Cambodia's energy minister stated on Wednesday that the oil shock caused by the conflict in Iran has prompted Cambodia to resolve its maritime dispute with Thailand and unlock underwater energy resources worth $300 Billion. The grip of Iran on the Strait of?Hormuz - the conduit for a fifth of global oil supplies - has made the conflict in the region the worst ever global energy crisis. In an interview, the Minister of Mines and Energy Keorottanak said that Cambodia relies on renewable energy, including hydropower and solar power, to help it weather this current crisis. However, its hopes for industrialisation...

The Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook released on Tuesday predicted that U.S. electricity consumption would continue to rise in 2026 & 2027. The EIA projects that the power demand in 2027 will increase from 4,195 billion Kilowatt-hours in 2025, to 4,248 in 2026, and 4,379 in 2027. The demand for electricity is increasing as more homes and businesses are using less fossil fuels to heat and transport their vehicles and use more electricity. The agency stated that the increase in electricity demand is being led by the commercial sector. This is expected to surpass residential demand for the first...

Venture Global announced on Tuesday that it had signed new LNG supply contracts with TotalEnergies, and trading house Vitol for combined sales of over 1 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa), over the next five-year period. Mike Sabel, the CEO of Venture Global, said on a Tuesday earnings call that the company charges customers more than twice the price of long-term LNG for the five-year contracts. This reduces the risk profile. Sabel said, "It gives us the opportunity to blend out...the risks with much higher prices than 20-year contracts. We can double our long-term contracts." These deals bring the total...

Coal has been given an unlikely reprieve by the combination of U.S. support and the Iran War. Don't call this a comeback. In the first weeks of Tehran’s war against the U.S., and Israel, the global seaborne thermal prices of coal rose by over 25%. Prices rose to the highest level since late-2024, adding new momentum to a 'unexpected' rebound. This price rise reflects short-term market conditions, not a structural improvement in the?coal economy, as is evident by the fact that prices are only 15% higher than pre-war levels. These recent steps come after coal achieved several positive milestones in...

Taiwan's economy minister announced on Saturday that the energy minister of a "major country" producing liquefied gas had given Taiwan assurances about supply. He was speaking in relation to the?impact of the Iran War on Middle East energy imports. Taiwan, which is a major producer of semiconductors, relied on Qatar to supply around a third its LNG prior to the conflict. It has now said that it has secured alternative supplies from countries such as Australia and the United States for the months ahead. Kung Ming Hsin, Taiwan's Economy Minister, told reporters in Taipei that Taiwan enjoys good relations with...

In times of high demand for electricity, the U.S. tech industry is being pressured to reduce its power consumption. This comes amid growing public concerns that Big Tech's massive energy needs in expanding data centers will'max out' the country's electrical grid. When utilities and grid operators ask for it, the power industry and its regulators are increasingly pushing tech companies to make a concession that was previously unthinkable - they're asking them to?scale?back their energy consumption in giant server farms called data centers. The majority of the attempts to make data centres more flexible are in pilot mode. Data centers...

JERA, Japan’s largest power generator, is not facing a shortage of liquefied gas, despite the U.S. and Israel’s war against?Iran. However, JERA is in talks with long-term suppliers about possible additional supplies, according to a senior executive on Saturday. Global CEO Yukio KANI said that Japan's biggest LNG buyer, Global, handles around 35 million metric tonnes of super-chilled gas annually. Around 27 million tons of this fuel are used in Japan, with about 5% passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has disrupted the shipping in the'strait', which is a conduit for 80% of the world's fossil fuel?supplies. Kani, speaking...

Katherina Reiche, Germany's Economy minister, said that the International Energy Agency has recommended the release 400 million barrels from its stockpiles. This is the largest?such move? in IEA's history. Reiche confirmed to reporters in Berlin that the government intends to limit petrol price increases to one per day at filling station and introduce "more stringent antitrust regulations of the sector." She did not provide a definite time frame for these measures but said that the United States, Japan and other countries would contribute the most to the release. Reiche stated that the situation is tense as oil supplies are strained...

Two Greenpeace activists rushed onto the stage during a global nuclear summit held in France on February 2, interrupting Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Rafael Grossi, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief. The protesters were dressed in black suits with ties and held banners that bore the Greenpeace logo, and read "Nuclear Power= Energy Insecurity", and "Nuclear Power fuels Russia's War". Macron was shouted by one of the protesters, "Why are we still buying Uranium from Russia?" The president responded, "We produce nuclear power ourselves." According to the latest data from the French government, France not only has its own uranium-enrichment...

Petroliam Nasional Bhd, the Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas, or Petroliam Nasional, reported a profit after tax of 45.4 billion ringgit ($11.68 billion) in 2025 compared to 55.1 billion ringgit in 2024. Revenues fell from 320 million ringgit to 266.1 billion rmb ($68.44billion) over the same period. Petroliam Nasional (or Petronas) reported a profit of $45.4 billion after taxes in 2025, compared to $55.1 billion in 2024. Revenues fell from 320 billion to 266.1 billion Ringgit ($68.44 Billion) during the same time period. Tengku Taufik Tengku, the Chief Executive Officer of Tengku Muhammad Tengku Aziz, said that oil prices were...

The race for artificial intelligence dominance by Big Tech may soon hit a bump in the road as U.S. power grids struggle with keeping up with hyperscalers who spend big. Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, among other technology giants in the US, announced in recent months that they plan to spend $600 billion in AI by 2026. Some investors are already concerned about the profitability of this strategy due to the investment wave. The ambitious U.S. AI plans will be hindered by severe power-infrastructure bottlenecks including turbine shortages and slow grid expansion. The processing and cooling of data centers that are...

Metlen, a Greek company, announced on Wednesday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shell to collaborate on the supply and trading of liquefied gas. Greek energy companies are seeking to replace Russian gas with U.S. LNG in central and southern Europe. Metlen is a London and Athens listed energy and metals company. The agreement will allow it to trade and secure between 0.5 billion cubic metres of LNG per year from 2027 until '2031. Deliveries are routed through Greece's Revithoussa terminal and Alexandroupolis. The agreement also envisages the use of the Vertical Gas corridor, a route...

During its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a number of important cases involving voting rights, presidential power, tariffs and birthright citizenship. Other issues include race, transgender sportspeople, campaign finance laws, LGBT "conversion therapies" and federal agency authority. The term began in October, and will run through the end of June. Separately, the court has also acted in emergency cases in several cases that challenge President Donald Trump's policy. VOTING RIGHTS ACT On April 29, the court gutted a crucial provision of the Voting Right Act, making minorities less likely to challenge a map as racially biased under...

On Wednesday, thousands of Albanians took to the streets in Tirana's capital city for the largest protest yet against the construction of a resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in law Jared Kushner. The project is 'expected to cost about 5 billion euros.' It has sparked outrage among Balkan citizens because it is located near a wetland that protects flamingos, seals, and sea turtles. But also, there was a perception of a lack of transparency in the plans designed by the foreign investors. The crowd stretched for half a mile down one of the main boulevards in the city. Protesters chanted,...

The British water utility Pennon Group reported a profit on Wednesday. However, its new CEO warned that operational discipline was needed to improve after extreme weather conditions and rising performance targets led to regulatory penalties. South West Water's?owner? posted an adjusted profit of PS135.1 (US$180.95) million for the year ending March 31. This is after a PS35.1 loss in the previous year. Regulated water revenues increased by around 25% on higher tariffs and consumption. Below are some details. * Chief Executive Keith Haslett stated that "Improving the operational discipline and capital delivery will be key to meeting our commitments." *...

Residents of Mississippi have sued Elon Musk’s xAI, SpaceX and xAI for allegedly causing "omnipresent" and "inescapable noise" that has eroded the value and health of their homes and homes. The 'lawsuit', which was made public in Federal Court in Oxford, Mississippi on Tuesday, alleges that Musk’s companies were negligent in failing to stop the disturbance, and creating a public nuisance by excessive and offensive sound. Three residents brought the lawsuit on behalf of an estimated class size of more than 10,000 people. The lawsuit claimed that the artificial intelligence boom was causing havoc in communities "across the United States",...

Medecins Sans Frontieres, an aid group, said that a cholera outbreak in Nigeria's Borno state, which began in early May, has caused the death of at least 74 individuals and infected over 7,000 others, overwhelming local health facilities. MSF reported 7,850 suspected cases across 14 local governments areas by June 7, citing data from the state health ministry. Infections were increasing 'dramatically each day,' according to MSF. The outbreak strains an already fragile healthcare system in a area at the center of a 17 year Islamist insurgency. There are also problems with water and sanitation and mass displacement. MSF has,...

According to a?research project led by Italy that analyzed?seawater samples worldwide, the presence of genes?linked to resistance to antibiotics is present in multiple 'ocean basins including remote waters. The SeA Care project found antibiotic-resistance genes in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Arctic and other regions, with higher concentrations detected near busy shipping routes and densely populated coastal areas. Researchers said that the results showed oceans as a global repository for pollution coming?from land. They also found genetic traces from antibiotic use and urban discharges far beyond their sources. Researchers added that this could facilitate their spread to remote communities. The study was...

The plan of U.S. listed Equinix, to build two data centers in Cape Town, should not be approved unless its full disclosure regarding?water, electricity and environmental impact is made, according to a formal complaint lodged with?city planners. Housing Assembly (HA), a South African social movement that represents more than 20 communities, and UK non profit Foxglove claim the application can't be approved without key information for officials to evaluate the project. Equinix has said that it did not submit any planning applications for Cape Town. The company already operates an energy-only site in Johannesburg. We can confirm that the purchase...

Park Gyeong Je began tending beehives nearly five decades ago. He did it as a way to earn a living because he enjoyed spending time in the nature. He is now questioning how long he and other farmers will be able to survive due to the changing climate. The 65-year old runs a beekeeping business in South Korea's Sancheong County, but is also a migratory apiarist, which means he crosses the country with his beehives, chasing seasonal flower blooms. The 'climate change' is causing temperatures to rise, which in turn shortens the seasons. This causes flowers to bloom sooner and...

* Extreme heat reduces milk production and fertility The cost of adaptation for small dairy farmers is rising Scientists warn that climate stress could threaten future output Bhasker Tripathi The baby was so tiny, it had almost no hair. Bharadwaj gave it milk and it slowly recovered. Scientists believe that such preterm births are a part of a larger pattern of intensifying summers, linked to climate changes. Bharadwaj’s?small farm? of six cows near Delhi, India is typical for millions of people in the country, which is responsible for a quarter or more of global milk production. Most of that comes...

The Mexican authorities rejected the project that Royal Caribbean had planned for a large waterpark on Mexico's Caribbean Coast, said?President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday. The "Perfect Day" project was rejected last Tuesday after a strong backlash from the public against its environmental impact. Mahahual is a pristine part of Mexico's coastline, about 70 km (44miles) south of Belize. Royal Caribbean has not responded to the request for comment. However, it said that after the rejection of the park, they were optimistic about investing in Mexico and would discuss other proposals with stakeholders. Sheinbaum said to journalists at her daily morning...

They said that a crack in the industrial tank of a hazardous chemical, which was dangerously overheating in Southern California, had eliminated the possibility of it exploding. Orange County Fire Authority: Although the worst-case scenario for the tank containing highly flammable methacrylate has been ruled out by the Orange County Fire Authority, dangers still remain and tens thousands of people are under evacuation orders. The tank overheated on Thursday in the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove. This city has about 172,000 residents and is located roughly 20 miles south of Los Angeles. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state...

The incident commander revealed on Saturday that firefighters were bringing in outside experts from other countries to prevent a disaster. This was because some shelters nearby had run out of space to accommodate evacuees. The evacuation orders were still in effect for an area covering tens and thousands of residents in the Garden Grove suburban Los Angeles. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency in Orange County. His office has urged residents to evacuate. Craig Covey said, in a social media video, that "we brought in subject-matter experts from across the state to help us think outside the box....