Daily Standup Top Stories PetroVietnam Gas seals long-term LNG supply deal for Nhon Trach power plants March 3, 2025 Mariel Alumit According to a PV Gas statement, the two units of state-owned PetroVietnam signed the LNG supply contract for Vietnam’s first two LNG power plants for 25 years. This move follows a contract signed by PV […] […]
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 ReadingIt was truly an honor to be on the Crude Truth podcast with Rey Trevino, David Blackmon, and Dr. Ed Ireland. There are two videos below; the first is a short 7-minute part about the Russian/Ukraine war peace talks. The Second video is the full interview from Rey’s YouTube feed with the entire discussion. It […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Pushback Begins Against Trump’s Oil Agenda February 9, 2025 Clark Savage West Texas Intermediate has been trading around $70 this week after posting two weeks of declines. The last time shale producers pursued a flat-out production strategy, crude prices tanked to the $40s. Cheap oil may […] Iran Says Trump’s Maximum Pressure […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories US stuns European allies, opens Ukraine peace talks with Russia February 12, 2025 Mariel Alumit BRUSSELS – Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Vladmir Putin had agreed to open talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine “immediately”, after his defence secretary said it was “unrealistic” that Ukraine’s pre-2014 […] Saudi Arabia’s […]
Continue ReadingDaily 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 […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China to impose tariff on US LNG February 4, 2025 Mariel Alumit China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Tuesday that the US government announced on February 1 the imposition of a 10 percent tariff on all Chinese goods exported to the US, citing fentanyl […] Trump demands rare-earth metals from […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Tariffs on Oil Are a Major Problem for U.S. Refiners February 3, 2025 Mariel Alumit US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will add to the financial burden of US refiners struggling with declining profit margins. Canada may divert oil exports to Asia due to the tariffs, while Mexico could […] USAID tried […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
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