AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoOil & Shipping: Oil prices drifted lower as Strait of Hormuz traffic resumes after a US-Iran interim deal, easing the immediate supply shock—though normalization could still take weeks. Geopolitics & Energy Infrastructure: Ukraine hit Moscow again, striking an oil refinery and disrupting flights, while a separate drone attack destroyed most storage tanks at a Russian depot in Ust-Labinsk. Energy Security (Asia): India is pushing a major expansion of strategic petroleum reserves, asking ONGC to build a new $1.6bn underground site at Mangaluru to add capacity and cut import risk. Power & Renewables (India/US): India’s C&I battery storage market is projected to surge to 23–31 GWh by 2032 as storage shifts from backup to a strategic asset; in the US, the SunZia wind and transmission project in New Mexico is now fully operational after nearly two decades. Policy & Costs: California’s gas excise tax rises July 1, and the UK’s energy price cap is set to increase from July 1, adding pressure to household budgets. Hydro & Grid Buildout: NHPC signed an MoA for the 3,097 MW Etalin hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh under a BOOT model. Regional Deals: Philippines says Russia is “very open” to petroleum product supply talks, while Indonesia and Kuwait pledged closer energy security cooperation.
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