Monday, 9 November 2026

Ukraine's ongoing power supply disruptions are caused by damage to high-voltage transmission networks rather than a lack of generating capacity, according to energy expert Oleksandr Kharchenko, as reported by Ukrinform.

Kharchenko said destruction and damage to DTEK's thermal power plants have not resulted in a power generation shortfall. "There is currently no shortage of generating capacity," he said.

The transmission bottleneck forces Ukraine to export electricity it cannot deliver domestically. Damage to high-voltage lines prevents sufficient volumes from reaching consumers in cities including Kyiv, Kharchenko said.

He identified the damaged transmission infrastructure as the main cause of current power supply disruptions across Ukraine.

Jumbo Offshore has finished its transport and installation scope for the Vaca Muerta Oil Sur project in Argentina, according to World Oil.

Working under contract to Altius S.A., Jumbo used its DP2 heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Javelin to transport two catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoys weighing about 340 tonnes each and two pipeline end manifolds weighing up to 232 tonnes. The company successfully installed both pipeline end manifolds and discharged the buoys offshore in Argentina.

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) urged the US Senate to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, according to World Oil. A cloture vote on the permitting reform bill was scheduled for Nov. 9.

NOIA President Erik Milito said the legislation would lower energy costs, improve investment certainty, and support jobs and economic opportunities across the United States. Milito stated the bill would also make everyday goods and services more affordable, according to World Oil.

Houthi fighters targeted Saudi Arabia's capital on Sunday with a drone-and-missile attack that damaged the Saudi Aramco tower in Riyadh's financial district, according to Semafor Net Zero.

The financial district was described by Semafor Net Zero as one of the highest-profile areas to be targeted in the war.

ONGC Videsh (OVL) expects to secure operatorship rights for two Venezuelan oil projects within three to six months, according to Livemint, citing remarks by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) finance head Anupam Agarwal.

The company is in advanced discussions with Venezuelan and US authorities about the operatorship rights, Agarwal said during an analyst call, according to Livemint citing a Reuters report.

OVL holds a 40% participating interest in the San Cristobal project through a joint venture with PDVSA and expects to become its sole operator and sell its output. It also aims to secure joint operatorship of PetroCarabobo, in which it holds an 11% stake.

The proposed agreements would give OVL greater control over field operations, production, marketing, and revenue handling at the two projects.

Five EU countries called on Brussels to accelerate talks on the UK's participation in the European electricity market, according to Channels Television.

The leaders of Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, and Luxembourg want the upcoming UK-EU summit to establish "a path" to concluding the electricity-market negotiations as soon as possible, Politico reported.

The five countries argue that integrating the UK into the European electricity market would help transform the North Sea region into the world's largest clean energy hub, driven by wind power projects, according to Channels Television.

An agreement would strengthen Europe's energy security and support a competitive economy centered on access to clean, affordable energy, the leaders said, according to Politico.

India's government is standardizing hydrogen-powered truck engines and testing procedures as the country develops alternatives to diesel for freight transport and targets lower emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, according to Livemint.

In the U.S., weak customer demand, high production costs, and changing federal policies are undermining the hydrogen industry, OilPrice reported.

RWE and Kawasaki Heavy Industries commissioned a 34 MW hydrogen-compatible gas turbine at the Emsland gas-fired power station in Lingen, Germany, according to Energy-Pedia.

An integrated impulse-response modeling framework found that future atmospheric hydrogen leakage and associated methane emissions will produce measurable radiative forcing and warming, according to Scienmag. Methane leakage from blue hydrogen production generates the largest single climate effect among the pathways studied.

The federal government reduced petrol prices by Rs6.59 per litre and high-speed diesel prices by Rs4.25 per litre, according to Islamabad Post.

Petrol now costs Rs346 per litre, while high-speed diesel stands at Rs378 per litre following the adjustment.

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) said the revised fuel prices would remain effective from November 7 through November 9, Islamabad Post reported.

The All Guwahati Students' Union (AGSU) launched widespread demonstrations across Assam on Saturday to protest a fresh electricity tariff hike and rising prices of essential commodities, according to ANI.

The protests followed the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission's (AERC) approval of a petition filed by the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) to recover accumulated Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment surcharges totalling approximately INR 155.59 crore to INR 160 crore, ANI reported.

Leading demonstrations in the state capital, AGSU warned it would escalate its agitation unless the price increases were immediately rolled back, according to ANI.

Algeria produced a record 134.3 billion cubic meters of gas in 2025, according to Ecofin Agency, even as domestic demand squeezed exports.

Separately, natural gas output at the Kelameili field in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exceeded 1 billion cubic meters as of Saturday, the Global Times reported.

On the spot market in Türkiye, 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas cost 20,395 liras on Friday, according to a report carried by the country's state news wire.

Disruptions to liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade through the Strait of Hormuz could tighten global natural gas supplies during the winter heating season, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned in a report, according to ANI News.

LNG loadings from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates fell by 60 billion cubic metres (bcm) year-on-year during March to October, the IEA report found. The drop drove a 5%, or 20 bcm, decline in global LNG output over the same period, as new projects elsewhere only partially offset the lost Persian Gulf volumes.

Global LNG supply could decline by a further 10 bcm to 25 bcm year-on-year during the November to March period, depending on how quickly shipments through the Strait of Hormuz recover, the report said, according to Asianet Newsable.

New and legacy projects outside the Persian Gulf could contribute slightly more than 20 bcm of incremental winter supply year-on-year, the IEA said. That extra output would remain insufficient to compensate for the volumes lost from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to the report.

WTI and Brent crude both fell more than 12% over the week, according to multiple reports, marking crude oil's steepest weekly decline since April 2020. The sell-off came amid hopes of policy shifts following the US midterm elections, according to Punjab Kesari and ETV Bharat.

Gold moved in the opposite direction, surging nearly 4.5% for its strongest weekly gain since August, according to Telangana Today.

A seismic survey vessel operated by Turkish Petroleum Offshore Company (TPOC) is due to arrive in Karachi between November 17 and 20 to conduct surveys in Pakistan's Eastern Offshore Indus Block, according to Daily Times.

The Eastern Offshore Indus Block venture is held by a consortium of four companies. Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) owns the largest share at 35%, followed by TPOC at 25%, according to the report. Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Mari Energies each hold 20%.

Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) approved a PKR 2.37-per-unit electricity price increase under the monthly fuel price adjustment for September, according to Samaa TV.

The adjustment will be reflected in electricity bills for November 2026, Dunya News reported.

Lifeline consumers, electric vehicle charging stations, and prepaid-tariff consumers are exempt from the increase, according to MM News.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has removed the self-imposed cap on the range of its ballistic missiles, hinting at potential development of longer-range capabilities, according to the Associated Press.

Gen. Hossein Mohebbi, a Revolutionary Guard spokesman, confirmed the change at a Tehran news conference. "That restriction has been lifted for us," Mohebbi said, according to the AP.

Mohebbi did not say whether Iran already possesses missiles capable of exceeding the former limit. He said only that Iran would "demonstrate these capabilities in practice" rather than make statements, the AP reported.

Alectra Energy Solutions and Convergent Energy and Power have completed three battery energy storage facilities in Ontario, adding 320 MWh of capacity to the provincial electricity grid, according to a Globe Newswire release carried by the Sudbury Star.

Two of the facilities are in Vaughan and one in Guelph. All three are operational under 20-year contracts with Ontario's IESO. The partners received the three contracts through the IESO's Expedited Long-Term 1 procurement in 2023.

Separately, Tata Power has deployed 60 MWh of operational battery storage across three sites in Mumbai - Mahalaxmi, Saki, and Mankhurd - according to SME Street. The installations store electricity during lower-cost solar hours and discharge it during evening peak demand. Fast-response and high ramp-rate capabilities support dynamic load management on the distribution network.

Three workers have died following an explosion and fire at Oil India Limited's Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat, in Assam's Dibrugarh district, after two critically injured workers succumbed to burn injuries in hospitals, according to Hindustan Times and the Economic Times.

The blast struck during maintenance work at the facility and was followed by a fire, the public sector company said, according to National Herald India. Nine workers were at the site when the accident occurred; seven sustained injuries, including one worker who died on the day of the explosion, National Herald India reported.

Three other injured workers remained in critical condition, an official said, according to National Herald India.

Nigeria's power minister Joseph Tegbe attributed recent electricity shortages across parts of the country to a combination of reduced generation, inadequate gas supply, and damage to key transmission infrastructure, according to the Nigerian Tribune. Tegbe said the first affected generating units were expected to return to operation within 48 to 72 hours.

Planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station and gas-supply constraints at thermal power stations cut the electricity available on Nigeria's national grid, Tegbe said, as reported by The Sun Nigeria and other outlets. Sabotage of key transmission lines further restricted alternative supply routes, especially to Lagos, according to the Nigerian Tribune.

Grid operators implemented load shedding in some areas to manage the resulting shortfall, Tegbe said, as reported by The Sun Nigeria.

The outages strained households and businesses in 4 affected jurisdictions, including Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, according to the minister's statement reported by the Nigerian Tribune.

Tegbe assured that electricity supply would begin improving within 48 to 72 hours as the government worked to address the challenges, Sahara Reporters reported.