Category: Energy
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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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Iran Update, November 20, 2024
The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click to see CTP and ISW’s interactive map of Israeli ground operations. This map…
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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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Is The U.S. Going To Bring This Multi-Billion Iraq Project To Fruition
Among the many projects in Iraq’s energy sector that could each make it much-needed billions of dollars a year in profits, the Nebras Petrochemical Plant is around the top of the list in terms of its potential. British supermajor Shell signed the original memorandum of understanding to develop the idea back in 2012 and then…
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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’s Opportunity to Reset U.S.-Iran Relations
James Durso James D. Durso is the Managing Director of Corsair LLC, a supply chain consultancy. In 2013 to2015, he was the Chief Executive Officer of AKM… More Info Premium Content By James Durso – Nov 21, 2024, 11:00 AM CST The potential return of Donald Trump and the “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran could…
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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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India News Live Updates: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit in Georgetown
21 Nov 2024 | 07:24:00 AM IST Synopsis India News Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, for a bilateral discussion in Georgetown, Guyana. India News Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit,…
