Energy security
Opec+ plans symbolic oil quota hike amid war, delegates say
Key members have an agreement in principle to increase production targets by about 206,000 barrels per day
Australia secures fuel supply pacts with Japan, Singapore
The nation is a top fossil fuel exporter, but most of its refined oil products come from Asian refineries
China tells private refiners to keep up fuel output at all costs
Any refineries that cut run rates and produce lower volumes will have their oil import quotas cut accordingly for the coming years
G7 gears up for growing role in Iran crisis
But potential divisions over various issues may pose the gravest test to allied unity in 50 years
When supply shocks outlast conflict
Markets brace for prolonged economic shock sparked by energy disruptions
Australian PM Albanese asks nation to use less fuel to conserve supplies
Voluntary restraint ‘builds our reserves, and it saves fuel for people who have no choice but to drive’, he adds
Energy shock clouds US$800 billion of Asian data centre financing
The potential risk comes at a time when the data centre build-up is already facing a water problem
A forgotten crisis explains today’s oil shock
With oil and gas supplies soon running out, Iran’s US$2 million-per-ship fee for safe passage to non-hostile nations seems pretty competitive
With Iran war’s cost impact just beginning, Singapore must take energy saving seriously
Energy authority’s warning should prompt behavioural change, not merely calls for support
Japan to coordinate on energy with Indonesia as Iran war disrupts supplies
Indonesia is the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal for power generation
