Japanese refiners are stepping up their efforts to diversify their crude oil supply sources amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and the refiners may have to tap petroleum reserves Continue Reading
Chinese state-run company Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation’s recent order of an LNG-fueled VLCC is a significant development in the wider adoption of natural gas as a marine fuel, even though Continue Reading
China has made huge strides in cleaning up its rivers and lakes over the past 15 years, suggesting clampdowns on pollution are working. While major rivers such as the Yangtze Continue Reading
China’s steel purchasing managers’ index, or PMI, fell by 2.3 basis points from November to 43.1 in December due to weaker steel market conditions, according to data from index compiler Continue Reading
An international team of researchers led by Monash University has developed an ultra-high capacity Li-S battery that has better performance and less environmental impact than current lithium-ion products. An open-access Continue Reading
The bushfires ravaging Australia are generating so much heat that they are creating their own weather systems including dry lighting storms and fire tornadoes. On Saturday, the New South Wales Continue Reading
Away from the flames, millions of Australians are breathing unhealthy air this summer as smoke from the country’s disastrous wildfires clouds skies from Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne. Australia’s capital, Canberra, Continue Reading
Indonesia will carry out cloud seeding on Friday in a bid to prevent further rainfall over the capital Jakarta, after deadly flash floods and landslides following some of the heaviest Continue Reading
At least 16 people died in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta and its suburbs after torrential rain brought on the worst flooding in years, drawing attention to the challenge of protecting Continue Reading
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian navy was racing on Friday to rescue thousands of people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was Continue Reading
