
Russia says US has not released crew from detained tanker
Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 - Russia said Tuesday the United States has not released two Russian crew members of a tanker seized in the North Atlantic despite promising to do so.
Editorial Team
The Energy Daily Editorial Team produces Energy Daily's coverage of the global energy industry. We report on oil and gas, power grids and utilities, energy markets and policy, and the renewables and storage reshaping how the world is powered. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Energy Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 - Russia said Tuesday the United States has not released two Russian crew members of a tanker seized in the North Atlantic despite promising to do so.
Jan 20, 2026

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 - The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has reported a materials breakthrough that moves oxide based all solid state batteries closer to commercial deployment. The work targets
Jan 19, 2026

Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 - President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks.
Jan 17, 2026

Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 - Oil prices plunged on Thursday after fears over instability in Iran were eased by comments from US President Donald Trump.
Jan 15, 2026

London, UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 - The University of Birmingham has launched a large scale rare earth magnet recycling facility in the West Midlands that aims to reduce the United Kingdom's reliance on imported rare earth metals, all
Jan 15, 2026

Boston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 - Many people are optimistic about ammonia's potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured,
Jan 14, 2026

London (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 - Britain announced Wednesday it had secured a record amount of offshore wind power capacity in its latest auction, as the government pushes to meet its ambitious 2030 decarbonisation goals.
Jan 14, 2026

Paris, France Jan 13, 2026 - France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well off track to meeting its climate goals, according to provisional government-commissioned estimates published on Tuesday.
Jan 13, 2026

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 - A research team at DGIST has developed a perovskite based self powered betavoltaic battery that achieves what they report as the worlds highest conversion efficiency for this class of device while m
Jan 13, 2026

Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 - Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States rose last year, snapping a two-year streak of declines as cold winter temperatures drove demand for heating fuel and the AI boom led to a surge in power generation, a think tank said Tuesday.
Jan 13, 2026

San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 - Microsoft said Tuesday it will shoulder the full electricity costs of its US data centers to prevent American households from facing higher power bills driven by surging AI energy demand.
Jan 13, 2026

Stockholm (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 - Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it was pausing operations at a battery factory under construction, dismissing all 75 workers there, after failing to find a partner for the business.
Jan 13, 2026

Xushui, China (AFP) Jan 11, 2026 - Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out.
Jan 11, 2026

Beijing Jan 9, 2026 - China was the dominant buyer of Venezuelan oil under deposed president Nicolas Maduro, the fulcrum of a symbiotic partnership that propped up the South American economy and gave Beijing regional influence.
Jan 9, 2026

Tokyo (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 - Japan said Thursday it had lodged a protest with China over the operation of a mobile drilling vessel in an area of the East China Sea rich in gas deposits.
Jan 8, 2026

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 - A lithium ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China's Tiangong space station, focusing on basic electrochemical processes that govern performance and lifetime. Researchers at the Dalian
Jan 8, 2026