More: Oil-Gas
Brussels Can Now Sanction Any Refinery Buying Russian Oil. Why Did It Give the First One Six Months to Comply?
On July 23 the European Union used its newest sanctions tool for the first time. Buried inside its twenty first package against Russia was...
The Barrels OPEC+ Can’t Actually Deliver
On August 12th, Bloomberg reported a number that should unsettle anyone still reading OPEC+'s monthly quota announcements at face value: Russia's actual crude output...
America’s Global Oil Market Hegemony through Warfare
Authors: M. Abiya Emima and Edberg D. Cheeran
The global oil market has long played a pivotal role in shaping contemporary geopolitics, serving as a...
Implementing Policies to Reduce Gasoline Powered Cars to Hybrids and EVs
This article discusses the orderly transitions from gas vehicles to hybrid vehicles, and ultimately into EVs.
Pros of Relying on Hybrids First
Resource Efficiency: The raw...
The Insurance Ceasefire
On 21 July, Houthi forces announced a blockade of Saudi Arabian ports. The next day, the spot rate to move a very large crude...
Why Are Oil Prices Falling as the Yen Gains?
Global markets opened the week on a mixed note as optimism over renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy sent oil prices sharply lower, while coordinated intervention by...
Continuous Instability in the Gulf and the Shockwaves of the Ukraine War
A Global Energy System That No Longer Heals
The global energy system has entered a phase where shocks do not fade, but they accumulate. They...
The European Union Should Help Fund An Oil Pipeline from the Gulf to The Mediterranean
While the United States enjoys sufficient energy resources, thanks to shale oil, the European Union does not. To assure itself of the energy supplies...
Why Venezuela’s Refineries May Be Too Costly to Save
Venezuela's once powerful refining sector has fallen into severe decline, with aging infrastructure, years of underinvestment, and recent earthquake damage leaving the country's largest...
Saudi Oil Tankers Turn Back as Houthis Escalate US-Iran Conflict
Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia changed their course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, highlighting...