Global renewable electricity generation rose 9.8 per cent in 2024, far outpacing the 1.4 per cent growth in non-renewable generation, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (Irena) Renewable Energy Statistics 2026.
Topsoe and Sasol have signed a licensing agreement with Allied Biofuels to provide core technology, engineering and technical services for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Uzbekistan’s Khorezm region, supporting the project’s advanced eSAF production pathway.
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as fears of a prolonged disruption to energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz intensified following the United States' reimposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports and fresh threats from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to shut down regional oil and gas exports.
Abu Dhabi-based investment group 2PointZero has announced that it has struck a $2.25 billion deal to acquire US-based Traverse Midstream Partners through its energy infrastructure subsidiary ePointZero, a move that gives it minority, non-operated stakes in two US midstream assets.
Global engineering solutions provider Kent has strengthened its footprint in Saudi Arabia after securing long-term agreements and project management consultancy (PMC) contracts with Saudi oil giant Aramco, positioning the company for future brownfield EPC work in the kingdom.
Oman's Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (PWP) said it has invited qualified consultancy firms to bid for a contract to provide technical advisory services for the development and procurement of four utility-scale solar independent power producer (IPP) projects.
Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz now look almost impossible to avoid. Should they land, the world would be paying a new tax on energy itself, and everyone from investors to households would feel it.
Shell Overseas Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell, has signed an agreement with Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen) to sell 100% of Solenergi Power Private Limited, which includes the Sprng Energy group of companies, for $1.8 billion.
Oil prices surged on Tuesday, with Brent crude climbing above $85 a barrel for the first time in a month, as Iran's missile strike on two oil tankers and the United States' decision to reinstate a sweeping naval blockade of Iranian ports intensified a confrontation for control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The Gulf faced a fresh escalation on Monday as US President Donald Trump announced the immediate reinstatement of a blockade targeting Iranian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and proposed a 20 per cent charge on all cargo transiting the strategic waterway, intensifying a growing war of nerves between Washington and Tehran over one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.
