gas

bp sells Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group in strategic portfolio shift

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

bp agreed to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses in Germany to Klesch Group, advancing its strategy to streamline operations, strengthen finances, and support cost reductions targeting $6.5–$7.5 billion by 2027.

Energy, Oil & Gas

47pc of EU’s electricity came from renewables in 2025

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

In 2025, 47.3 per cent of the electricity generated in the European Union (EU) came from renewable energy sources. This represents a slight increase from 2024, when the share was 47.2 per cent.

Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies, Holcim launch Europe’s floating solar plant

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

TotalEnergies and Holcim, a leading player in sustainable construction, inaugurated in Belgium a floating solar power plant with a capacity of 31 MW, located in Obourg on a former chalk quarry site that has been rehabilitated into a lake.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Aramco cuts oil supply to Asia for second month in April

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has cut crude supply to Asian buyers for a second month ‌in April, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, after the US-Israeli war with Iran disrupted trade via the Strait of Hormuz.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Egypt says it will pay $1.3bn in arrears to oil companies by June

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Egypt will repay $1.3 billion in arrears to international oil companies by June, accelerating its schedule. The country owed about $6.1 billion by mid-2024 due to foreign currency shortages affecting payments, investment, and gas production.