Fire, smoke, and anti-drone nets: Satellite images capture scenes from the fight engulfing Russia's oil industry

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Anti-drone nets at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery in October 2025.
Anti-drone netting covering three storage tanks at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery.

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A European region has no heating after Russian gas stops flowing via Ukraine. An energy supplier told families to gather in one room to stay warm.

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Residents of the Transnistria region wait in line to vote during Moldova's second-round presidential election at a polling station in Costesti, northern Moldova.
Transnistria declared a state of emergency ahead of an anticipated halt in piped natural gas supplies from Russia.

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A European nation cut ties with Gazprom, saying it won't be 'blackmailed' by Russia

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An aerial view of Vyngayakhinsky gas field, 200km from Noyabrsk, Siberia, showing multicolored industrial buildings in the snow.
An aerial view of Vyngayakhinsky gas field, 200km from Noyabrsk, Siberia, showing multicolored industrial buildings in the snow.

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AI execs who urgently need more energy to power their tech revolution are turning to fossil fuels

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A row of computer servers in a data center
Demand for data centers is expected to grow as companies use AI, fueling a need for nonrenewable energy sources.

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Your energy costs could become a lot more unpredictable

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An aerial view of an oil tanker at a commercial liquified natural gas port.
The US in 2022 surpassed Qatar to become the world's leading exporter of natural gas.

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Global fossil fuel demand is likely to peak this decade as the clean energy economy grows, IEA says

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Global oil demand will likely meet its peak this decade.

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It may be a lot cheaper to heat your home this winter

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Stock photo of home covered in snow.
Natural gas bills are expected to fall this winter.

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Can hydrogen be green? The debate heats up as the White House pours $7 billion into hydrogen hubs

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Round white storage tanks at China's first first solar-powered green hydrogen pilot project in Xinjiang.
Storage tanks at China's first first solar-powered green hydrogen pilot project in Xinjiang.

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Israel ordered Chevron to shut down a major natural gas field, which could send prices spiking further just before winter

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The Tamar drilling natural gas production platform is seen some 25 kilometers West of the Ashkelon shore in February 2013 in Israel.
The Tamar natural gas production platform.

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Russia will sell natural gas to China at almost a 50% discount compared to European buyers

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front, R), Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd row, L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd row, R), arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015.

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