https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQrSL0m_2u4/david-fickling RSS for Node Fri, 15 May 2026 11:13:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-14/the-energy-crisis-is-becoming-a-currency-crisis-in-asia-s-emerging-markets https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-14/the-energy-crisis-is-becoming-a-currency-crisis-in-asia-s-emerging-markets Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:08 GMT Motorists queue at a PT Pertamina gas station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Shell Plc and BP Plc-branded gas stations in Indonesia have run low on fuel as supplies are curbed by import restrictions. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-11/why-70-should-be-the-most-worrying-number-for-lng https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-11/why-70-should-be-the-most-worrying-number-for-lng Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:07 GMT The liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker LNG River Niger, top, at the port of Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. After weeks of fuel inflation across Asia and Europe, higher pump prices are now starting to intensify in the US as war-driven energy shocks show little sign of abating. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-05/china-s-sanctions-defiance-heralds-a-post-dollar-world https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-05/china-s-sanctions-defiance-heralds-a-post-dollar-world Tue, 05 May 2026 18:00:18 GMT A crude oil tanker unloads at the oil terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on April 28, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-04/tesla-s-semi-is-getting-overtaken-by-china-inc https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-04/tesla-s-semi-is-getting-overtaken-by-china-inc Mon, 04 May 2026 18:00:18 GMT This picture taken on April 23, 2026 shows a driver preparing to charge his electric truck at a charging station in Beijing. At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge -- just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-tech-logistics-auto-show, FOCUS by Peter CATTERALL https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-03/india-is-blocking-a-cheap-way-to-beat-the-heat-wave https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-03/india-is-blocking-a-cheap-way-to-beat-the-heat-wave Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:18 GMT TOPSHOT - Women quench their thirst with the tap water on a hot summer afternoon during heatwave in Prayagraj on June 10, 2024. India's heatwave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government's top weather expert said on June 10 as he warned people will face increasingly oppressive temperatures. Parts of northern India have been gripped by a heatwave since mid-May, with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). (Photo by Anil SHAKYA / AFP) (Photo by ANIL SHAKYA/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-29/strait-of-hormuz-oil-shock-will-hit-asia-harder-than-the-1970s https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-29/strait-of-hormuz-oil-shock-will-hit-asia-harder-than-the-1970s Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:00:18 GMT A driver refuels a truck a PT Pertamina gas station in Silaut, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Jakarta is grappling with fuel prices that have spiked across the region as a war in the Persian Gulf upends supply — just as more than 100 million people hit the road for the Islamic festival of Eid Al-Fitr. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-19/a-devil-s-bargain-cripples-korea-s-energy-security https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-19/a-devil-s-bargain-cripples-korea-s-energy-security Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:08 GMT A wind turbine as water vapor rises from the Korea Western Power Co. thermal power plant in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. South Korea is scheduled to release its gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Jan 26. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/the-energy-crisis-could-spark-thailand-s-next-boom https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/the-energy-crisis-could-spark-thailand-s-next-boom Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:08 GMT A sunset is seen over a cottage on a rice field in Nakhon Sawan province, north of Bangkok, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/NurPhoto via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-12/energy-shock-the-end-of-the-petrostate-era-may-not-bring-peace https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-12/energy-shock-the-end-of-the-petrostate-era-may-not-bring-peace Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:00:04 GMT Yahya Akhzeiq, 27 years old, wipes the dust off the photovoltaic panels placed on the concrete of a destroyed building, which collapses on an Israeli military vehicle (unseen) abandoned by the Israeli army and now used as a charging point by the mainly displaced Palestinians in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, in the southern part of Gaza City, on November 29, 2025. Brothers Yahya and Akram Akhzeiq set up a charging point using solar-energy panels placed on the exterior of the vehicle's hull, which sits under the concrete of a destroyed building. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/the-iran-war-has-exposed-taiwan-s-energy-achilles-heel https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/the-iran-war-has-exposed-taiwan-s-energy-achilles-heel Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:04 GMT YEHLUI PORT, New Taipei City, Taiwan. - January 5, 2026: Concrete reinforcement blocks line the shoreline along Taiwan's rugged northern coast, installed to protect the port from storms and erosion. The Yehliu headland has long served as both a fishing ground and a strategically defended area, with natural rock formations and coastal cliffs historically used to monitor maritime routes approaching Taipei. During the Japanese colonial period (18951945) and later under Taiwan's Cold War defenses, the coastline around Yehliu was fortified to protect fishing communities and guard against naval incursions. Today, fishing ports and seafood markets operate alongside remnants of coastal defenses in a region where daily life continues amid enduring strategic tensions. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/megacities-can-chinamaxx-their-way-out-of-an-oil-shock https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/megacities-can-chinamaxx-their-way-out-of-an-oil-shock Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:04 GMT People riding electric bicycles cross a street in Beijing on October 17, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-the-lng-shock-isn-t-driving-asia-back-to-coal https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-the-lng-shock-isn-t-driving-asia-back-to-coal Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:06 GMT HAI'AN, CHINA - MARCH 25, 2026 - Workers install photovoltaic brackets and components at a construction site of a fishery solar hybrid project in Qunyi Village, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on March 25, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/iran-war-a-forgotten-crisis-explains-today-s-energy-shock https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/iran-war-a-forgotten-crisis-explains-today-s-energy-shock Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:30:05 GMT MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 21: Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by just before midnight GMT of March 23. A subsequent statement from President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East," and that he would postpone any attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Maritime traffic through the strait, which conveys about 20% of the world's oil and gas, has mostly come to a halt after the joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that began on February 28. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/iran-war-a-country-fueled-by-subsidized-diesel-is-running-dry https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/iran-war-a-country-fueled-by-subsidized-diesel-is-running-dry Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:30:05 GMT KATHERINE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: A road train travels on the Stuart Highway on April 08, 2025 in Katherine, Australia. From its arid deserts and dramatic rock formations to its sparse vegetation and expansive skies, the Northern Territory's "outback" country embodies both isolation and resilience. Economically, the Northern Territory relies on industries like mining, cattle grazing, and tourism, making it a vital yet remote contributor to Australia's economy. The territory also has a deep connection to its Aboriginal heritage, while the city of Darwin has played an important historical role in WWII and in Australia's development and connection to Asia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-the-oil-shock-is-accelerating-asia-s-ev-revolution https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-the-oil-shock-is-accelerating-asia-s-ev-revolution Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:00:04 GMT TOPSHOT - This photo taken on November 11, 2024 shows motorists on a street in Hanoi. Hanoi authorities say that more than two thirds of the poisonous smog that blankets Vietnam's capital for much of the year is caused by petrol vehicles, and officials have ordered that a quarter of two-wheelers across the country must be electric by 2030 to help battle air pollution. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ENVIRONMENT-POLLUTION-MOTORBIKE,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-22/asia-s-industrial-revolution-is-switching-off-gas https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-22/asia-s-industrial-revolution-is-switching-off-gas Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:04 GMT A worker carries a solar panel at a market in Karachi on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/iran-war-the-hormuz-fertilizer-crisis-is-another-win-for-china https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/iran-war-the-hormuz-fertilizer-crisis-is-another-win-for-china Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:00:02 GMT A farmer operates a drone spraying fertilizer over a rice field in Cheonan, South Korea, on Monday, July 28, 2025. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung risks torpedoing his honeymoon period in office by angering farmers and fracturing his party with concessions on US beef and rice to secure a trade deal that prioritizes the nation's car and chip sectors. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-15/an-energy-shock-lesson-from-china-s-dash-for-gas https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-15/an-energy-shock-lesson-from-china-s-dash-for-gas Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:02 GMT A motorist rides through a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province on January 7, 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. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/energy-falling-below-100-shows-the-world-a-way-out https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/energy-falling-below-100-shows-the-world-a-way-out Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:02 GMT Workers on the assembly line for electric vehicles at the BYD Co. factory in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. BYD is building a lead over Tesla Inc. in the UK and is now neck-and-neck with the Elon Musk-led company in Germany, two of Europe's biggest markets for plug-in cars. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/iran-war-hormuz-is-the-hidden-risk-to-the-ai-economy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/iran-war-hormuz-is-the-hidden-risk-to-the-ai-economy Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:00:05 GMT A boat approaches the St Kitt's and Nevis-flagged container ship Marsa Victory while crusing in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Khasab in Oman's northern Musandam peninsula on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)