August 2026 brought Europe its strongest BEV month of the year at a record 30% share, while made-in-China plug-in hybrids grew 141% year to date by sidestepping EU duties on battery-electric cars.
A fire broke out on the Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry off Indonesia's Madura Island, killing at least five and leaving 41 missing, highlighting recurring safety issues.
Halliburton and Eni say they have completed the first integrated closed-loop rig automation with managed pressure drilling on a deepwater well offshore Indonesia, improving efficiency by over 15%.