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[ December 20, 2025 ] Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean Crude Oil News
[ December 20, 2025 ] US Oil Drillers Drop 6 Rigs This Week According to Baker Hughes: What Is the Impact to Consumers and Investors? Crude Oil News
[ December 19, 2025 ] Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary? Crude Oil News
[ December 19, 2025 ] Data Centers and LNG Play 3D Chess for Natural Gas Part 1 – Cyrus Brooks, RBAC AI
[ December 19, 2025 ] Why Fusion Is Considered Energy’s Holy Grail, and how President Trump’s media company is betting on a breakthrough ENB Pub Note
[ December 18, 2025 ] Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity – Dallas Fed Crude Oil News
[ December 18, 2025 ] Venezuela Isn’t Escalation – It’s Supply Managment – DRW Crude Oil News
[ December 18, 2025 ] Even for the Trillions Spent on Wind and Solar, Coal is Still Needed Climate Crisis
[ December 18, 2025 ] JAPEX Buys U.S.-Owned Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings for $1.3 Billion Crude Oil News
[ December 17, 2025 ] Venezuela Isn’t Escalation — It’s Supply Management Crude Oil News

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Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Even for the Trillions Spent on Wind and Solar, Coal is Still Needed

Even for the Trillions Spent on Wind and Solar, Coal is Still Needed

Venezuela Isn’t Escalation — It’s Supply Management

Venezuela Isn’t Escalation — It’s Supply Management

Ukraine Hits Slavyansky Oil Refinery and Rostov Depot in Escalation of Drone Attacks on Russian Energy

Ukraine Hits Slavyansky Oil Refinery and Rostov Depot in Escalation of Drone Attacks on Russian Energy

Trump Announces Blockade on Sanctioned Dark Fleet Tankers

Trump Announces Blockade on Sanctioned Dark Fleet Tankers

Will Oil Be the Next in the Commodity Bull Run?

Will Oil Be the Next in the Commodity Bull Run?

The EU’s Worst Piece of Legislation According to an Exxon Top Executive May Force Exxon Out of the EU

The EU’s Worst Piece of Legislation According to an Exxon Top Executive May Force Exxon Out of the EU

Geopolitical

Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Venezuela Isn’t Escalation — It’s Supply Management

Ukraine Hits Slavyansky Oil Refinery and Rostov Depot in Escalation of Drone Attacks on Russian Energy

Trump Announces Blockade on Sanctioned Dark Fleet Tankers

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Regime Change in Venezuela Will Change the Oil Markets

Regime Change in Venezuela Will Change the Oil Markets

OPEC & OPEC +

Will Oil Be the Next in the Commodity Bull Run?

Will Oil Be the Next in the Commodity Bull Run?

Regime Change in Venezuela Will Change the Oil Markets

Regime Change in Venezuela Will Change the Oil Markets

Oil could be next year’s gold, says investor Peter Boockvar

Oil could be next year’s gold, says investor Peter Boockvar

OPEC+ Production Increases and Spare Capacity Audit – Oil Market Implications

OPEC+ Production Increases and Spare Capacity Audit – Oil Market Implications

Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenue May Fall in November by 35%, Reuters Calculations Show

Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenue May Fall in November by 35%, Reuters Calculations Show

What Oil Traders Are Looking For In a Post Ukraine-Russian War

What Oil Traders Are Looking For In a Post Ukraine-Russian War

OPEC Chief Accuses Media of Misrepresenting the 2026 Oil Outlook

OPEC Chief Accuses Media of Misrepresenting the 2026 Oil Outlook

China and India Demand Remains Strong into 2025: Countering Oil Glut Fears with Robust Imports and Stockpiling

China and India Demand Remains Strong into 2025: Countering Oil Glut Fears with Robust Imports and Stockpiling

India

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Global Oil Demand to Increase Over the Next 15 Years: What Does This Mean for Investors?

Global Oil Demand to Increase Over the Next 15 Years: What Does This Mean for Investors?

The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition

The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition

No Glut in Sight: How China Controls Global Oil Prices – ENB Weekly Recap

No Glut in Sight: How China Controls Global Oil Prices – ENB Weekly Recap

America Revives Three Mile Island With a $1B Loan

America Revives Three Mile Island With a $1B Loan

Why China and India Continue Buying Russian Oil?

Why China and India Continue Buying Russian Oil?

China Sets the Floor and Ceiling for Global Oil Prices

China Sets the Floor and Ceiling for Global Oil Prices

China and India Demand Remains Strong into 2025: Countering Oil Glut Fears with Robust Imports and Stockpiling

China and India Demand Remains Strong into 2025: Countering Oil Glut Fears with Robust Imports and Stockpiling

Saudi Arabia

US Rig Count Up Amid Continued Glut Warnings

US Rig Count Up Amid Continued Glut Warnings

OPEC+ Production Increases and Spare Capacity Audit – Oil Market Implications

OPEC+ Production Increases and Spare Capacity Audit – Oil Market Implications

Petrodollar: Dead or Just Wounded?

Petrodollar: Dead or Just Wounded?

Is the US Petrodollar Dead, or Just Wounded?

Is the US Petrodollar Dead, or Just Wounded?

Aramco Enters Agreements with US Energy Firms Worth Up to $30B

Aramco Enters Agreements with US Energy Firms Worth Up to $30B

Huge Meeting at the U.S. White House – Saudi Arabia Deploys $1 Trillion Into the U.S.

Huge Meeting at the U.S. White House – Saudi Arabia Deploys $1 Trillion Into the U.S.

OPEC Chief Accuses Media of Misrepresenting the 2026 Oil Outlook

OPEC Chief Accuses Media of Misrepresenting the 2026 Oil Outlook

Investors Sprint Back to Natural Gas as Demand Soars Amid COP30’s Lightened View of Natural Gas

Investors Sprint Back to Natural Gas as Demand Soars Amid COP30’s Lightened View of Natural Gas

China

Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity – Dallas Fed

Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity – Dallas Fed

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Global Oil Demand to Increase Over the Next 15 Years: What Does This Mean for Investors?

Global Oil Demand to Increase Over the Next 15 Years: What Does This Mean for Investors?

The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition

The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition

Data Centers and Venezuela on the Front Lines

Data Centers and Venezuela on the Front Lines

M&A Deal Brings Home the First Heavy Rare Earth Refinery

M&A Deal Brings Home the First Heavy Rare Earth Refinery

Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return? – Major Pipelines Could Be Closing Within Weeks.

Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return? – Major Pipelines Could Be Closing Within Weeks.

Venezuela is Suddenly Alone: Allies Step Back Amid Escalating U.S. Pressure

Venezuela is Suddenly Alone: Allies Step Back Amid Escalating U.S. Pressure

Russia

Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Ukraine Hits Slavyansky Oil Refinery and Rostov Depot in Escalation of Drone Attacks on Russian Energy

Ukraine Hits Slavyansky Oil Refinery and Rostov Depot in Escalation of Drone Attacks on Russian Energy

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Escalate: Afipsky Refinery Hit Amid Wave of Attacks on Russian Oil Infrastructure

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Escalate: Afipsky Refinery Hit Amid Wave of Attacks on Russian Oil Infrastructure

What Are the Impacts to the EU Should They Seize Russian Monetary Assets?

What Are the Impacts to the EU Should They Seize Russian Monetary Assets?

Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Set to Slide 50% to a Five-Year Low: Drones and Sanction Enforcement Take Their Toll

Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Set to Slide 50% to a Five-Year Low: Drones and Sanction Enforcement Take Their Toll

The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition

The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition

EU

Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

US Oil Drillers Drop 6 Rigs This Week According to Baker Hughes: What Is the Impact to Consumers and Investors?

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Data Centers and LNG Play 3D Chess for Natural Gas Part 1 – Cyrus Brooks, RBAC

Why Fusion Is Considered Energy’s Holy Grail, and how President Trump’s media company is betting on a breakthrough

Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity – Dallas Fed

Venezuela Isn’t Escalation – It’s Supply Managment – DRW

Even for the Trillions Spent on Wind and Solar, Coal is Still Needed

UK

Global Oil Demand to Increase Over the Next 15 Years: What Does This Mean for Investors?

US Rig Count Up Amid Continued Glut Warnings

Did Trump Just Kill Joe Biden’s EV Dreams

UK Oil Invasion To The USA?

Large UK Oil and Gas Company Explores U.S. Deals – WSJ

Russia Points Out the Lack of Investment in Oil is Poised to Cause an Oil Shortage

Refining Margins Climb as Global Oil Product Markets are Squeezed

America Revives Three Mile Island With a $1B Loan

Iran

Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary?

Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Amid Heightened Geopolitical Tensions

Investors Sprint Back to Natural Gas as Demand Soars Amid COP30’s Lightened View of Natural Gas

Energy Addition, Not Transition — What It Really Means for Investors

BP’s New $25 Billion Investment in Iraq’s Kirkuk Fields Is Far More Than an Oil Project—It’s a Geopolitical Pivot

Why the Critical Mineral Ban from China Is Great for the United States

China and Iran Seal Oil-for-Infrastructure Deal to Bypass U.S. Sanctions

China Vows to Protect Its Firms amid Fresh US Oil Sanctions Barrage

Ukraine

Sanctions through Drone Strikes now in the Mediterranean

Ukraine Hits Slavyansky Oil Refinery and Rostov Depot in Escalation of Drone Attacks on Russian Energy

Chinese Teapot Refiner Buys Russian Oil at Steep Discount – Sanctions don’t work as intended

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Escalate: Afipsky Refinery Hit Amid Wave of Attacks on Russian Oil Infrastructure

What Are the Impacts to the EU Should They Seize Russian Monetary Assets?

Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Set to Slide 50% to a Five-Year Low: Drones and Sanction Enforcement Take Their Toll

Can Germany Survive the Power Shortage Looming, Grid Operator Warns

Oil could be next year’s gold, says investor Peter Boockvar

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