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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
India Drives a Global Surge in New Coal Mine Plans

India turned into the world’s biggest coal power generation capacity builder, proposing as much as 638 million metric tons annually in new capacity last year. …

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ConocoPhillips starts production at Coyote 3SX on Alaska’s North Slope
Offshore Technology • 13 Aug 2026
ConocoPhillips starts production at Coyote 3SX on Alaska’s North Slope

ConocoPhillips has commenced oil production at its Coyote 3SX development in the Kuparuk River Unit on Alaska's North Slope.

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
South Korean Fleet Reshuffle Creates Asia’s Largest LNG Carrier Operator

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co plans to reshuffle the liquefied natural gas tanker fleets of its shipping companies SK Shipping and H-Line …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Oil Prices Fall as OPEC and IEA Slash 2026 Demand Outlooks

Despite the ongoing stalemate in the U.S.-Iran talks and persistent risks to shipping in the Middle East, oil prices fell in Asian trading on Thursday, …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Trump’s Bosnia Power Play Puts an Opaque Energy Deal at the Center

Bosnia is next on U.S. President Donald Trump’s disruption agenda, and an opaque energy deal riddled with conflicts of interest is at the heart of …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
Ukrainian Attack Halts Operations at Key Russian Black Sea Grain Terminals

Did President Zelensky and the Ukrainian armed forces not listen to US Vice President JD Vance's warnings and request after all? On Wednesday a "massive" …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
EIA Sees 600,000 Bpd of Middle East Oil Still Offline by End-2027

The longer-than-expected closure of the Strait of Hormuz means that some part of the oil production in the Middle East will remain shut in through …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
MIT's New Framework Aims to Tackle Nuclear Fusion's Money Problem

For decades, the joke was that nuclear fusion was and would always be 30 years away. But a rapid string of breakthroughs over the last …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
Refinery Attacks Deepen Global Diesel Supply Crunch

Diesel prices surged earlier this week on news about yet another Ukrainian attack on a Russian refinery and a Houthi attack on a Saudi refining …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
5 LNG Megaprojects Poised to Power the Next Gas Boom

The war between the US and Iran has driven up natural gas prices, particularly in Europe and Asia. Asia accounts for nearly 90% of liquefied …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
Putin Opens New Front in Shadow Fleet Fight With Threat to Seize EU Ships

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to seize European ships in retaliation for EU action against Russia’s shadow oil fleet, opening the possibility of direct …

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Oilprice.com • 12 Aug 2026
Solar Power Is Gaining Traction With Farmers

As energy companies explore innovative ways to increase clean power production and gain public support for new projects, many solar firms are investing in developing …

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