Energy

Harjeet Singh attends a session at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku in November 2024. Properties linked to Singh were recently searched by Indian authorities.
A gas rig in the Fluor's Shell Philippines Exploration Malampaya Phase 3 project. President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday announced a significant new gas discovery about 5 kilometers away.
Energy

Philippine President Marcos announces biggest gas discovery in a decade

Field big enough to power 5.7 million homes a year, head of state says

A dome is installed over a Hualong One nuclear power unit at Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. (China Daily via Reuters)
Energy

China and Russia dominate nuclear power push with 90% of new reactors

Beijing, Moscow expand influence through development and exports to emerging countries

18 January 2026
Mitsubishi has access to LNG export facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast (Mitsubishi Corp)
Business deals

Japan's Mitsubishi to acquire US shale gas assets in $7.5bn deal

Trading house's biggest-ever transaction will help it build 'natural gas value chain'

16 January 2026
Tokyo Electric Power Company's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is pictured in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on Nov. 20, 2025. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Opinion

Japan's big nuclear restart is an economic inevitability

High energy costs and balance sheet realities leave Tokyo with no alternative

16 January 2026
Natural gas is a major fuel for power generation in Japan, and LNG price trends influence electricity rates. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Energy

Asian LNG prices sink on record US exports, shift in Chinese imports

China's bargain purchases of sanctioned Russian fuel put pressure on spot market

15 January 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is using tariffs to curb nations from engaging with Iran.
Trump tariffs

Trump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff

US president says order is 'final and conclusive' on social media post

13 January 2026
The CHS oil refinery in McPherson, Kansas, in the U.S.: The fossil-fuel energy sector is a major source of methane emissions.  
Opinion

Satellites are forcing a methane reckoning in Asia

High-resolution monitoring exposes emissions governments and companies can't ignore

12 January 2026
A nuclear fusion testing facility in Ibaraki prefecture. The Japanese government plans to open up research sites focused on fusion power generation to private companies. (Photo by Kento Fukui)
Energy

Japan to let private sector use 3 nuclear fusion R&D sites

Government aims to speed commercialization of new clean power generation tech

12 January 2026
The state-approved restructuring between Sinopec Group and China National Aviation Fuel is expected to strengthen Sinopec's position. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Energy

Sinopec weighs merger with aviation fuel provider CNAF

Two of China's largest state energy firms eye consolidation under new five-year plan

9 January 2026
China is Venezuela's largest importer of oil. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
9 January 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat on Jan. 6 in Washington.
Trump administration

Trump says US to get oil worth up to $2.8bn from Venezuela

Says Latin American country to provide 30 million to 50 million barrels

7 January 2026
A landfill operated by the Suthra Punjab Authority in Punjab, Pakistan: The province's waste management system is the world's largest, officials say. (Photo by Adnan Aamir)
Environment

Pakistan's Punjab squeezes value from household garbage

Province eyes 50MW waste-to-power project, drawing China, UK investors

7 January 2026
The El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Refining Venezuela petroleum in Japan presents hurdles considering that the crude oil is heavy and high in sulfur content.
Interview

Venezuela oil 'difficult to use' in Japan refineries: Idemitsu chairman

Kito sees no direct impact on crude oil procurement from US military action

7 January 2026
A tanker enters the Bosporus as it heads toward the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Moscow's share of India's total crude oil imports has fallen from 44% in June.
Energy

Despite Trump pressure, Russian oil still 'embedded' in Indian imports

Moscow's share down to 25% but Venezuela situation unlikely to change calculus

6 January 2026
China is Venezuela's largest importer of oil. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Energy

Venezuelan oil and China: 4 things to know

Country's oil industry won't be 'controlled by adversaries of the US,' Rubio says

6 January 2026
Muhammed Aziz Khan, founder and chairman of Bangladesh's Summit Group, speaks during an online interview in December.
Interview

Bangladesh energy group Summit to develop its 1st data center

Fiber network unit offers advantage but planned gas challenges national climate goals

6 January 2026
The Venezuelan flag flies atop the National Assembly in Caracas on Jan. 5, the day Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as interim president.
Opinion

Asian nations hedge bets after Trump's Venezuela strike

From allies to fence-sitters, governments signal concern without open confrontation

6 January 2026
Japan's nuclear safety watchdog said on Jan. 5 that Chubu Electric Power may have cherry-picked earthquake safety data to smooth the restart of reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant.
Energy

Japanese nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for restart

Regulator finds 'wrongdoing' by Chubu Electric in screening process

6 January 2026
The Qcells solar panel recycling facility responds to pressure from local governments for makers to handle recycling of the panels they produce. (Qcells)
Companies

South Korea's Hanwha begins solar panel recycling at US unit

Hanwha Qcells expects more requirements for producers to recover discarded panels

6 January 2026
TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata prefecture: The company plans to expand nuclear power output to meet rising demand for electricity. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Energy

Japan's TEPCO to spend $70bn over 10 years to meet power need

Share of carbon-free electricity generation planned to rise to 60% from 20%

5 January 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, on Jan. 3.
Trump administration

US will 'run the country' after Venezuelan attack, Trump says

Maduro expected to be detained while awaiting trial at jail in New York

4 January 2026
A drone view shows tugboats assisting a liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker to dock at a port in Yantai, in China's Shandong province, in February. (cnsphoto via Reuters)
Energy

China's LNG imports plunge under weak economy and US friction

Decline looms over new projects coming onstream

30 December 2025
North America accounts for more than a fifth of Japan's long-term LNG contracts for 2030. (Photo by Tsuneyuki Kenmochi)
Energy

Japan LNG imports from North America set to triple by 2030

Japanese energy providers turn to US gas as supplies from Asia-Pacific wane

27 December 2025
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's lead tariff negotiator. Japan agreed to support up to $550 billion in investment in the U.S. earlier this year.
Economy

Japan to earmark $46bn to support investment in US, nuclear power

Government to provide low-interest loans and guarantees in fiscal 2026

27 December 2025
Tokyo Electric Power's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture will start generating power again in January to help reduce fossil fuel imports. 
Energy

Japan's TEPCO to partially restart world's biggest nuclear plant on Jan. 20

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa to help reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels

24 December 2025
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23 December 2025
Iranian exports of crude oil have climbed 5% this year, estimates show.
Energy

Iran oil exports hit 7-year high, defying US sanctions

China has been buying Islamic republic's discounted crude

23 December 2025
TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. One of its reactors is to be turned back in January for the first time since 2012. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Energy

TEPCO to develop data centers near world's largest nuclear plant

Japan's largest utility aims to diversify revenue sources to pay off Fukushima damage

22 December 2025
Wind farms have not developed in Japan at the rate targeted by the government, due in part to rising costs. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu) 
Energy

Japan eyes subsidies for factories using 100% renewables or nuclear power

$1.3bn to be allocated for nurturing new green industrial clusters

22 December 2025