Oil, gas, renewables, and global energy policy
NASA rolled out roll-out solar arrays that increase the International Space Station's available electrical generation. The newly deployed arrays add about 28 kilowatts of additional power each and complete a set that together will raise station power capacity by more than 160 kW.
Argentina asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order the United Kingdom to stop development of the Sea Lion oil project and to bar new permits on the disputed continental shelf. The Hamburg-based tribunal said a hearing will be set “at the earliest possible date.”
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) on Oct 14 advised Singaporeans planning Umrah to consider postponing their trips after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an advisory to defer travel to Saudi Arabia. MUIS asked Umrah travel agents to give clear information and, where possible, offer flexible arrangements to postpone or reschedule bookings.
Kern County Superior Court Judge Bernard C. Barmann Jr. issued a tentative ruling finding California’s prohibition on well stimulation treatments an invalid underground regulation. The ruling could allow oil producers to seek permits that the judge said were previously denied on an unsupported climate-change rationale and, according to the New York Post, could open access to “one billion” barrels of oil in Kern County.
President Donald Trump said at a Wasilla, Alaska rally that Taiwan has agreed to buy 30% of the liquefied natural gas from the proposed Alaska LNG pipeline. Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also said Taiwan would invest about US$4.4 billion in the project, though Taiwan officials had not confirmed the deal terms in the sourced reports.
Three workers were seriously injured in an explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat semiconductor factory, Israeli media said. Israeli authorities said the blast was suspected to have been caused by the detonation of a gas cylinder and hazardous chemicals may have leaked, the report added.
President Donald Trump said Houthi forces in Yemen have carried out recent attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and are trying to drive up oil prices. He told reporters and posted on Truth Social that the strikes were "probably at the behest of Iran" and warned of further military action after the 2026 midterm elections.
