Ukraine First Vice Prime Minister and Energy Minister Shmyhal said Kyiv places high priority on cooperation with US partners in the energy sector and that strengthening energy security for Ukraine and Europe is a shared priority.

On Sept. 23 Qianyi Aerospace (Beijing) Technology Co. said it has reported recent false online allegations about employee overtime, financing and team stability to public security authorities, which have accepted the case. The company said perpetrators also threatened its official account via private messages and circulated selectively edited material, and that the fabrications were aimed at extortion; screenshots were submitted as evidence. Qianyi said operations remain normal and that financing and pilot production are progressing steadily.

Libya's National Oil Corporation said it expects losses to rise if production shutdowns persist.