Canada national economic confidence index 52.8 as of Aug. 21, down from 53.4 previously.

Norway's energy minister said oil and gas resources in the Arctic Barents Sea are critical to sustaining the country's production over the long term.

DunAn Environment said its new-energy vehicle thermal-management products passed BYD’s vehicle-grade validation and have entered mass supply, including components for BYD’s ultra-fast-charge models and charging stations. The company said it supplies energy-storage liquid-cooling units to BYD, CRRC and Goldwind, and provides battery-swap liquid-cooling temperature-control systems for NIO and CATL. It added it will continue technical integration and validation for new customer projects.