The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated a so-called teapot oil refinery in Shasndong, China and its chief executive officer for purchasing and refining hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude oil, including from vessels linked to the Houthis, and the Iranian Ministry of Defense of […]
Continue ReadingChris Wright did a great job on the Fox Show with Bret Baird. He is also showing how deceptive and outright lying the Biden administration is by hiding the truth about LNG exports and harming our allies around the world. It is ok to lie and hide the truth if it helps your climate agenda […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories DAVID BLACKMON: Trump Zeroes In On American Energy In Congressional Speech March 5, 2025 Mariel Alumit Unlike his predecessors, President Donald Trump always seems to have energy and its impacts to the lives of all Americans at the top of his mind. Following his stemwinding acceptance speech at the Republican National […] .@POTUS […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories DAVID BLACKMON: Trump Zeroes In On American Energy In Congressional Speech March 5, 2025 Mariel Alumit Unlike his predecessors, President Donald Trump always seems to have energy and its impacts to the lives of all Americans at the top of his mind. Following his stemwinding acceptance speech at the Republican National […] .@POTUS […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trafigura: Iran Sanctions Are Biggest Bullish Catalyst On Oil Prices February 26, 2025 Clark Savage Trafigura Head of Trading: U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Iran is the main upside risk for oil. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention speech to dramatically lower Iranian oil exports. On Tuesday, the […] Restarting Germany’s […]
Continue ReadingTrafigura Head of Trading: U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Iran is the main upside risk for oil. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention speech to dramatically lower Iranian oil exports. On Tuesday, the Trump administration imposed further sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products. Trafigura […]
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration imposed a new round of sanctions on oil brokers, ships and people it said were linked to illicit shipments of Iranian crude, framing the move as a return to a “maximum pressure” strategy to squeeze the country’s economy. Twenty-two people and 13 vessels were targeted in the latest sanctions, the State and […]
Continue ReadingThe United States will not lift any sanctions on Russia unless Moscow noticeably changes its behavior, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European leaders in a call after the U.S.-Russia meeting in Riyadh. European leaders are concerned that they are being left out of talks and of the apparent major pivot in U.S. foreign […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Iranian Oil Exports to China are rolling February 19, 2025 Clark Savage Iranian crude oil flows to China have rebounded this month after a U.S. crackdown on shipments launched in late 2024 decimated them in January. In a last-minute push to sanction Iran, the Biden admin blacklisted […] West will have to reconsider […]
Continue ReadingEnding the conflict could open up “historic” opportunities for US-Russian relations, the US secretary of state has said The United States and its allies would have to address the sanctions imposed on Russia in order to achieve an “enduring, sustainable” solution to the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in Riyadh […]
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