Chinese Refiners to Slow Inventory Drawdowns as Imports Pick Up: What It Means for the Oil Market

Chinese refiners are set to slow the pace of inventory drawdowns this month as crude imports recover, according to Energy Aspects. More overseas crude is expected to arrive from November, allowing China to preserve its substantial stockpile buffer against further supply disruptions. Analyst Jianan Sun of Energy Aspects noted that recent purchases of Iraqi and […]

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Trump Weighs Joining Saudi Campaign Against Houthis After Deadly Riyadh Airport Attack; Kingdom Targets 10 Million BPD Pipeline Capacity

Newly released footage shows the moment a Houthi strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, 2026, in an attack that killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300—the deadliest assault on Saudi soil in more than a decade. The escalation has prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to state […]

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Net Zero and Green Energy Is Entirely Reliant on Hardware from a Different Mindset: Pollution Shifted, Industry Hollowed Out

Peter Clack (@PeterDClack) recently put the central contradiction of the Western Net Zero project in plain terms: the green transition is now almost entirely dependent on hardware manufactured by the same industrial giant the West hoped to displace or outcompete. In a post that cuts to the heart of energy density, industrial policy, and geopolitical […]

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PGandE Warns of Possible Weekend Power Cuts Amid Windy Weather, With Roughly 12,200 Customers in Scope

Pacific Gas and Electric is warning customers that it may implement Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) starting Friday afternoon, October 9, 2026, and extending through the weekend into Monday as dry, gusty winds raise wildfire risk across parts of Northern and Central California. Local reporting citing PG&E notifications puts the potential scope at about 12,200 […]

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