Category: Energy
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EIA Reveals Latest Brent Oil Price Forecast for 2025 and 2026
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revealed its latest Brent spot price forecast for 2025 and 2026 in its March Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), which was released this week. According to the STEO, the EIA now sees the Brent spot price averaging $74.22 per barrel this year and $68.47 per barrel next year.…
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Will geopolitical tensions escalate further under Trump in the coming years? – opinion
Will global powers unite to end the Russia-Ukraine war, curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and support Israel in its regional conflicts? By DAVID BEN-BASAT MARCH 15, 2025 00:24 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House last month. While past US presidents have prioritized Israel’s safety, Trump has positioned himself as…
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Iran Signs Local Firms For $17bn, 90tcf South Pars Gas Recovery Boost
14 Mar 2025 Issue: 68 / 11 By: Yesar Al-Maleki Iran is ever-more dependent on its South Pars gas field, whose 25bn cfd output meets 70% of domestic consumption. In a bid to prolong plateau output, Tehran is investing $17bn with the help of local firms in a bid to boost gas recovery by a massive 90tcf.…
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Oil Markets: The Fog Of Trade War
14 Mar 2025 Issue: 68 / 11 By: Yesar Al-Maleki The oil market is struggling to find its bearings as concerns mount over the impact of escalating trade tensions on the global economy and uncertainty on whether US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran will result in removing sizeable near-term supply. This year’s global economic outlook is set…
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Iraq Scrambles For Energy Import Alternatives After US Scraps Iranian Electricity Waiver
14 Mar 2025 Issue: 68 / 11 By: Yesar Al-Maleki The US has cancelled a sanctions ‘waiver’ on Iraqi imports of electricity from Iran, sending Baghdad scrambling for alternatives to keep the lights on. There are few, if any, good options. If Washington moves to block Iranian gas supplies next, Iraq could face a very difficult summer.…
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Iran nuclear crisis: China and Russia advocate talks, but are they seeking solutions?
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Maximum Pressure, Minimum Options: Potential Pathways for Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran faces unprecedented challenges that have intensified speculation about the regime’s long-term viability. After four decades in power, the confluence of chronic economic mismanagement, international isolation, and mounting domestic discontent has created what many observers describe as a perfect storm of pressures. The return of the “maximum pressure” campaign by the…
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The Trialogue: Anastasia Likhacheva: Surviving “Sanctions from Hell”
Listen and subscribe on the following platforms: Read the Full Episode Transcript Peter Slezkine, Host: I’m Peter Slezkine, Director of the U.S.-Russia-China Trialogue Project at the Stimson Center. Since the middle of the 20th century, relations among the United States, Russia, and China have had an enormous impact on each country separately and on the…
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Zelensky says Putin trying to drag out talks on Ukraine ceasefire to continue war
World waits with bated breath over Ukraine’s futurepublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March Lana LamLive reporter A fortnight ago, US-Ukraine relations hit an all-time low after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had a bruising encounter with Donald Trump and JD Vance at the White House. What a difference 14 days can make as we…
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Armenia and Azerbaijan Edge Closer to Historic Peace Agreement
By Eurasianet – Mar 14, 2025, 4:00 PM CDT Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the text of the peace agreement with Azerbaijan has been agreed upon, with Yerevan accepting Azerbaijani proposals on key sticking points. Azerbaijan has expressed satisfaction with the draft treaty but has stated that certain prerequisites, including amendments to…