Tag: global energy markets
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UK Joins US in Seizing Putin’s Shadow Fleet: A New Front in Maritime Sanctions
Introduction: A Coordinated Front Against Russia’s Maritime Oil Trade The Times reports a significant escalation in Western sanctions enforcement as the United States, with Royal Navy support, moves to seize oil tankers bound for Russia. Ostensibly part of a broader alliance tightening pressure on Vladimir Putin’s regime, the operation signals a marked escalation in how…
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Trump claims US oil giants will invest billions in Venezuela’s oil revival
Overview: Trump’s pledge vs. on-the-ground realities President Donald Trump recently asserted that American oil giants will invest tens of billions of dollars to repair Venezuela’s oil infrastructure and ramp up production. The promise, delivered amid political maneuvering and shifts in sanctions policy, has sparked a mix of optimism and skepticism among energy analysts, policy experts,…
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Libya Oil Licensing Round: What’s Not Being Priced In
Libya’s Historic Licensing Round Heads Toward the Front Lines of Global Energy Libya is again at the center of the oil market’s attention. With more than 40 companies registering interest in its first oil field licensing round since the 2011 upheaval, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) is signaling that the country’s post-war redrawing of its…