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Why U.S. Uranium Production Surged 12-Fold In 2024

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For decades, the United States has been the world’s biggest producer of nuclear energy, accounting for 30% of global production. The country, however, currently imports 98% of the uranium feedstock it needs to power its 94 nuclear reactors. Indeed, the U.S. accounts for less than 1% of the world’s uranium output, with Kazakhstan, Canada, and Namibia accounting for nearly two-thirds of global production.

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New Technology Breakthrough | Betterial's Tandem Perovskite Encapsulation Solution Accelerates Industrialization of Tandem Perovskite Technology

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New Technology Breakthrough | Betterial's Tandem Perovskite Encapsulation Solution Accelerates Industrialization of Tandem Perovskite Technology Currently,theefficiencyofsingle-junctioncrystallinesiliconsolarcellsisapproachingthetheoreticallimitof29.56%,promptingtheindustrytourgentlyexplorenewt.

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Critical Minerals Fuel Geopolitical Competition

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The clean energy revolution will depend on a steady supply of critical minerals to support the manufacturing of a wide range of technologies, from wind turbines to electric vehicle batteries. While not all of these ‘critical’ materials are rare, they are not naturally available everywhere in the world, leading to potential geopolitical minefields as competition over these supply chains heats up.

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Oil prices climb as Israel-Iran conflict heightens supply disruption fears

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Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating battle could trigger a broader regional conflict and widely disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. Brent crude futures were up $1.70, or 2.3%, to $75.93 a barrel by 2253 GMT, while U.S.

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Iran’s Oil and Gas Assets Rocked in Latest Round of Israeli Attacks

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Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Tehran’s critical energy infrastructure early Sunday, setting ablaze the city’s main gas depot and a major oil refinery, as the conflict with Iran intensified into its most destructive phase yet. The attacks, part of a broader Israeli offensive targeting Iran’s energy sector, have heightened fears of a wider regional war and sent ripples through global oil markets.

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Energy giants Baker Hughes, Woodside shy away from making oil forecasts as Iran-Israel conflict escalates

CNBC: Energy

"Never try and predict what the price of oil is going to be, because there's one sure thing: You're going to be wrong," says Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli.

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The Winners and Losers at $60 Oil

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A total of 93 oil and gas firms made it in the latest edition of the Forbes Global 2000 rankings of the world’s largest public companies. Forbes’ Global 2000 ranks the largest public companies in the world using four metrics—sales, profits, assets, and market value, and all these have reached record highs this year. All 2,000 companies on the 2025 Forbes Global 2000 list have a combined $52.9 trillion in annual revenue, $4.9 trillion in profit, $242.2 trillion in assets, and $91.3 trillion in ma

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Can Africa Power Europe’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions?

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As several countries expand their green hydrogen production capacities, regions will have to develop new pipelines and energy transportation corridors to support a green transition across borders. Some countries are more well-suited to producing green hydrogen than others, meaning that energy sharing could help non-production countries gain access to clean fuel to help decarbonise.

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Chinese Firm Wins Bid for $294m Iraq Pipeline Project

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

By John Lee. China Petroleum Engineering Corporation (CPEC) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering has received a letter of award from France's TotalEnergies for a major gas infrastructure project in Iraq. The Artawi [Ratawi] GMP EPSCC Project, commissioned by TotalEnergies, involves the construction of midstream gas pipeline facilities linking the Majnoon and West Qurna 2 oilfields to a new gas processing plant in Artawi.

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OPEC Stuck between Market Share Push, Demand Uncertainty

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In the past, oil price wars were short, sharp and, to those who profited from them, sweet. Now, an oil price war is a more cautious affair—assuming what OPEC is doing with its supply return is a price war, of course. And because most assume just that, all eyes are on the group’s chances of success. These are uncertain, to say the least, with most demand forecasts predicting a disaster for prices.

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Australia’s Santos receives $18.7 billion takeover bid from ADNOC-led consortium

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Australian oil and gas producer Santos said on Monday it intended to support an $18.7 billion takeover bid from an international consortium led by Abu Dhabi’s National Oil Company (ADNOC). ADNOC, through its investment arm XRG, with Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) and private equity firm Carlyle has offered $5.76 (A$8.

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ADNOC Led Consortium Bids to Take Over Australian Gas Giant

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Australia’s Santos has said it would accept an $18.7-billion takeover offer made by a consortium led by Emirati Adnoc, which values the company’s stock at a 28% premium to its closing price last Friday. The Emirati energy giant, acting through its investment arm XRG, teamed up with Abu Dhabi Development Company and private equity major Carlyle on the offer, which is motivated by Adnoc’s global gas expansion plans.

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State of play ahead of heading out to the Middle East

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Doubtless you couldn't have escaped an escalation of tensions in the Middle East after Israel attacked Iranian nuclear and military sites early on Friday, and Tehran inevitably responded. The two have sparred before including last year. But as yours truly contemplates this - over a pre-departure negroni at a Heathrow Airport lounge ahead of a trip out to the region whilst waiting for BA 123 to Doha, followed by Abu Dhabi for a speaking engagement - something feels different this time around.

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Oil Prices Surge as Israel and Iran Target Each Other’s Energy Infrastructure

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Brent crude futures opened more than 4% higher on Sunday evening, trading above $77 per barrel, as tensions between Iran and Israel erupted into open military conflict targeting critical energy infrastructure. The spike follows an 8% jump on Friday, marking one of the sharpest two-day increases in oil prices in recent years. Over the weekend, Israel launched a wave of coordinated airstrikes on Iran, hitting key energy facilities in and around Tehran.

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TotalEnergies' Saft Scores BESS Job for Gurin Energy in Japan

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Israel’s Haifa Oil Refinery Damaged in Missile Strike

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Oil started the week with a gain, after an Iranian missile attack caused damage to the Haifa refinery in Israel over the weekend, prompting a partial shutdown, Israeli media reported, saying the facility remained operational. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $74.83 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $73.77 per barrel. The damage, according to the Haifa refinery’s operator, Bazan, was localized at pipelines and transmission lines, the Times of Israel reported.

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Israel’s Oil Refineries says pipelines, transmission lines in Haifa damaged in strikes by Iran

BOE Report

Israel’s Oil Refineries said its pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa had been damaged by missile strikes by Iran, according to a regulatory filing to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. It said that no injuries or casualties were reported at the sites, with refining facilities continuing to operate despite a shutdown of some downstream operations.

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BOC to use Majnoon Budget for Storage Expansion Project

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a recommendation allowing the Ministry of Oil, through the Basra Oil Company (BOC) , to allocate part of the 2025 budget for the Majnoon Oil Field to fund a new infrastructure project. The initiative involves the expansion and development of core sample storage facilities at Nahr Bin Omar [Nahr Bin Umar], increasing capacity from 28,000 cubic metres to 80,000 cubic metres.

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Oil and gas important in times of conflict, Saudi Aramco CEO says

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The importance of oil and gas can’t be underestimated at times when conflicts occur, something that was currently being seen, the head of Saudi oil giant Aramco told an energy conference on Monday. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser delivered his speech to the Energy Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur by a video link.

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Pertamina Expands Pertamax Green 95 Network in Central Java

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CNBC Daily Open: Israel's conflict with Iran sends tremors through markets

CNBC: Energy

The markets have mostly shrugged off Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war. But Israel's conflict with Iran is still in its early days.

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An overview of Iran’s main gas field and oil infrastructure

BOE Report

Israel struck an installation at Iran’s South Pars gas field on Saturday, the first attack on Iran’s oil and gas sector as part of what the Israeli government had warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

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CNBC Daily Open: Financial markets seem to find their footing after digesting Israeli strikes

CNBC: Energy

U.S. futures ticked up on Monday, while gold prices dipped. Those moves suggest investors are operating with a cooler head now after the initial panic.

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G7 needs to raise pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says

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More pressure must be exerted on Russia to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine urging the G7 nations to ramp up sanctions to achieve that goal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.

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Oil prices jump more than 3%, adding to last week's surge, as Israel strikes Iran energy facilities

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Iran does not want conflict with Israel to expand but will defend itself, foreign minister says

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Iran does not want its conflict with Israel to expand to neighbouring countries unless the situation is forced, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday, adding its response had been based on self-defence. Araqchi said Tehran had been responding to foreign aggression, and that if this aggression stopped, Iranian reactions would also cease.

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