Category: Energy
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Iran Sanctions Prop Up Oil Prices
Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info By Irina Slav – Mar 14, 2025, 1:44 AM CDT A new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil industry and the country’s oil minister boosted oil prices earlier today, offsetting the negative…
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Oil rebounds as Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal remains elusive
Oil prices rebounded on Friday to recover some of their losses of more than 1 per cent in the previous session, partly due to the diminishing prospects of a quick end to the Ukraine war that could bring back more Russian energy supplies. Brent crude futures rose 64 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $70.52…
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Iran, Russia, China discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme at Beijing meeting
Meeting between top diplomats from three countries signals Tehran may be ready for renewed negotiations on its nuclear programme. Diplomats from Iran, Russia and China are meeting in Beijing for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme that could lead to negotiations following years of delay. Beijing said the three countries hope to find a “diplomatic” solution…
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Israeli child seriously injured in West Bank car accident, police probing
Jerusalem Post breaking news BREAKING NEWS By JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 14, 2025 10:33 A five-year-old Israeli child was seriously injured in a car accident in the Jewish settlement of Karnei Shomron, in the northern West Bank, Israel Police said Friday. The child was evacuated from the scene of the accident to receive medical treatment.…
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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…