total global debt (public plus private) reached US$188 trillion at the end of 2018, up by US$3 trillion when compared to 2017

While toilets and indoor plumbing are taken for granted in developed countries, in the developing world — India, parts of Africa or Southeast Asia — it’s not a given.

BP and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) signed a definitive agreement relating to the formation of their new Indian fuels and mobility joint venture. This follows the initial heads of agreement signed in August this year.

South Korea will shut up to 15 coal-fired power plants for a period of three months starting December to curb air pollution, which impacted imports in November.

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) has completed, through its subsidiary Aramco Overseas Company B.V. (AOC), the acquisition of 17% of Hyundai Oilbank from Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings, for approximately US$1.2 Billion. The completion follows receipt of all necessary regulatory consents and approvals.

India's power demand fell 4.3% in November from a year ago, representing the fourth straight month of decline, government data showed, potentially reflecting a worsening industrial slowdown which has stifled overall economic growth.

Indonesia’s GDP is projected to grow at 5.0 percent in 2019 and then rise to 5.1 percent in 2020. This projection is based on easing international trade tensions and reduced domestic political uncertainty.

China on Monday set up a new centrally-administered state-owned enterprise (SOE), the China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corporation.

China imported 45.74 million tonnes of crude, equivalent to 11.13 million barrels per day (bpd),

In November, China imported 20.78 million mt of coal, up 8.5% year on year, the GAC data showed.

TVEL JSC has shipped to India the final consignment of uranium fuel pellets for BWR reactors and thereby fulfilled the relevant contract with the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. The total volume of the supplied fuel pellets exceeded 50 tons, all shipments have carried out in 2019.

«Сегодня историческое событие для России и Китая. „Восточный“ маршрут, „Сила Сибири“ — это глобальный, стратегически значимый и взаимовыгодный проект. Новая орбита сотрудничества двух стран в энергетике с перспективой дальнейшего развития. Чистая энергия сегодня и в будущем, на десятилетия вперед», — сказал Алексей Миллер.

Russia has begun gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline, the largest gas project in its history and a symbol of Moscow’s diplomatic pivot towards Beijing at a time of worsening relations with the west.

The relaxing of curbs on coal power, combined with shrinking investment in solar and wind energy, have caused further alarm over carbon dioxide emissions in China.

The package would come to around 13 trillion yen ($120 billion), but that would rise to 25 trillion yen ($230 billion) when private-sector and other spending are included.