Monday, 28 September 2026

The EU urged the US to avoid a diesel export ban, arguing that the measure would disadvantage both sides, Event Registry reported.

The proposal had been informally endorsed by US President Donald Trump, according to the report.

European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said any disruption risked harming both sides, while the bloc viewed reports of a potential ban with concern and monitored its fuel stocks.

American Petroleum Institute CEO Mike Sommers warned that restricting US energy exports would worsen refining challenges and ultimately hurt consumers, Event Registry reported.

Event Registry reported that the Alberta government announced the submission of a pipeline project to the Major Projects Office for listing under the Building Canada Act.

The proposed pipeline would carry crude oil to a marine terminal in southern British Columbia for export by sea, according to Event Registry.

The federal public comment period ended on Sept. 18, Event Registry reported.

The Ministry of Power directed captive coal-based generating stations with capacity of 50 MW or more to maximise electricity generation under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, Event Registry reported.

The order will remain in force from October 1 through December 31, 2026, according to Event Registry.

The ministry cited the prevailing power demand-supply situation and an anticipated increase in electricity consumption.

Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King urged President Donald Trump to release supplies from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve as winter heating costs rise, Event Registry reported.

Maine's statewide average heating oil price reached USD 5.77 per gallon on September 14, according to Event Registry.

Prices hit an all-time high of USD 6.02 per gallon during the week covered by the report.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Data Center Accountability Framework would limit electricity generated by data centers using on-site or behind-the-meter natural gas, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building a commercial fusion plant in Virginia's Chesterfield County with capacity of up to 400 MW.

The company plans to connect its ARC fusion power plant to the grid and deliver electricity in the 2030s, according to Event Registry.

The Oil Company Windfall Profits Tax Act would impose a permanent excess profits tax on big oil companies, according to Event Registry.

Revenue from the tax would go to the Highway Trust Fund, Mass Transit Account and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, consistent with gas tax ratios, Event Registry reported.

Construction is underway on the 15 MW Te Aho o te Rā Solar Farm in Kuratau, near Tūrangi, Event Registry reported. Lightyears is developing the project with eight local Māori investment entities.

A site blessing and sod-turning ceremony marked the start of construction on September 24, according to Event Registry.

The project is planned to install about 24,000 solar modules across 32 hectares and generate around 23.5 GWh annually. Event Registry said that output would be enough for approximately 3,300 homes each year.

The solar farm is expected to be completed by July 2027.

The national average diesel price reached a record USD 6.53 per gallon on Sept. 22, according to AAA.

Producer-level diesel prices jumped 24.1% in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Food economist David Ortega told Fortune that diesel costs reach grocery stores as contracts are repriced and fuel surcharges take effect.

Countrywide gas supply reached 2,619 million cubic feet per day as of 2pm on 27 September, according to Petrobangla operational data.

Event Registry reported estimated national demand of 3,800 million to 4,000 million cubic feet per day, above total output of 2,619 million cubic feet per day.

RLNG contributed 1,016 million cubic feet per day, reflecting near-peak operation of two Floating Storage and Regasification Units off Moheshkhali in Cox's Bazar, Event Registry reported.

The daily deficit across key sectors was approximately 1,200 million to 1,400 million cubic feet per day, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that Australia's completed Waratah Super Battery is operating at full capacity as a shock absorber for the grid.

The battery has 850 MW of power capacity and 1,680 MWh of energy capacity, according to Event Registry.

NSW energy and climate minister Penny Sharpe said the Australian Energy Market Operator had approved the battery to operate at full capacity.

Under its full contract, the battery will make up to 700 MW and 1,400 MWh available to respond to grid disruptions, Event Registry reported.

Power projects totaling over 17.8 GW in the Philippines were endorsed to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines for system impact studies in the first half, according to the Department of Energy.

Department data showed that 137 projects secured endorsements from January to June, including 85 battery energy storage system projects.

A document posted on the department's website said a system impact study assesses whether the grid can accommodate new connections.

Ireland plans to extend its solar panel grant scheme to houses built and occupied before 2025, Event Registry reported.

The scheme currently covers houses built before 2021, according to Event Registry.

The maximum grant will remain unchanged at EUR 1,800 under the extension.

The department said homes built from 2020 through 2025 are less likely to have solar PV than those built from 2015 through 2020, according to Event Registry.

Europe's accelerating data centre buildout could strengthen the case for new nuclear capacity as technology companies seek dependable, low-carbon electricity for AI infrastructure, J.P. Morgan analysts said.

European Commission estimates indicate that data centre electricity consumption could rise from about 70 TWh currently to roughly 115 TWh by 2030.

Google agreed to a 22-year power purchase agreement with Fortum covering nuclear generation in Finland, according to Event Registry.

Greater chip efficiency lets engineers pack more computing capacity into server racks, while hyperscalers use that capacity for larger AI models and workloads rather than reducing power consumption, Event Registry reported.

Seoul reported plans to invest roughly USD 22.3 billion in a gas-fired combined-cycle power project in Encinal, Texas, according to Event Registry.

The planned facility would have 6.3 GW of capacity and is intended to meet electricity demand from semiconductor manufacturing and data centers.

Korea and the United States had not formally announced the first project under Korea's U.S. investment commitment as of Sept. 27, five days after Seoul briefed the National Assembly, Event Registry reported. Seoul attributed the delay to U.S. internal procedures rather than a new dispute.

The OECD raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for Korea to 3.7% from 2.6%. Analysts expect strong semiconductor exports to support growth in the fourth quarter, while weak domestic demand and rising oil prices pose renewed risks.

Stronger demand for advanced memory chips, driven by expanding global investment in AI data centers, fueled the increase in Korea's semiconductor exports.

Low Carbon has announced early-stage proposals for the 500 MW West Oxfordshire Energy Park, combining solar generation, battery storage and related infrastructure.

The proposed project could supply 145,000 homes with clean electricity, according to Event Registry.

The site would be north-west of Lechlade and south-west of Carterton, near Langford and Little Faringdon.

Pakistan's proposed Rs100-per-litre petrol relief would target bikers and small-engine cars rather than all consumers, according to Event Registry.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the IMF raised no objections to the government's targeted subsidy, Event Registry reported.

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said the government would continue the scheme for up to 10 months if necessary. Malik said it had attracted more than six million registrations.

Turkey’s installed electricity capacity reached 126,944 MW by the end of August, with renewables accounting for 62.9%, according to Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.

Solar capacity rose to 27,914 MW, equal to 22% of installed capacity, while wind reached 15,434 MW, or 12.2%, the ministry said.

India-Venezuela energy ties are gaining momentum, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, according to Event Registry.

India and Venezuela announced no supply contract, investment figure or timetable after Jaishankar met Venezuelan Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia González, Event Registry reported.

Separately, Rodriguez obtained no concrete agreements during her New York visit, according to Event Registry.

Xcel Energy customers in Colorado lost power more often and for longer periods than during 2015 through 2023, The Denver Post reported, with the pattern continuing through the first half of 2026.

Colorado PUC staff found that the average customer was without power for about 350 minutes in 2024, compared with a 2015-2023 average of 166 minutes.

The Colorado PUC investigation concluded that outages remained above the historical trend after accounting for wildfire operations.

Researchers from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, DOST-PNRI and Akita University identified uranium-bearing minerals in surface deposits at the Bessemer mine pit in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines, Event Registry reported.

The examined material's main uranium-bearing mineral was uraninite, according to the report.

Researchers also developed a laboratory process to concentrate the uranium-bearing material for further testing.

Because the study examined surface samples, it did not establish the depth, thickness or extent of the uranium-bearing zones in Camarines Norte.

The Conservative plan would seek to raise Canadian production of diesel and other refined fuels to one million barrels per day, according to Event Registry.

The plan would introduce emergency pre-permitting for diesel refineries, storage and transportation, along with a 100% first-year tax deduction for fuel infrastructure investments.

It would also establish a strategic refined petroleum reserve, Event Registry reported.

The Bay Area Air District is moving toward requiring thousands of homeowners to replace broken natural gas water heaters with electric models, according to Event Registry.

The transition would effectively ban natural gas water heater installations largely in single-family homes and is slated to begin in January, although it could be delayed by a year.

District staff proposed moving the requirement from January 2027 to January 2028 and adding exemptions that could cover up to 38% of installations, Event Registry reported.

The district estimates that switching from a gas model to a heat pump water heater will cost an average of about USD 3,500 more.

Jamaat-i-Islami invited political and opposition parties to join its sit-ins and rallies against the petroleum levy, Event Registry reported.

The party also announced a nationwide campaign to collect public signatures against the levy.

JI said it would continue campaigning until the petroleum levy was abolished.

At a mass-signature campaign event in Karachi, Naeem-ur-Rehman called the levy an unfair burden on consumers, according to Event Registry.

The Federal Government commissioned a 581kWp interconnected solar mini-grid with a 1.4MW battery energy storage system at Oke-Oyi in Kwara State, according to Event Registry.

The project is expected to serve about 1,800 households and businesses, Event Registry reported.

Power Minister Joseph Tegbe said the battery storage system would allow the mini-grid to continue supplying electricity after sunset.

Petroleum engineering expert Dr Kwame Sarkodie warned that Ghana could lose access to European export markets and face higher capital costs unless it ends routine gas flaring and eliminates emissions.

GhanaGuardian reported that EU methane rules will require importers to demonstrate equivalent methane monitoring standards from January 2027 and report methane intensity from August 2028. Limits for specified contracts will apply from August 2030.

PIAC's 2024 disclosures showed that Ghana flared about 28.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas during the year, equivalent to approximately 10.4% of the raw gas used in 2024.

Evening and night-time power cuts repeatedly disrupted households across Kerala for much of September, Event Registry reported.

KSEB avoided restrictions on September 25 and 26 after obtaining additional electricity and as demand eased, according to Event Registry.

On September 3, KSEB said the national grid had a 12,000 MW deficit, while Kerala's daily electricity consumption exceeded 90 million units and peak demand reached about 4,850 MW.

A weak monsoon reduced reservoir inflows in Kerala and limited hydropower generation, Event Registry reported.

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County reached USD 6.40 per gallon on Sunday, the highest since Oct. 10, 2022, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that Riverside County's average self-serve regular gasoline price reached USD 6.287 per gallon on Sunday, also the highest since Oct. 10, 2022.

The average gasoline price in Orange County reached USD 6.385 per gallon, its highest level since Oct. 7, 2022, according to Event Registry.

Floods and landslides following continuous rainfall disrupted electricity supplies in Nepal by affecting transmission lines and equipment at power plants and substations, Event Registry reported.

Disruptions to transmission lines, generation facilities and loads affected a combined total of around 1,303 MW across different times and locations, rather than simultaneously, according to Event Registry.

The Nigerian Navy committed to strengthening protection of critical petroleum infrastructure to support higher crude oil production in Nigeria, according to Event Registry.

Vice Admiral Idi Abbas said ongoing naval operations had significantly reduced crude oil theft and other maritime crimes.

In Rivers State, the Nigerian Navy recovered 33,800 litres of illegally refined petroleum products and stolen crude oil during an operation, Event Registry reported. The total comprised approximately 28,520 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil and 5,280 litres of stolen crude oil.

1947 Oil & Gas began trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, providing capital to complete its acquisition of Houston-based Renaissance Offshore and pursue growth in the U.S. Gulf of America/Mexico, according to World Oil.

World Oil said the company issued 500 million shares at 10 pence per share, giving them an aggregate value of GBP 50 million.

Following the AIM admission, 1947 Oil & Gas had approximately 651 million outstanding shares and a market capitalization of about GBP 65.1 million, according to World Oil.

The listing coincided with completion of the Renaissance transaction, which gave 1947 Oil & Gas its initial producing asset base, World Oil reported.

EnerVenue signed its first multi-megawatt-hour commercial order for non-lithium battery storage, covering 11 MWh at an operating oilfield in northern China, according to ESS News.

The unnamed Chinese oil and gas producer ordered 26 Energy Prism containerized units for an existing production site, ESS News reported.

The systems will store electricity from an onsite solar array and discharge it when the facility requires power.

PowerCo and Gotion plan joint ventures spanning a PowerCo battery cell factory in Spain, a Gotion InoBat Batteries cell factory in Slovakia and a Gotion cathode material plant in Morocco, according to electrive.

The planned investment totals EUR 3.22 billion, including EUR 2.26 billion for the Sagunt project and approximately EUR 480 million each for the Slovakia and Morocco projects, electrive reported.

The deal remains subject to approval by the relevant authorities.

MGX is seeking data center assets in the Asia Pacific, according to Semafor Net Zero.

The BlackRock-backed AI Infrastructure Partnership, in which MGX is an investor, and Australia's IFM Investors are in exclusive talks for Stack Infrastructure's Asia Pacific data centers, Bloomberg reported.

Stack Infrastructure has sites in Australia, Japan and Malaysia, according to Semafor Net Zero.

Saudi Aramco is considering separating its growing gas business into a new division and listing part of it, according to Semafor Net Zero.

Reuters reported that Saudi Aramco plans to establish a gas business segment alongside its upstream and downstream operations.

Semafor Net Zero described the proposed move as a sign of pressure on Saudi Aramco to raise government cash and attract foreign investment into Saudi Arabia.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) refinanced Dubai's 950 MW Noor Energy 1 concentrated solar power and PV plant with USD 2.7 billion in new debt, according to PV Magazine.

The complex combines 700 MW of concentrated solar power with 250 MW of photovoltaic capacity, PV Magazine reported.

DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said the refinancing replaced Noor Energy 1's original project debt and closed “well ahead of schedule,” according to PV Magazine.

Electric vehicles account for around 33% of Pos Malaysia's delivery operations, up from 20% of parcel deliveries previously, according to electrive.

Pos Malaysia had 1,585 EVs operating in August 2026, comprising 1,253 two-wheelers and 332 vans, electrive reported.

The company aims to electrify its entire first- and last-mile delivery fleet by 2030, according to electrive.

Half of all countries in sub-Saharan Africa rely more on diesel generators than on grid power, according to Energy for Growth analysis cited by Semafor Net Zero.

Africa's diesel generator fleet amounts to about 63% of the continent's grid-connected generation capacity, Semafor Net Zero reported.

Outside North Africa and South Africa, an estimated 26 sub-Saharan markets have more diesel generation capacity than grid power.

Yanara signed an AUD 790 million engineering, procurement and construction contract with Gamuda Engineering for the first stage of the Mortlake Energy Hub, according to ESS News.

The stage covers a solar and battery energy storage project in Victoria, Australia.

Gamuda expects the project to be energized in April 2028 and begin operations in the first quarter of 2029, ESS News reported.

Power Electronics broke ground on September 24 on a 53-acre manufacturing campus near Houston, Texas, according to Solar Builder.

Solar Builder described the project as the largest power conversion manufacturing campus in the United States.

The facility is intended to provide up to 40 GW of annual production capacity and create more than 400 local jobs, the publication reported.

Power Electronics aims to make the campus its most automated inverter production site to date.

Oil prices rose from USD 65 a barrel before the Iran conflict to more than USD 100 a barrel in mid-September 2026 as Strait of Hormuz traffic remained below 15% of prewar levels, according to The Conversation Energy.

The global oil market has largely exhausted the safeguards used to restrain petroleum prices, The Conversation Energy reported.

A coordinated release by 32 countries added more than 400 million barrels to the global market in March 2026, but those reserves are now substantially depleted, according to The Conversation Energy.

The Conversation Energy said the market is showing signs that significant price increases and possible shortages may be approaching.

The NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York selected Photon Marine for its inaugural USD 1 million MegaBoost award, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

The award supports a commercial-scale marine electrification and distributed energy storage demonstration in New York State, GlobeNewswire Energy reported.

Photon Marine will integrate three technologies: an electric workboat, marine fast-charging infrastructure and a floating energy storage and charging platform, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

The project will advance development and deployment of a 40 kW marine DC fast charger for vessels using New York’s waterways, the wire reported.

GlobeNewswire Energy said the ChargeBarge floating platform will carry battery storage and high-power charging equipment, allowing energy to move between waterfront locations without permanent fast-charging infrastructure at each site.

Dajin Heavy Industry selected Ulstein's ULSTEIN HX122 design for an offshore installation vessel capable of installing future 4XL monopiles, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The vessel is intended to install monopiles, jacket foundations and offshore substations.

The project will add installation to Dajin's offshore wind offering, extending its capabilities beyond manufacturing, logistics and transportation.

Comstock and SOCAR signed a framework agreement covering their strategic partnership and SOCAR's USD 1.65 billion investment in the Haynesville Shale, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

The agreement commits the companies to negotiate and execute a definitive purchase and sale agreement consistent with their previously announced letter of intent, GlobeNewswire Energy said.

The definitive agreement is expected to be signed by October 31, 2026, with the transaction expected to close by the end of 2026, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

Mermaid Maritime established a Nigerian joint venture with Marine Platforms Limited to pursue subsea work for TotalEnergies Nigeria and other oil and gas operators in Nigeria, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported that the new company is named Mermaid Subsea Services Limited, with Mermaid Subsea Oil and Gas Services owning 49% and Marine Platforms owning 51%.

The venture is intended to support direct operational engagement with TotalEnergies Nigeria and other oil and gas companies while meeting Nigerian local-content, regulatory and contracting requirements, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

A Chinese study found that manufacturing a sodium-ion battery pack in China generates 24.9% less carbon dioxide equivalent than producing an LFP pack, according to ESS News.

For each 1 kWh of pack capacity, sodium-ion manufacturing generated 56.8 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent, compared with 75.5 kg for LFP, based on inventory data collected on site from Chinese manufacturers.

A 2025 study by researchers at Fraunhofer and RWTH Aachen University used primary factory data but reached the opposite result, ESS News reported.

The European study measured cells rather than packs, making its figures not directly comparable with the Chinese pack study.

The European Commission sent formal notice letters to 18 EU countries that had not reported fully enacting energy-sharing rights and related consumer rules, according to PV Magazine.

PV Magazine identified the countries as Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden.

The countries had until July 17, 2026, to transpose Directive (EU) 2024/1711 provisions on energy sharing and free choice of supplier, the publication reported.

The notices concern failure to notify transposition and do not constitute a finding on the substance of national rules, according to PV Magazine.

A research team from China’s Hunan University of Technology analyzed compressed air energy storage cavern performance under different air injection processes, according to PV Magazine.

The source reported that a linearly increasing injection rate raised the energy storage rate to 87.5%, compared with 85.5% under constant-rate injection.

Italy’s energy regulator, Arera, raised the MACSE auction premium cap to EUR 27,000/MWh per year from EUR 22,000/MWh proposed in July, according to PV Magazine.

The increase mainly reflects a rise in the benchmark investment cost from EUR 125,000/MWh to EUR 150,500/MWh, ESS News and PV Magazine reported.

The weighted average cost of capital also increased from 8.0% to 8.2%, based on data as of August 31.

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last week despite the US-Iran conflict, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

GasLog Skagen reappeared off Sri Lanka on September 27 carrying a cargo from Qatar's Ras Laffan terminal, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The outlet also reported that Mesaimeer and Al Ghashamiya left the Gulf with cargoes from Ras Laffan.

At least one LNG vessel entered the Strait of Hormuz during the last week, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

India’s rapid renewable energy expansion is outpacing its power grid, leaving clean electricity unused as non-fossil sources gain share in the electricity mix.

A lack of transmission infrastructure is the main reason renewable electricity is being wasted, according to the BBC.

The transmission problem is particularly serious in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Event Registry reported that energy analyst Art Berman put Strait of Hormuz oil flows above 13.5 million barrels a day on a seven-day average.

Loading at Saudi Gulf ports reached about 3.4 million barrels a day, reversing the near-total retreat from those terminals earlier in the war, according to Event Registry.

Saudi Arabia's tracked renewable energy pipeline spans 53 projects with 63.8 GW of capacity, Event Registry reported.

Solar represents 81% of the tracked capacity, while wind accounts for 19%, according to Event Registry.

About 30% of capacity is installed, 37% is under development and 32% is tendered, Event Registry said.

Saudi Arabia aims to produce 100-130 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, according to Event Registry.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off India’s first liquefied natural gas-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Gujarat, according to Event Registry.

The train uses a dual-fuel system that allows its engines to run on LNG and diesel. The technology could reduce diesel consumption by around 40%, Event Registry reported.

The eight-coach non-AC chair car train made its inaugural journey from Sabarmati to Mehsana Junction.

Fujiyama Power Systems is setting up a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh, according to Business Standard.

The greenfield facility is expected to begin producing TopCon solar cells by the end of the ongoing fiscal year.

Fujiyama's total solar cell capacity will reach 2.3 GW after commercial operations begin, Business Standard reported.

Pawan Garg said the backward-integration project would strengthen Fujiyama's value chain and reduce its dependence on the open market.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded 16 agrivoltaic projects with combined solar generating capability of 52.06 MW, according to Event Registry.

Agrivoltaics allows crops or livestock to share land with renewable energy infrastructure, Event Registry reported.

Research in Ames found that crops grown between solar panels generally produced yields comparable to those in comparison plots, according to Event Registry.

Worldwide agrivoltaics capacity stood at 18.4 GW as of mid-2025, accounting for less than 1% of global solar capacity, Event Registry reported.

The EU warned member states of a potential energy price crisis driven by the Middle East conflict and asked them to consider cutting demand and filling gas storage before winter, according to Event Registry.

EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said Europe faces a price crisis linked to a supply crisis.

Jorgensen said demand-reduction measures could include limiting temperatures in public buildings, preventing outdoor heating and turning off unnecessary public lighting.

China’s cancellation of overseas coal projects is estimated to have avoided 6.4 billion tons of lifetime carbon dioxide emissions, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that a CREA analyst attributed continued overseas coal expansion to a provision allowing private Chinese companies to invest abroad.

In Australia, conservation and clean energy advocates are calling for coal and gas plants to be included in the federal safeguard mechanism, Event Registry reported.

Australian advocacy groups, including the Climate Council, argue that applying the mechanism to coal plants operating beyond their retirement dates would require operators to pay for emissions and strengthen incentives to close on schedule.

Grid-connected power generators in Australia currently do not face the emissions-reduction caps applied to other industrial emitters, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that the International Gas Union indicated global natural gas supply tightness could continue through the following summer.

The International Gas Union represents 90% of global gas producers, according to Event Registry.

Europe is entering its heating season with insufficient gas storage and must compete with Asian buyers for available LNG supplies, Event Registry reported.

Recent gas price increases have reduced demand, though Event Registry said it remains uncertain whether the reduction will be temporary or structural.

Comstock Resources and Azerbaijan's SOCAR signed a framework agreement advancing their previously announced USD 1.65 billion strategic partnership in the Haynesville shale, World Oil reported.

The framework commits the companies to negotiate and execute a definitive purchase and sale agreement consistent with their earlier letter of intent, according to World Oil.

Under the planned partnership, SOCAR would invest USD 1.65 billion in Comstock Resources' Haynesville shale assets, World Oil reported.

PAET said uncertainty remains over whether Orca's proposed sale of its Tanzanian business will close before the Songo Songo Development Licence expires, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

The licence and certain associated gas supply contracts are scheduled to expire on October 10, 2026.

Citing uncertainty over the transaction's timing and regulatory approvals, PAET recommended immediate transition planning in case the sale is not completed before October 10, 2026.

New York City lawmakers are preparing to consider more than 20 bills covering e-bikes, electric scooters, mopeds, delivery apps and enforcement, according to Electrek.

Three proposals would specifically target Class 3 e-bikes, which are currently legal in New York, Electrek reported.

New York City Councilmember Crystal Hudson introduced a bill that would prohibit shops from selling or renting Class 3 e-bikes.

A separate Hudson proposal would prohibit people from riding Class 3 e-bikes on streets, in parks or in other public spaces, according to Electrek.

Fervo Energy’s Cape Station project in Utah is selling power to the grid, making it the first utility-scale, next-generation geothermal facility worldwide to do so, according to Canary Media.

Canary Media said Fervo Energy turned on an initial 33 MW unit at Cape Station late last week.

South 8 expects its new manufacturing line to add 5 MWh of annual cylindrical-cell production capacity, according to Solar Builder.

The expansion supports production of the company’s ARCTIC AE35 18650 cell.

South 8 says the cell’s liquefied-gas electrolyte enables reliable charging at temperatures as low as -76 degrees Fahrenheit (-60 degrees Celsius).

Oil & Gas Journal reported that Kimmeridge sees US shale oil producers struggling to replace reserves despite improved operating efficiency, while natural gas resources remain comparatively abundant.

Kimmeridge reported that cumulative US shale reserve replacement since 2019 averaged about 95% for oil, compared with 126% for natural gas.

Since 2018, US shale producers' SG&A expense per barrel of oil equivalent fell about 48%, while interest expense dropped 46% and exploration expense declined 71%, according to Kimmeridge.

Kimmeridge said weaker oil reserve replacement could make US shale supply less responsive to higher prices over time, supporting WTI and the case for renewed oil exploration.

electrive reported that vandalism at two Tesla Supercharger sites in Ballarat, Victoria, left 28 charging bays completely inoperable, including one site that had opened only days earlier.

Local authorities and experts attributed the Australian incidents to rising copper theft rather than anti-EV or anti-Musk sentiment, according to electrive.

The outlet put the estimated damage at AUD 2,000 to AUD 5,000 per charging bay, approximately EUR 1,200 to EUR 3,000.

Mahindra’s Charge_iN network has reached 200 live EV charging points across India, according to electrive.

Mahindra plans to expand the network to 250 stations and approximately 1,000 charging points across India by December 2027, electrive reported.

The company also opened the HP Auto Care Centre in Sajgaon on the Pune Expressway as the first operational Charge_iN station under its collaboration with HPCL, according to electrive.

Mercedes-Benz intends to introduce the battery-electric GLC in Thailand later this year, with production of the SUV planned in the country, electrive reported.

The GLC will be the second MB.EA-based Mercedes-Benz model produced in Thailand and will use an 85 kWh lithium-ion battery assembled there.

Brightline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Grist reported.

The process will give Brightline time to borrow another USD 490 million as it seeks to keep up with payments on USD 4.4 billion in debt accumulated from building, expanding and operating the railroad, according to Grist.

Trains will continue operating between Orlando and Miami at up to 125 mph because the filing excludes Brightline Trains Florida, the division operating the line, Grist reported.

The filing also does not affect Brightline West, which is developing rail service from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, according to Grist.

Circle K will work with software provider FLEXeCHARGE to implement cloud-based load management for 1,000 charging points across several European markets, according to electrive.

The Circle K mandate is one of FLEXeCHARGE's largest contracts to date in the charge point operator sector.

The partnership also marks the first large-scale deployment of FLEXeCHARGE's HARMON-E software in a headless architecture.

WEG doubled the planned annual production capacity of its battery energy storage system factory under construction in southern Brazil from 2 GWh to 4 GWh, according to ESS News.

The company also increased planned investment in the Itajaí, Santa Catarina, facility from BRL 280 million to BRL 330 million, ESS News reported.

WEG said additional automation and manufacturing-process improvements will enable the factory to double its originally planned output, according to ESS News.

Nigeria's total petrol receipts rose 11% from July to August, reaching 50.5 million litres per day from 45.5 million litres per day, according to Event Registry.

Average daily petrol imports fell 26% to 14.6 million litres in August from 19.7 million litres in July, Event Registry reported.

The Dangote refinery accounted for about 71% of Nigeria's total petrol receipts in August, according to Event Registry.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery ended August with 360.4 million litres of petrol in stock while Nigeria continued to rely on imports, according to Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority data.

Germany has committed for the first time to explicitly phase out coal, oil and gas by 2045, Event Registry reported.

The roadmap targets an 80% share for renewable electricity generation by 2030, according to Event Registry.

Germany retained 2038 as its coal phaseout target while allowing the deadline to be brought forward to 2035, Event Registry reported.

The plan also commits Germany to reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030, according to Event Registry.

ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge urged Guyana to be cautious about ring-fencing deepwater oil projects, according to Event Registry.

Routledge argued that ring-fencing would change the timing of government revenue rather than the gross amount if the same number of projects were developed.

He also said some marginal deepwater resources would probably never be developed if Guyana ring-fenced them.

NNPC Ltd. welcomed the USD 800 million final investment decision on Nigeria's Ima Gas Project.

AMNI International and TotalEnergies are developing the offshore project across Oil Mining Leases 112 and 117.

The project is expected to produce about 300 million standard cubic feet of gas per day at peak.

NNPC Ltd. said presidential directives issued in 2024 facilitated the decision through fiscal incentives, streamlined contracting and lower development costs.

Vietnam's offshore wind sector continues to face regulatory hurdles despite its potential, Event Registry reported.

Insiders cited by Event Registry called for a comprehensive policy framework to remove legal and procedural bottlenecks and give offshore wind projects access to long-term capital.

Dr Nguyen Hung Dung identified an incomplete and inconsistent legal framework as a key obstacle to offshore wind development.

Electricity prices, power purchase agreements, risk-sharing arrangements and payment guarantees remain unclear, according to Event Registry.

The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle urged Bulgaria to buy American liquefied natural gas through Greek construction company Aktor.

The newspaper said Guilfoyle directed Bulgarian officials toward Aktor, which later signed agreements with Bulgarian gas companies. Christos Marafatsos, an Aktor lobbyist, accompanied Guilfoyle during meetings with Bulgarian officials.

A U.S. Embassy official said Guilfoyle's trip sought to increase U.S. LNG sales to Europe and reduce European dependence on Russian gas.

The AI data-centre boom is changing how industrial land is valued in Britain, according to Event Registry.

Google and Microsoft support nationally consistent rules for Australia's data-centre sector while seeking flexibility in meeting energy and sustainability requirements, Event Registry reported.

In Ireland, a lack of concrete data on data centres' contribution leaves the debate open to spin, according to Event Registry.

The physical infrastructure needed to sustain the AI boom is already proving highly contentious, Event Registry said.

An Event Registry item citing The Guardian said a New Jersey AI infrastructure project received a USD 1.07 million environmental penalty after officials determined that dozens of natural-gas generators operated without required air permits.

Libya's National Oil Corporation reopened valve 7 on the Sharara-Zawiya pipeline, restoring crude flows after a shutdown lasting several days, according to Event Registry.

An armed group and Petroleum Facilities Guard members closed the valve on September 21, sharply reducing output at the Sharara oilfield, Event Registry reported.

The National Oil Corporation estimated that the five-day closure cut production by 942,376 barrels, valued at nearly USD 95 million, according to Event Registry.

The pipeline connects the Al-Sharara oilfield in southwest Libya with the Zawiya export terminal on the Mediterranean coast, Event Registry reported.

Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto reaffirmed Kenya's commitment to partnering with Dangote Group on a proposed USD 17 billion refinery and petrochemical complex in Lamu, Event Registry reported.

Ruto praised the Dangote Petroleum Refinery after touring the facility in Lagos and said seeing its 700,000-barrel-per-day capacity strengthened his confidence in the planned East African refinery project, according to Event Registry.

The energy price cap will rise 4% for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, Event Registry reported.

The average household paying by direct debit for gas and electricity will face a bill of GBP 1,723, according to Event Registry.

Uswitch warned households without smart meters to submit readings by the end of the month so energy used before October 1 is not charged at the higher rates.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Energy ended net metering and net accounting for all new rooftop solar installations, according to Event Registry.

Existing customers will retain their net metering or net accounting arrangements until their agreements expire, Event Registry reported.

New Net Plus agreements have a maximum term of 12 years, according to Event Registry.

A diesel-LNG dual-fuel train can run on either fuel depending on availability, according to Event Registry.

The system can replace up to around 40% of diesel consumption with LNG, Event Registry reported.

Two 1,400 HP Driving Power Cars at the Sabarmati Integrated Coaching Depot were converted to use the dual-fuel system, according to Event Registry.

Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) approved Tk7,245 crore in financing to support cottage and microenterprise entrepreneurship and expand renewable energy use in Bangladesh, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that PKSF will allocate Tk500 crore to a specialised rooftop solar financing programme.

Customers will receive loans through PKSF partner organisations at a 6% interest rate.

The PKSF board also approved Tk5,000 crore in Bangladesh Bank-financed loans to support new cottage and microenterprise entrepreneurs.

The Port of Lamu received 2,930 metric tonnes of heavy construction machinery, according to Event Registry reports.

The Kenya Ports Authority said the cargo will support construction of the Dangote refinery. The machinery arrived aboard MV Da Yang, which berthed at Lamu Port on Saturday.

Dangote Group set September 30, 2026, for the refinery's official groundbreaking ceremony.

Dhamra Port in Odisha has shifted all its electricity consumption to renewable power, becoming India's first large-scale private multi-cargo port to operate fully on renewable electricity, according to APSEZ.

The change took effect in August 2026 under APSEZ's Net-Zero strategy and is expected to reduce emissions associated with purchased electricity.

APSEZ said the transition combines captive renewable generation, third-party access arrangements and green-power procurement under Odisha's regulatory framework.

Iraq has started importing petrol through Syria, The National reported, citing an Iraqi Oil Ministry official.

Ahram reported that the transit forms part of a renewable three-month agreement intended to secure energy supplies amid shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.

The first batch comprised 57 tanker trucks, with plans to increase traffic to about 200 tanker trucks per day, according to SANA. Qatar-based UCC purchases the gasoline from international suppliers, while Syrian authorities transport it in return for transit fees, SANA reported.