Category: Oil
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 20, 2024
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 20, 2024 Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Davit Gasparyan, Grace Mappes, Olivia Gibson, William Runkel, Nate Trotter, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros November 20, 2024, 6:30pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps…
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 20, 2024
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine. Use of a computer (not a mobile device) is strongly recommended for using this data-heavy tool.…
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Geopolitical Tensions Offset by US Oil Inventory Build
| Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 3:19 PM EST Oil inched down as bearish US crude stockpile data took the wind out of a two-day rally on escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. West Texas Intermediate fell 0.7% to settle below $69 a barrel. Earlier, prices climbed amid Ukraine’s firing of British cruise missiles at…
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Malaysia Regains Position as China’s Second-Largest Crude Oil Supplier
11/20/2024 (Reuters) — Malaysia regained its position as the second-largest supplier of crude oil to China last month, data showed on Wednesday, with supplies rising 28% on year as independent refiners sought cheaper sanctioned oil amid Middle East supply concerns. The Southeast Asian country lost that spot to Saudi Arabia the previous month. Imports from…
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India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report
India ranked 10th on a list of over 60 countries assessed for efforts to fight climate change despite dropping two spots compared to last ago, thanks to its low per capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday (November 20, 2024). The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) report, released at…
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The New Geopolitics of Energy
Corps analyses Do the oil states in the Gulf have the desire and the means to transition away from oil and gas? Have the member states of the European Union made any progress since their piecemeal response to the Russian gas diktat? Will European and American strategies ever align? What place will nuclear and renewable…
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Bring the National Defense Strategy into Balance
TOPLINE Time is running out. The United States is overextended, involved in two wars — in Ukraine and the Middle East — even as it confronts its greatest strategic challenge — China — in a third distant theater in the Indo-Pacific. American military power is great but not unlimited. The next administration’s National Defense Strategy…
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Trump is taking cue from Nixon’s Madman Theory in his Iran approach – opinion
Trump appears to be emulating the madman approach with Iran. It can be very risky because he lacks Nixon’s mental tools, and he has no Henry Kissinger or anyone even close. By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD NOVEMBER 21, 2024 04:38 Updated: NOVEMBER 21, 2024 04:46 IRAN’S AMBASSADOR Amir Saeid Iravani speaks with diplomats after a UN Security…
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The world’s biggest ship so long it was bigger than most buildings at 1,504 feet
A ship that dwarfed the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building in length is an epic tale of engineering ambition. At 1,504 feet in length – and with a cargo capacity exceeding 564,000 tons – the Seawise Giant was the longest, largest and heaviest ship ever constructed. The Seawise Giant sailed the oceans for…
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The New Geopolitics of Energy
In another arena, a faltering multilateralism—even on major matters transcending national boundaries—is holding back the work of the International Criminal Court. And yet the ICC has come far since it was founded by the Rome Statute, exercising its jurisdiction over the most serious of crimes taking place in Ukraine and in Gaza. This undoubtedly marks…