Energy Connects

The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Vietnam could face electricity shortages from next year as power-generation and grid projects fall behind schedule, according to the country’s trade ministry, putting plans for double-digit economic growth at risk.

China Water Environment Group, one of the nation’s largest sewage treatment firms, failed to repay an offshore loan recently, people familiar with the matter said, in the latest default by a state-backed company.

China’s gasoline and diesel inventories are plunging as refiners grapple with a tightening domestic market, raising the chance the government may move to limit fuel exports again.

Japan’s export growth slowed a tad in August while remaining at an elevated pace, with shipments of semiconductors and chip manufacturing equipment surging.