Business deals
Japan startup to ferry offshore wind power to shore in batteries
Leading shipbuilder Imabari makes almost $9m investment in PowerX
Energy
Climate Change
ExxonMobil plans carbon capture network in Southeast Asia
Oil giant seeks to utilize region's depleted oil fields as storage space
Companies
GE Hitachi wins Canadian order for small nuclear reactor
Deal marks first for Hitachi since 2011 Fukushima disaster
Energy
OPEC+ sticks with oil supply hike after U.S. overture to Saudi Arabia
Delivery of another 400,000 bpd is 'win for the White House' fighting price rise
Comment
The hard reality behind China's leadership in EVs
Coal miners and related industries flourish despite Beijing's climate pledges
Climate Change
Japanese power companies bet on 'zero-emission thermal'
Industry tries to buy time for fossil fuel plants as pressure to go green mounts
Business deals
Japanese refiner Eneos sheds U.K. oil field stakes
Sale of subsidiary to British development company furthers pivot to renewables
Economy
Soaring fuel prices drag on Thai economy, spark protest
Southeast Asian nation fighting to shake off impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Energy
Siberia coal mine blast kills at least 52 miners and rescuers
Methane gas explosion blamed for deadliest mine accident in Russia since 2010
Announcements
Call for entries: Climate Leaders Asia-Pacific 2022
Apply for a place on the Nikkei Asia/FT list compiled with Statista
Comment
Oil drawdown exposes wider rift between consumers and producers
Move to rein in rally unsettles tacit cooperation frayed by pivot from carbon
Energy
Green hydrogen: Asahi Kasei eyes 2025 debut for huge production tech
Exclusive: Japanese group to sell one of the world's largest renewables-powered fuel generators
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto influx from China pushes Kazakhstan toward nuclear power
Energy-rich nation, now the No. 2 currency miner, is suddenly thirsty for juice
Politics
Japan PM confirms oil reserve sales in reply to U.S. request
Auctions for less than 1% of nation's stockpile may be held by year-end
Economy
Oil rises 3% to 1-week high after U.S. taps emergency reserves
Attempt to cool market likely brief as COVID recovery set to push prices up
Energy
U.S., China and others to tap oil reserves to rein in inflation
Japan will release from national stocks for 1st time
Energy
Japan poised to tap national petroleum reserve for first time
Tokyo ready to act with the U.S. and other countries, Kishida says
Energy
Biden orders FTC to investigate 'illegal' hiking of gas prices
'Uncover any wrongdoing,' president says, citing pain at the pump
Energy
Japan floats surprise gasoline subsidy to cap prices at pump
Money for refiners risks distorting energy market in transition, critics say
Climate Change
China's October coal output rises to highest since March 2015
Surge comes after Beijing approved more coal mining to ease power shortage