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Is the World Facing a Fuel Refining Crisis?
While oil prices have retreated from the record highs triggered by the latest Iran conflict, global energy markets remain far from stable. Brent crude...
The Strait of Hormuz Is Where Every Iran Ceasefire Goes to Die
On the morning of 7 July, an Iranian vessel struck three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Within 48 hours — at the...
How China’s Oil Fortress Could Reshape the Global Energy Order
China's response to the Iran conflict has revealed a major shift in global energy geopolitics. Rather than emerging as one of the biggest victims...
The contest for Hormuz threatens the maritime order America built
The struggle over the Strait of Hormuz is no longer simply a contest between freedom of navigation and closure. It is increasingly about who...
Renewed Gulf Hostilities, Elevated Regional and Global Uncertainty
The United States and Iran traded new attacks overnight into Thursday, intensifying an exchange that has threatened the collapse of their agreement to end...
Is Iran Turning the Strait of Hormuz Into a Permanent Toll Gate?
Tehran has stopped trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It is trying to own it. That distinction, more than any ceasefire announcement or...
Russia’s Energy Crisis: An Exporter Becomes Importer
A well-known Russian city, Nizhny Novgorod, is incredibly famous for its place on the energy map as the location for the largest energy production...
European Energy Security After Russia: Progress, Fractures, and the Road to 2027
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of all natural gas consumed in the European Union. Just four years later, that share has been cut to...
Could the Hormuz Oil Shock Change the Future of Global Energy?
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has restored the flow of oil and natural gas after more than 100 days of disruption, but...
India and Venezuela Seek Deeper Energy Ties Amid Global Supply Uncertainty
India and Venezuela are moving to strengthen their energy partnership as both countries seek to capitalize on shifting dynamics in global oil markets. During...