Category: Energy
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Iran’s rulers caught between Trump’s crackdown and a fragile economy
For Iran’s clerical leaders, engaging with the “Great Satan” to hammer out a nuclear deal and ease crippling sanctions may for once be the lesser of two evils. Though it harbours deep mistrust of the United States, and President Donald Trump in particular, Tehran is increasingly concerned that mounting public anger over economic hardships could…
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China hosts Iranian, Russian diplomats for nuclear talks
The United States withdrew from the landmark deal with Iran, which had imposed curbs on Tehran’s nuclear programme — ATTA KENARE China hosted Russian and Iranian diplomats on Friday for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program. The United States withdrew from a landmark 2015 deal, which imposed curbs on Tehran’s…
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Is Trump trying to pull Putin away from China – and can it work?
As US President Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office on February 28 with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an explosive meeting that would reveal deep fissures between Washington and Kyiv, he was also asked by a reporter about another world leader: Vladimir Putin. In the very setting in which he joined forces with Vice…
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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
BEIJING – Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on March 14 for talks on Teheran’s nuclear issues, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported, days after Iran rejected US “orders” to resume dialogue over the country’s nuclear programme. In 2015, Iran reached a deal with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and…
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Russia leans on cryptocurrencies for oil trade, sources say
Synopsis Russia is utilizing cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins in its oil trade with China and India to bypass Western sanctions. This practice assists in converting currencies such as Chinese yuan and Indian rupees into Russian roubles. The strategy has become a small but growing part of Russia’s oil trade, valued at $192 billion…
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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
BEIJING – Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on March 14 for talks on Tehran’s nuclear issues, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported, days after Tehran rejected US “orders” to resume dialogue over the Iranian nuclear programme. In 2015, Iran reached a deal with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and…
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Nimble Supply Insulates Noisy, Uncertain Oil Markets
Copyright © 2025 Energy Intelligence Group All rights reserved. Unauthorized access or electronic forwarding, even for internal use, is prohibited. pan demin/Shutterstock If global oil markets had to be described in one word, “noisy” would be both sufficient and grossly understated. Would a Russia-Ukraine peace deal normalize Russia’s oil trade? Will the US actually enforce…
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Opec-Plus Exceeds February Target
Copyright © 2025 Energy Intelligence Group All rights reserved. Unauthorized access or electronic forwarding, even for internal use, is prohibited. Published: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 Maxx-Studio/Shutterstock Compliance among Opec-plus producers fell in February as the 18 members adhering to a system of monthly quotas surpassed their collective target of 33.68 million b/d by 520,000 b/d,…
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Gunvor Chairman Sees Oil Market Resiliency, Dishes on Russia
Copyright © 2025 Energy Intelligence Group All rights reserved. Unauthorized access or electronic forwarding, even for internal use, is prohibited. Published: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 CERAWeek by S&P Global Gunvor chairman Torbjorn Tornqvist says his company is taking pervasive geopolitical uncertainties in stride. In an exclusive interview with Energy Intelligence, the head of one of…
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China, Russia and Iran set to hold talks in Beijing as Trump pushes for new nuclear deal with Tehran
Hong Kong CNN — China is hosting diplomats from Iran and Russia for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program Friday as Beijing aims to position itself as a power broker on an issue seen internationally as a pressing security concern. China’s Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu will chair a meeting with counterparts from Iran and…
