energy crisis

energy crisis

Cars line up at a gas station in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

South Korea's Lee says country must balance risk as Hormuz disruptions threaten oil supplies

South Korean authorities have been consulting with other oil-producing countries to secure alternative routes, including Saudi Arabia, Oman and Algeria

Photo: UNB

Austerity measures kick in amid energy crisis

File photo of a fuel station. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh eyes African energy to ease crisis

People queue to buy petrol at a petrol station after Vietnam's trade ministry called on local businesses to encourage their employees to work from home to save fuel amid disruptions in supply and price surges triggered by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Khanh Vu

Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies

A photo of a petrol station in Oregon, USA, taken in 1973. Due to severe fuel shortages, pumps across the states were often kept closed. Photo: Collected

Is the world heading for a deeper energy crisis than in the 1970s?

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

Global markets rattle as Hormuz disruption drives oil above $115

Motorcycles and cars aiming to refill fuel from the Trust Filling Station in Tejgaon wait in a long queue that stretched on the road from the station to the PMO and beyond on 27 March 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Why Bangladesh is struggling to stabilise fuel supplies

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

Govt secures 9 LNG cargoes for April

Motorcyclists and car drivers wait in a long queue for fuel in front of the Trust oil pump in Tejgaon, as shortages leave customers standing for hours amid limited daily supply from companies. Photo Mehedi Hasan

Global energy storm: Let’s hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Oil, miniatures of oil barrels, oil pump jack and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices: IEA

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Policy reality in a supply-constrained world

People stand near a destroyed vehicle as smoke rises after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Governments scramble to limit fallout of Iran war as oil prices surge

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Oil soars 25%, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets