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Global coal exports post rare decline in 2025 on China cuts
Global shipments of thermal coal - burned in power stations - have posted their first annual decline since 2020 on the back of lower coal-fired power generation in key Asian market...
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China accelerates crude stockpiling amid weaker oil price trend
China's flows of crude oil into storage probably jumped in November to the highest in six months, as a surge in imports overwhelmed steady refinery processing rates.
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India imports more Russian crude, but mix of buyers shifts
India's crude oil imports from Russia are on track to climb to a six-month high in December as the world's third-biggest buyer defies U.S. sanctions on Moscow's oil producers.
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Gigawatt growth - How the global power pipeline is taking shape
Global power generation capacity is on track to expand by just over 25% once projects that are currently under construction are completed and steer power onto generation systems an...
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IEA’s bullish oil outlook is a nod to Trump, wake-up call for world
The International Energy Agency’s latest outlook signals that oil demand may continue rising into 2050, a sharp shift from its previous reports and a stark reminder of how dominant...
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Copper joins critical minerals list but the US has plenty already
Copper has been added to the U.S. government's list of critical minerals - the metals deemed vital to the country's economic and national security.
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Saudi crude oil price cut is just enough to stay competitive
The decision by Saudi Aramco to cut the price of its crude oil for Asian refiners for December cargoes has been viewed as a move to build market share amid concerns of looming glob...
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Ten charts on global energy and emissions trends since Paris treaty
In the decade since the landmark COP21 Paris agreement aimed to limit global warming, both a lot and a little has changed when it comes to the energy sector makeup and the trajecto...
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China's major commodity imports ease, except for iron ore
China's imports of major commodities were largely soft in October as high prices weighed on volumes, with iron ore's resilience bucking the trend despite the steel sector showing s...
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Funds amass record bull bets on aluminium as market narrative turns
Fund money has surged into the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium contract over the past couple of months as investors bet that the market's days of chronic oversupply are comin...
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Germany's higher gas use hampers Europe's stockpiling drive
Germany's highest gas-fired power generation levels since 2021 are scuppering regional efforts to replenish natural gas stockpiles ahead of the peak season for gas-fired power dema...
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Asia LNG imports slip on weak China, but Europe gain compensates
Asia's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell in October from the same month a year earlier, as top buyer China extended a run of weakness that has stretched for a year.
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China eyes capacity caps for copper, lead and zinc smelters
Could Beijing's solution to overcapacity in China's aluminium sector be a template for other metals?
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Big Oil gets big boost from escalating economic war on Russia
Top Western oil companies are enjoying a windfall from the expanding attacks on Russia's oil industry – both literal and economic – that have boosted global refining profit margins...
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OPEC+ makes subtle shift to mitigate potential crude oil glut
OPEC+ managed to both meet market expectations and deliver a surprise by agreeing to a small rise in crude oil output for December, but then pausing for the first quarter of next y...
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LME copper hits record highs as funds and fundamentals align
Copper's just made the headlines again with the London Metal Exchange price punching out an all-time nominal high of $11,200 per metric ton on Wednesday.
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Diesel rally sparked by Western sanctions on Russia will be short-lived
A new wave of Western sanctions on Russia’s oil industry has roiled the diesel market, sending refining margins soaring, but global supplies are unlikely to be severely disrupted f...
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Saudi OPEC strategy pulled by warring US, Russia interests
Saudi Arabia is caught between Donald Trump and a hard place, as the U.S. president’s latest oil sanctions on Russia force Riyadh to weigh competing geopolitical and economic prior...
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