The United States has called on Japan to stop importing Russian gas, amid rising tensions over conflicting economic interests between allies in response to the indirect financing of the war in Ukraine.
ABB recorded double-digit growth in sales of equipment for data centres, contributing to a 28% increase in net profit in the third quarter, surpassing market expectations.
Australian group Santos lowers its annual production forecast after an unplanned shutdown at the Barossa project and delayed recovery in the Cooper Basin.
SNG Holdings launched trial operations of a 2MW/6MWh energy storage facility in Gotemba, backed by Digital Grid and PHOTON, ahead of commercial commissioning scheduled for November.
Soaring electricity demand in Batam, driven by new data centres, leads INNIO and MPower Daya Energia to secure 80 MW and launch a five-year maintenance programme.
The Japanese developer has commissioned a storage unit in Karatsu and plans to deploy 80 facilities by the end of 2026, relying on agreements with local governments and industrial partners.
Spanish gas infrastructure operator Enagás is in advanced talks to acquire the 32% stake held by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC in Terega, valued at around €600mn ($633mn), according to sources familiar with the matter.
Faced with declining domestic consumption, Japanese liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers are ramping up commercial optimisation strategies and favouring shorter contracts to protect profitability.
Utility-scale battery storage system costs continue to fall across Asia-Pacific, but the pace of reductions is expected to slow significantly by 2029, according to Wood Mackenzie projections.
The COP30 conference hosted in the Amazon by Brazil faces low participation from global leaders, amid geopolitical tensions and major logistical challenges.
Idemitsu Kosan has commissioned a 15MW/48MWh energy storage facility in Himeji, marking the start of its deployment in grid-scale storage with Japanese public funding.
Singapore’s Durapower and Turkish industrial firm Kıvanç have signed an agreement to form a joint battery production venture targeting growing North American demand.
The Japanese industrial group will replace a 73.5 MW coke and gas-fired turbine with a 30 to 40 MW hydrogen-ready unit, scheduled to start operations in 2030 with ¥7.1bn ($47mn) in public support.
Global demand for biofuels is driving a sharp increase in used oil imports to Europe and the United States, straining global feedstock supply chains, according to the International Energy Agency.
The Philippine government grants contractual advantages and priority dispatch to its first nuclear project, laying the groundwork for sustained sector development in the coming decades.
Aramco becomes Petro Rabigh's majority shareholder after purchasing a 22.5% stake from Sumitomo, consolidating its downstream strategy and supporting the industrial transformation of the Saudi petrochemical complex.
Hitachi Energy commits $457mn to build a transformer factory in Virginia, part of a $1bn plan to support electrical interconnection in the US amid rising demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Toyota launches production of its first electric vehicle in Europe at its Kolin plant in the Czech Republic, supported by a €680mn investment, including €64mn in public funding.
Indonesia will finalise a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union by year-end, paving the way for expanded energy projects with Russia, including refining and natural gas.
The Indonesian government confirmed the delivery of nine to ten liquefied natural gas cargoes for domestic demand in September, without affecting long-term export commitments.
The Kuwaiti government has invited three international consortia to submit bids for the first phase of the Al Khairan project, combining power generation and desalination.
U.S. regulators have approved two major milestones for Rio Grande LNG and Commonwealth LNG, clarifying their investment decision timelines and reinforcing the country’s role in expanding global liquefaction capacity.
A cooperation agreement, a bilateral carbon-credit mechanism and converging standards lay the ground for India→Japan hydrogen and ammonia flows, with volume targets, price-support schemes and first export projects scaling up.
Hokkaido Gas is adjusting its liquefied natural gas procurement strategy with a multi-year tender and a long-term agreement, leveraging Ishikari’s capacity and price references used in the Asian market.
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An Indonesian ministerial delegation visited China to explore waste-to-energy solutions, as the country moves forward with a $200mn project in Makassar.
Hydrogen offtake agreements are multiplying, with Germany and Japan leading, mobilizing producers and industrial buyers in a still nascent but already highly competitive market.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $863mn in an oversubscribed round to finalise SPARC and accelerate construction of its ARC fusion plant in Virginia, strengthening its position in the global fusion energy sector.
General Atomics injects $20mn into Fusion Fuel Cycles, a joint venture between Canada and Japan, to develop a facility dedicated to the tritium fuel cycle, a central element for the industrial viability of nuclear fusion.
EdgeConneX has acquired a second site in the Osaka region, bringing its total capacity to 350MW to support the growth of the Cloud and AI market in Japan.
Facing unforeseen cost increases and a tightening regulatory environment, Mitsubishi Corporation is pulling out of three offshore wind projects, casting doubt on Japan's renewable energy ambitions.
With $28 billion in planned investments, hyperscaler expansion in Japan reshapes grid planning amid rising tensions between digital growth and infrastructure capacity.
Bp has awarded Baker Hughes a long-term service agreement for the Tangguh liquefied natural gas plant, covering spare parts, maintenance and technical support for its turbomachinery equipment.
CNOOC Limited has signed two production sharing contracts with SKK Migas to explore the Gaea and Gaea II blocks in West Papua, alongside EnQuest and Agra.
Ireland presents an SAF roadmap structured around four pillars, projecting 88,000 tons in 2030 and 318,000 tons in 2035, aligned with ReFuelEU and European support, while Aer Lingus and Ryanair set usage targets.
Australian group Macquarie partners with AMIGO LNG for an annual supply of 0.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas over fifteen years, with operations expected to start in 2028 from the Guaymas terminal in Mexico.
