Oil & Security: Saudi Aramco helicopter crash killed 14 near Ras Tanura as the company shifts exports amid Strait of Hormuz disruption. Oil & Environment: A barge sank at Aswan port, containing an oil slick and prompting water-quality monitoring around Lake Nasser. Power Reliability: Philippines’ Visayas faces rotational blackouts and higher bills after NGCP alerts tied to outages at major plants; Visayan Electric also raised June rates as WESM generation costs spiked. Renewables Buildout: China’s non-fossil capacity keeps expanding, while the world’s first 16-MW TLP floating wind platform sailed to power offshore oil operations; Delaware pushes faster community solar permitting. Grid & Storage: Oman’s Integrated Gas Company signed new spot gas market agreements; Envision Energy locked in a 660MWh battery deal for South Africa’s Naos-1 hybrid project. Policy & Access: A global report flags 655 million people still without electricity, with Sub-Saharan Africa worst hit; Uganda urged to make power affordable. Geopolitics & Energy Warfare: Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries, targeting fuel for the war effort. Nuclear Politics: India’s Bataan nuclear revival hit local resistance as Morong declared a nuclear-free zone; Japan restarted Kashiwazaki-Kariwa but faces spent-fuel disposal constraints. Trade & Solar: Waaree Energies says US CBP confirmed it didn’t export US-bound solar modules made with Chinese-origin cells.