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The United States had constructive talks with Indian officials on a proposal to cap prices of Russian oil, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Friday, as it seeks global support for a proposal to cut Russian revenue.

Nigeria's state oil company has hired a company owned by former militant Tompolo, whose movement's attacks on facilities in the early 2000s crippled oil production, to protect installations and tackle rampant theft, his spokesman said.

Yemen's HSA Group became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the U.N. urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million.

In Poland's late summer heat, dozens of cars and trucks line up at the Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka coal mine, as householders fearful of winter shortages wait for days and nights to stock up on heating fuel in queues reminiscent of communist times.

Rising demand for EV around the world is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis NV to step up efforts to secure raw materials needed for making batteries.

CATL is working on new battery materials that can improve energy density by 10% to 20% compared to iron phosphate batteries.

Oil prices ended higher, boosted by signals that OPEC could cut output.

Panasonic is in talks to build an additional EV battery plant in U.S. at a cost of around $4 billion.