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US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
Britain

Trump slams clean energy deal between California and the UK, calls Newsom a ‘loser’

The agreement pledged cooperation on technologies such as offshore wind. Trump said it was ‘inappropriate’ for the UK to ‌deal with Newsom.

Indonesia

Crude business for Indonesia amid West’s squeeze on Russian oil

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Accidents and personal safety

Power restored after 4-hour outage plunges 760 Hong Kong flats into darkness

India

High tension in India as banks, utilities resist solar shift

India’s efforts to nearly double clean energy capacity to 500 gigawatts by 2030 are being met with reluctance from banks and state utilities.

Employees inspect photovoltaic cells used in solar panels at an Adani Group factory in Mundra, India, on November 5, 2025. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Why Indonesia’s US$1.67 billion China-backed dam is in limbo

Even energy regulators were kept in the dark about the abrupt crackdown that has spooked renewables investors.

US-Venezuela conflict

US forces board another tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean

The Veronica III, which sails under the Panamanian flag, is subject to US sanctions related to Iran, the US says.

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US-Venezuela conflict

US allows oil majors to resume Venezuela operations

The authorisation does not allow transactions ‌with companies in Russia, Iran or China.

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A flame burning natural gas is seen at a plant operated by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA in April 2015. Photo: Reuters
China energy security

Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift

Beijing is encouraging more private investment in a range of critical infrastructure projects, from railways to nuclear power plants.

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United States

‘A giant scam’: Trump makes his biggest rollback of US climate policy to date

US president confounds critics as he repeals finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health.

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United States

From sanctioned to ‘legitimate’: how China bought Venezuelan oil from the US

After Nicoals Maduro’s January seizure, Washington is selling seized oil globally, with China a key buyer, says Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

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An oil tanker anchored in Lake Maracaibo, in the state of Zulia, Venezuela in December. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

China to dismantle local power protectionism in push to electrify national grid

State Council directive eyes unified power market, curbing provincial fragmentation to boost green energy expansion and optimise resource flow.

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Workers are seen at a power substation in China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
China’s carbon neutral goal

Green gambit sees China turn old oil pipeline into new carbon highway

Successful 27km trial unlocks vast carbon dioxide transport potential, bridging geographical gaps to accelerate a process seen as vital to large-scale decarbonisation.

Americas and the Caribbean

‘Tracked and hunted’: US forces board tanker in Indian Ocean

US military intercepts the US-sanctioned Aquila II after a transoceanic chase from the Caribbean.

Singapore

Russian oil tankers list Singapore as destination amid sanctions, shift to China

Move comes as India is set ‌to ⁠scale back or halt Russian oil imports after a recent US trade deal left China as Russia’s main customer.

Rosneft’s Russian-flagged crude oil tanker Vladimir Monomakh. Shipping data shows that Russian oil tankers are increasingly listing Singapore as their official destination. Photo: Reuters
India

India’s oil imports from Russia snared by Trump order, tariff threat

All state-owned and private refiners had paused buying any spot cargoes since Trump first mentioned the deal on social media a week ago.

US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13 last year. Photo: AFP
China energy security

Opinion | Why China keeps fossil fuels central even as it ramps up green energy

By preserving a diversified energy mix, Beijing is prioritising redundancy over an idealised, rapid transformation.

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Vietnam

Opinion | Vietnam’s renewed nuclear power push faces formidable hurdles

Money, corruption, a lack of skilled staff and other factors may derail Hanoi’s goal of building its first nuclear power plant by 2031.

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China trade

As Beijing and Moscow tout ties, China’s companies keep Ukraine’s lights on

Ukrainians are buying Chinese batteries and emergency items en masse after Russian strikes, with Beijing’s ties to Moscow no damper on trade.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Solar energy

How Elon Musk’s space-based AI vision sparked a Chinese solar stock frenzy

Musk’s pursuit of space-based data centres has drawn attention to China’s solar industry, sparking market rallies – and calls for caution.

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India

18 dead, 8 injured in explosion at illegal India coal mine, police say

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was ‘pained by the mishap’ in Meghalaya and that the victims’ families would receive compensation.

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China energy security

China’s clean power energising economy, adding a Brazil’s worth of GDP: report

Clean energy industries drove more than one-third of China’s economic growth in 2025, as they continue to expand rapidly, study finds.

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Workers check solar panels installed on a lake in China’s central Anhui province. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

‘Discriminatory’: China slams EU probe into wind turbine maker Goldwind

Brussels’ ‘abuse of investigations’ is harming China-EU cooperation and slowing Europe’s green transition, Beijing warns.

A worker inspects parts at Goldwind Science & Technology’s wind turbine factory in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: EPA-EFE
China energy security

China’s cheap oil flows under strain as US ramps up Iran, Venezuela pressure

US restrictions could lead China to turn to higher-priced barrels in other markets, while it continues to reduce its reliance on oil imports.

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China trade

China’s outbound investment surges to 7-year high amid data centre, energy boom

Chinese investment is increasingly focusing on energy and raw materials projects in low and middle-income regions, report finds.

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Malaysia

Malaysian waters see return of oil transfer by ‘dark fleet’ of tankers

A crackdown against two vessels off Penang was the first disruption of such a ship-to-ship oil transfer in the state for over 10 years.

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A transfer of oil between MT Nora ship (left) and Rcelebra ship (right) off Penang last month. Photo: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Science

Tibet’s exploitable green power could meet China’s energy needs: official survey

Extreme conditions, a fragile ecology and spatial constraints limit the expansion of renewable energy in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, study finds.

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Chinese researchers have reported that the technically exploitable capacity of hydropower in Tibet could reach 178 gigawatts, and more than 100GW for wind power. Photo: Getty Images
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Petronas to tap Qatar for gas as local reserves dwindle

QatarEnergy has also signed a 27-year deal to sell LNG to Japan’s JERA, the first long-term pact between the two nations in over a decade.

China energy security

Shanxi’s green leap: renewables surpass coal in China’s energy hub

Where Shanxi goes, China goes, in their broad energy overhaul, as the region with a quarter of the nation’s coal serves as the ultimate proving ground for Beijing’s ‘dual carbon’ strategy.

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