Bolivia paralysed by ex-leader Morales supporters鈥� roadblocks
Bolivians are facing fuel shortages and soaring prices after a week of roadblocks by supporters of former president Evo Morales, who is under investigation for allegedly abusing...
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140 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
An explosion has killed more than 140 people in northern Nigeria as crowds rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker, officials said on Wednesday.
Coal power plants charge astronomical costs for fuel
Coal-fired power plants enjoy free rein to unfairly influence the cost of its fuel on the one hand, while on the other, they burn coal having quality far less than the one the government has paid...
Power producers make wicked profits
Bangladesh spent 20 per cent extra in the overall import of furnace oil for power generation during the tenure of the immediate past Awami League government thanks to the...
Asian govts urged to accelerate energy transition
The two-day energy finance conference of the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis began in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday with a call on the governments of Asian countries to accelerate energy transition to get rid of costly and unreliable fossil fuels...
Govt decreases fuel prices
The interim government has decreased the prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane at the retail level with effect from September 1.
Oil leaking from sunken tanker off Manila
Some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil inside a sunken Philippine tanker has started to leak into Manila Bay, the coast guard said Saturday, as they raced to avoid...
Govt to import fuel oils, LNG, fertiliser of Tk 17,890cr
The cabinet committee on government purchase in a meeting on Thursday approved five proposals involving the import of fuel oils, liquefied natural gas and fertiliser at Tk 17,890 crore...
Fuel shortages a bitter pill for Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry
Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry, once the world leader, first lost the United States as its main client 60 years ago, then the Soviet Union three decades later...
Shell sees heavy writedowns in Q2
British oil giant Shell said Friday that it plans writedowns of up to $2 billion for its second quarter due to a shelved biofuels project in the Netherlands...
Fuellkrug hands Dortmund advantage
Niclas Fuellkrug gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday as the journeyman striker...
Fuellkrug hands Dortmund Champions League advantage over PSG
Niclas Fuellkrug gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 home win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Fuel oil prices go up again
The government has increased retail prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane for the month of May. The retail gas price for power plants was also hiked.
Govt committee for 3 paisa reduction per km in bus fare
The bus fare re-fixation committee on Monday proposed reducing bus fares by Tk 0.03 per kilometre following a slight decrease in fuel oil prices...