Monday, 9 November 2026

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.

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.

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.

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.