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Moscow vows ‘retaliatory measures’ if EU apprehends tankers in the Baltic

February 12, 2025 Clark Savage344

With reports swirling that the European Union is contemplating seizing ageing substandard shadow tanker tonnage transiting through the Baltic, Alexey Zhuravlev (pictured), first deputy chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Defence, has vowed retaliation. European news organisation Politico reported earlier this week that the EU was discussing apprehending shadow tankers leaving Russia and heading […]

‘Illegal’ US sanctions will not stop Russia’s oil trade – Moscow

February 11, 2025 Clark Savage265

Pavel Sorokin, Russia’s first deputy energy minister, said supplies to India, a key market for Russian crude, will continue despite Western pressure Russia will continue supplying oil to global markets despite sanctions pressure, First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin has insisted. Speaking at India Energy Week in New Delhi on Tuesday, Sorokin noted that […]

Russia Says Sanctions Shouldn’t Hinder Oil Trade With India

February 11, 2025 Clark Savage268

U.S. sanctions against Russia’s oil exports and trade should not hinder Russian energy trade with India, Russia’s first deputy energy minister, Pavel Sorokin, said on Tuesday. Indian refiners are scrambling for alternatives after the U.S. sanctions designated hundreds of tankers, as well as oil traders, last month. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the […]

EU nations aim to seize alleged ‘Russian shadow fleet’ vessels – Politico

February 10, 2025 Clark Savage259

Cargo ships could reportedly be impounded on grounds of supposed piracy and the threat of environmental incidents Several EU members are considering strengthening the legal framework for seizing ships in the Baltic Sea with the aim of undermining Russian trade, Politico reported on Monday, citing insiders. Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are allegedly seeking […]

Week Recap: Trade Tariffs, Cryptocurrency Controversies, and Political Shake-Ups

February 8, 2025 Clark Savage213

Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Musk gains ‘full access’ to US Treasury system February 2, 2025 Mariel Alumit Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been granted full access to the US Treasury Department’s payment system, according to reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Historically, access to […] Russian gas exports […]

Deindustrialization in Germany

February 6, 2025 Clark Savage284

Daily Standup Top Stories Germany must act immediately to stop deindustrialisation, union urges February 5, 2025 Mariel Alumit Urgent action is required if Germany, Europe’s former industrial powerhouse, is to overcome its economic turmoil and prevent the deindustrialisation that has already seen thousands of job cuts, the deputy chief of the country’s […] Making sense of […]

Probe reveals more than $6bn in shadow fleet deals

February 5, 2025 Clark Savage282

European and American shipowners have pocketed at least $6.3bn from selling hundreds of ageing tankers on to shell companies, from where they make their way into the shadow fleet, a new probe carried out by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and investigative journalists from Follow the Money has revealed. The report tracks […]

European shipowners helped build Russia’s shadow fleet, investigation says

February 4, 2025 Clark Savage239

Shipping companies from Western countries sold off discarded oil tankers that became part of Russia’s shadow fleet, according to a joint report by investigative news media from several European countries. According to the cross-country investigation \”Shadow Fleet Secrets\” published by news outlets from Germany, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and the United Kingdom on Tuesday, about […]

Lukoil Refinery and Gazprom Plant Hit by Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack

February 3, 2025 Clark Savage279

The biggest refinery in southern Russia and a major gas processing plant controlled by Gazprom were hit by a massive attack of Ukrainian drones on Monday, officials from Ukraine and Russia said. Lukoil’s refinery in Volgograd, which is southern Russia’s biggest with 300,000-bpd processing capacity, was hit, regional governor Andrey Bocharov said on Telegram. “As a result of the […]

Week Recap: Trump’s Coal Stance, AI\’s Billion-Dollar Bet, and Europe\’s Energy Gamble

February 1, 2025 Clark Savage235

Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump Reignites Coal Industry at Davos – Make Coal Great Again MCGA January 26, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: While President Trump’s remarks are around coal, he says, “Nothing can destroy coal. Not the weather, not a bomb. It’s a great backup.” The topic around the President’s policies and comments […]

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