Fuel
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Fossil Fuel Demand To Peak This Decade: IEA Chief In FT
World demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade for the first time as the use of cleaner energy and electric cars accelerates, the International Energy…
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Pakistan’s Economic Woes Worsen As Fuel Prices Reach Historic High
KEY POINTS Petrol and diesel prices in the country reached a record high Residents have staged protest over the past week over soaring electricity bills The caretaker government said it…
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‘Fuel Of The Future’: Gulf States Bet On ‘Green’ Hydrogen
A solar plant north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — renewable energy is used to create green hydrogen AFP After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing…
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Nations Call For Swift Fossil Fuel Exit To Tackle Climate Change
No target for ending the use of fossil fuel use has yet been set AFP The world needs an “urgent” exit from fossil fuels as part of efforts to slash…
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Mexican And Russian Oil Shipments Ease Cuban Fuel Crisis
The Mexican oil tanker Bicentenario is docked at the Nico Lopez oil refinery in Havana, on June 8, 2023 AFP With oil tankers docking from Mexico and Russia in recent…
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Fake Nails, Fuel And Influencers In Kenyan Taxman’s Sights
Kenya has proposed a new five percent excise duty on false beards, wigs, fake eyelashes and eyebrows AFP What do artificial nails, crypto currencies, spaghetti and social media influencers have…
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Tax Rises Fuel Merchants’ Discontent In Impoverished Gaza
Palestinian fishermen in 2020 with fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea off Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip AFP Hikes in import and export tariffs imposed by the Islamist rulers…
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Crimea Fuel Depot On Fire, Russian-held Towns Shelled In Ukraine
Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a residential building in Uman AFP A huge fire erupted in Moscow-annexed Crimea after a suspected drone attack hit an oil depot…
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Analysis-China Investment Consensus Cracks As Politics Fuel Fears
A view of a giant display of stock indexes, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, October 24, 2022. Reuters Decades-long foreign bullishness on China’s capital markets is…
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South Of Khartoum, Fuel Shortage Strands Fleeing Sudanese
People prepare to board a bus from Khartoum, but fuel is scarce and ticket prices rising AFP Shaul Myke fled years ago from war-ravaged South Sudan looking for peace in…
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China’s Booming Electric Car Push Will End Fossil Fuel Era Much Sooner Than Expected
China is leading the race to replace petrol and diesel engine cars with electric vehicles. The big paradigm change will happen sooner than expected, the relevant data shows. Some stark…
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Watch: Gas Station Owner Clings To Hood Of Moving Car While Trying To Stop Fuel Theft
A 19-year-old was arrested for trying to run down a station owner and was found to be involved in multiple previous crimes. pixabay KEY POINTS The gas station owner recognized…
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G7 Faces Pressure On Fossil Fuel Pledges At Japan Climate Talks
Japan’s Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura (R) will host the G7 climate talks for 2023 in Sapporo, as Japan holds the rotating G7 presidency AFP G7 climate ministers kick off two…
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Marketmind: Soft Landing Hopes Fuel That Friday Feeling
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets are poised to end the week on a positive note, spurred by a powerful rally on…