What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria? | Oil and Gas News
Washington, DC – The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said it is taking a wait-and-see approach to the fledgling government in Syria,…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,043 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key developments on the 1,043rd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Thursday, January 2: Fighting Russia launched an…
Russian gas flow to Europe via Ukraine stopped: Who does it hurt? | Russia-Ukraine war News
The flow of Russian gas to several European countries was halted on New Year’s Day after Ukraine refused to renegotiate a transit deal amid war with…
Maduro and Trump: Two inaugurations for two rivals on a collision course | Nicolas Maduro News
Bogota, Colombia – On January 10, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term, after a contested election rife…
Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening ‘second energy front’ against Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine president’s criticism comes as Kyiv is expected to stop transit of Russian gas to Slovakia as planned on January 1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
Is Russia planning a ‘false flag’ attack on Moldova? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting off concerns among some analysts that Moscow might be…
Slovak PM Fico holds talks with Putin during surprise Russia trip | Russia-Ukraine war News
Fico discussed the Ukraine war and the transport of Russian gas to Slovakia via Ukraine, according to statements.Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has held one-on-one…
In Nigeria’s crude capital, a plan to win the war against oil theft | Oil and Gas News
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – At dawn, the dense creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta are enveloped in an eerie silence, which is interrupted only…
Oil washes up on Russia’s Black Sea coast after tanker spill | Oil and Gas
NewsFeedOil has washed up along tens of kilometres of Russia’s Black Sea coastline after two of its tankers were badly damaged in a storm over…
US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers | Oil and Gas News
The latest US sanctions are part of an effort to disrupt Iran’s use of oil revenue to finance its nuclear programme.The United States has piled…
How Suriname and Guyana plan to share oil and gas wealth with citizens | Oil and Gas News
The small South American country of Suriname plans to share revenues from newly discovered oil- and gasfields off its coast. After several discoveries of oil…
Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby | Climate Crisis News
Oil giants commit $500m for sustainable energy, but campaigners say lobbyists have seized control of climate talks.Cities in Asia and the United States emit the…
South African Indigenous people fight Big Oil to defend ancestors’ spirits | Environment News
Shell’s final lifeline Once an exploration permit is granted, the holder of the permit is able to apply for up to three renewals, after which…
US charges Venezuelan media tycoon with money laundering | Corruption News
Raul Gorrin Belisario, owner of Globovision, allegedly took part in $1.2bn scheme to launder corrupt oil money.The United States has charged a Venezuelan media mogul…
US official hails Panama decree to strip sanctioned ships of registration | Shipping News
Stricter registration policies from Panama, the world’s largest ship registry, come amid a push to crack down on oil smuggling.A former United States official has…
Electricity finally begins to return in Cuba after multi-day power blackout | Energy News
Electricity is slowly returning to Havana, Cuba’s capital days after a nationwide blackout plunged the country of 10 million into total darkness on Friday, causing…
Cuba forced to ‘paralyse economy’ amid desperate energy crisis | Energy News
Millions of Cubans face 12-hour blackouts per day, but PM Marrero says country ‘not yet in a bottomless abyss’.Cuba’s government has announced it will halt…
Israeli siege of north Gaza kills 300 Palestinians and traps thousands more | Gaza
NewsFeedAt least 300 Palestinians have been killed over nine days by Israeli forces during their siege and bombardment of northern Gaza and the Jabalia refugee…
Video: Massive fuel tank explosion in Russia’s Chechnya kills four | Infrastructure
NewsFeedFootage shows the moment a fuel tank explodes at a petrol station in Chechnya, in Russia, causing a huge fireball. Four people, including two children,…
Middle East tension is ratcheting up; could oil prices rise? | Oil and Gas
Fears of a widening war in the Middle East have pushed up oil prices.Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have historically led to a sharp…