US sanctions seen costing Russia billions of dollars a month US official sees no danger of global crude oil shortage Circumventing sanctions could add costs to Russia\’s oil industry WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI/LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden\’s administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia\’s oil and gas revenues on […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: The following article is an excellent summary from Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr about what the oil and gas exports mean to the Russian economy and, conversely, what impact the sanctions will have on global consumers. This is a complicated issue, and we can already see the Neocons starting their talks of […]
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Republican Rep. August Pfluger introduced a new bill Friday that would prevent the president from banning fracking nationally without the consent of Congress. [emphasis, links added] Pfluger’s “Protecting American Energy Production Act” would explicitly require an act of Congress to impose a fracking moratorium and prevent the president from doing so directly. Several Democrats have called for […]
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The UK is leading a bid to stamp out falsely flagged ships at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). In a submission to the IMO’s legal committee, backed by 21 other countries, the UK has counted that the number of falsely flagged vessels has more than doubled to 223 ships in the space of just 22 […]
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The number of vessels hit by sanctions has surpassed 1,000 with data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showing that more 800 of these ships do not have confirmed insurance. Moreover, the average age of sanctioned ships – 21 years – is some eight years older than the global average, adding to growing concern that the […]
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The US on Friday announced the most sweeping and aggressive sanctions yet on Russia’s oil trade, just ten days before Joe Biden leaves the White House to be replaced by Donald Trump as president. If they stay in place under Trump, the measures have more chance of disrupting Russia’s exports of petroleum than anything done […]
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Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Note: Retail price is for all formulations of regular grade gasoline. The U.S. retail price for regular grade gasoline averaged $3.30 per gallon (gal) in 2024, $0.21/gal less than in 2023. Lower crude oil prices and narrower refinery margins in 2024 than in 2023 both contributed to the decrease […]
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Data source: Bloomberg, L.P. Note: A front-month contract is a futures contract that is the closest to expiration. Benchmark Brent crude oil futures prices averaged $80 per barrel (b) in 2024, $2/b less than in 2023. Intraday prices stayed within a $24/b range, between $68/b and $93/b (after rounding), which was the narrowest trading range since 2019. […]
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Western officials have told Indian companies to “carefully evaluate their exports” to Moscow to avoid being sanctioned Officials from the US and EU have urged Indian exporters to evaluate their trade with Russia carefully to ensure compliance with their sanctions, according to a report by the Hindu Business Line. The outlet’s sources said that […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories German purchases of Russian uranium surge January 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: I have been talking about Germany’s call for more Russian natural gas, which falls in line with the energy crisis in Germany due to the failed Green Energy policies. Not only did […] German MP calls for NordStream […]
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