Fire breaks out at crucial Australian refinery, raising fuel supply fears
Gas leak ignites plant in Victoria that produces about 10 percent of Australia’s fuel.
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Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds
Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed.
Serbia’s Vucic warns oil refinery faces shutdown as US sanctions bite
Pancevo, the country’s only oil refinery, now on ‘hot standby’ as Vucic faces tricky prospect of seizing Russian asset.
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Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?
The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.
Mali fuel crisis spirals amid armed group blocking supplies to capital
US Embassy urges citizens to leave Mali immediately on commercial flights as blockade makes daily life more dangerous.
Nigerian fuel tanker explosion kills 35, road safety agency says
Deadly incidents involving petroleum products are common in Nigeria where fuel is transported by road.
How much of Europe’s oil and gas still comes from Russia?
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of the EU’s gas and 27% of its oil. By 2024, these dropped to 19% and 3%.
Three dead, dozens injured in Mexico City gas tanker explosion
An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the explosion that wounded at least 70 people.
Russia, China ink deal to build new gas pipeline as they deepen energy ties
Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties.
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Trump nixes $679m in funding for offshore wind farms amid fossil fuel push
The cancellation is Trump’s latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a ‘scam’.
Hungary, Slovakia fear oil cuts after Ukrainian attack on Russian pipeline
Officials warn Ukraine’s strike on Unecha oil pumping station risks halting supplies for at least five days.
