In 2024, Chinese investments in Brazil surged to $4.18 billion across 39 projects, marking a 113% increase from the previous year and positioning Brazil as the top emerging market for Chinese capital. This influx, heavily concentrated in the energy and oil sectors, reflects Beijing\’s strategic push to secure resources amid global energy transitions and geopolitical […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories High Energy Costs Push UK Industry to the Brink September 1, 2025 Clark Savage This week saw yet another hike in Britain’s electricity price cap—the latest in a string of hikes that have ranked the country among the top five with the most expensive electricity in the world. But […] The UK […]
Continue ReadingIn a bold move that has heightened geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea, China has been accused of installing oil drilling platforms and vessels within Taiwan\’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), marking a new phase in Beijing\’s \”gray-zone\” tactics against the island. According to recent reports, the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China may be About to Unveil a New Global Currency: Dollar Dominance Challenged, Global Trade Reshaped September 3, 2025 Clark Savage In the ever-evolving landscape of global finance, whispers from Beijing suggest that China may be on the cusp of a groundbreaking move: unveiling a new initiative that could position the yuan […]
Continue ReadingIn a significant move to curb Iran\’s illicit oil revenues, the U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a shipping network accused of smuggling Iranian crude oil by disguising it as Iraqi crude. The network, led by Iraqi-Kittitian businessman Waleed Khaled Hameed al-Samarra\’i based in the United Arab Emirates, is said to have facilitated the […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories What Does Powell’s Comments in Jackson Hole Mean to the Oil and Gas Markets and Investors? August 23, 2025 Clark Savage Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s annual address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is always a pivotal moment for global markets, and his 2025 speech, delivered on August 22, was […]
Continue ReadingIn a revelation that has sent shockwaves through the global energy sector and international diplomacy, Russian seismic surveys have uncovered potential oil and gas reserves estimated at a staggering 511 billion barrels in the icy depths of Antarctica. This figure dwarfs Saudi Arabia\’s proven reserves by nearly double and exceeds the North Sea\’s total output […]
Continue ReadingIn the early hours of August 28, 2025, Ukrainian forces launched a significant drone assault on multiple Russian oil refineries, marking yet another escalation in the ongoing conflict\’s economic warfare. The attacks targeted the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara Oblast and the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai, with reports also indicating hits on the nearby Novokuibyshevsk […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article from Andrew Korybko\’s Newsletter on Substack is spot on. President Trump is running on all cylinders with his domestic team, but the wheels are off the electric school bus, the short electric school bus, in terms of handling Putin, Zelensky, and India. This morning, we see that China is meeting […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories What Does Powell’s Comments in Jackson Hole Mean to the Oil and Gas Markets and Investors? August 23, 2025 Clark Savage Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s annual address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is always a pivotal moment for global markets, and his 2025 speech, delivered on August 22, was no […]
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