Petrol
Vietnam plans to scrap fuel import curbs to keep supply flowing
The country’s crude oil production currently averages about 180,000 barrels per day
Singapore taxi operators absorb costs at their pumps as petrol prices rise again amid Middle East war
Prices of petrol are expected to rise as the war with Iran intensifies
China tells top refiners to halt diesel and petrol exports
Across Asia, the country ranks third for seaborne exports, behind South Korea and Singapore
Pump prices in Singapore rise amid widening Middle East conflict
Global energy prices have surged as the US-Israel war on Iran halted exports from the oil-and-gas rich region
As EVs dominate, why are Esso petrol stations being acquired and what will the future look like?
The purchase of such stations – a ‘sunset’ industry – comes at a time when electric vehicle-maker BYD is outselling long-time king Toyota
EVs put an end to China’s usual holiday surge in petrol use
[BEIJING] Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km road trip this month during China’s national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
Shell petrol stations in Indonesia run dry on supply shortages
The company has about 200 petrol stations across the country
Subsidy reform a la Malaysia – one tiny step at a time
Such policy changes – on their own – may not move the needle in a big way, but they represent small nudges towards a sustainable fiscal path
No cheap pump across the Causeway as Malaysia rolls out Budi95 fuel subsidy
PM Anwar Ibrahim’s earlier pledge of universal access to cheap RON95 has been narrowed; Malaysians driving foreign-registered cars will continue paying more
Malaysia cuts RON95 petrol price to RM1.99 a litre ahead of Sabah state election, Budget 2026
Non-Malaysians are allowed to purchase RON95 petrol at RM2.60 per litre
