More: Oil-Gas
The Kingdom With No Exit
On September 11, drones launched from Iraq struck Saudi Arabia's East West Pipeline, the 1,200 kilometer link that carries up to seven million barrels...
The Persistent Myth of Lower Prices
Europe's energy debate continues to be influenced by assumptions that belong to a different era. Throughout much of the period that followed the end...
Europe Trades Two Oligarchs for a Three-Year Freeze as Washington Aims at Russia’s Oil Buyers: Who Wins, Who Pays?
TODAY'S NUMBERS
36 months (the EU's new Russia asset-freeze renewal cycle, up from six) · 100% (top US tariff on Russia's five biggest buyers) ·...
Washington’s Oil Takeover of Venezuela
Eight months after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro, Washington’s involvement in Venezuela has moved far beyond politics. The United States is now gaining a...
Trump’s Iran Opening Sinks Oil: What Markets Are Pricing In Before He Meets Xi
TODAY'S NUMBERS
$100.65 (Brent crude, -3.1%) · $4,355 (gold, per oz.) · 3.75%-4.00% (Fed funds rate)
Oil is pricing in Iranian de-escalation while gold barely moves —...
Riyadh Asked for Direct Protection and Washington Said No — That Answer Is the Story
By offering Saudi Arabia intelligence and targeting help but declining direct military protection after the East-West pipeline strike, Washington has quietly redefined the 80-year...
Trump’s Silence on Hormuz Is Now a Fed Problem: What Markets Are Pricing In This Week
TODAY'S NUMBERS: $108 (Brent crude)  ·  4.98% (US 10-year Treasury yield)  ·  $4,330 (Gold) Oil is pricing a wider Gulf war, yields are pricing...
Why China’s Teapot Refiners Can’t Sanction-Proof This War
A decade of financial sanctions barely dented China's discounted-Iranian-oil trade. Physical strikes on the tankers themselves might close it within months — because Beijing...
Saudi Arabia Shuts Oil Pipeline as Houthis Tighten Grip on Red Sea Shipping
Saudi Arabia has closed its East-West oil pipeline due to a drone attack linked to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. This pipeline is crucial for...
How Chinese Goods Reached Iran Despite Billions in Sanctions
Iran has created a barter-like system to bypass sanctions on its oil sales, allowing it to acquire billions of dollars in goods from China,...