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April 28, 2026
United Arab Emirates' decision not to join OPEC will drastically reduce the producer group's 65-year influence on the oil market. This could lead to a price war once Gulf producers rush to regain their market share after the Iran War is over.
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March 11, 2026
The International Energy Agency plan to release 400,000,000 barrels of oil reserves to the world is unprecedented and urgently needed to counter the devastating supply shock caused by the Iran War. But it will only offer limited relief so long as energy exports to the Middle East are blocked.
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February 18, 2026
This month, China marks one year since its last import of liquefied gas from the U.S. in the midst of a heated trade war between two world's largest economies. Chinese companies have purchased U.S. LNG from American producers under long-term contracts.
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January 31, 2026
The Arctic is not a frozen peripheral, particularly after the spat between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland. The High North is becoming a strategic hub for minerals, energy and shipping as the sea ice begins to melt. The Arctic is heating up four times faster than other parts of the world…
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January 27, 2026
The European Union has agreed to develop a massive offshore wind network. This is a major step forward in the region’s efforts to reduce its dependency on U.S. gas imports while also tackling rising costs for renewable energy. On Monday, at the North Sea Summit…
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January 20, 2026
After a hearing in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the lawyer of the Chinese captain alleged that ten witnesses would be called to testify against him in a criminal?damage case. The Chinese captain is accused of damaging undersea cable in Baltic Sea.
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January 15, 2026
Oil prices have reached a three-month-high due to simultaneous geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Iran, as well as the Black Sea. This has created a dangerous environment for investors, even though a massive supply glut is still hanging over the market.
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January 8, 2026
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief, reaffirmed his belief that the U.S. will win any battle of diplomatic will and military power, whether it be between Denmark or the Trump administration. He made this clear in an interview with CNN on Monday.
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October 2, 2025
The Kremlin stated on Thursday that France’s boarding of an oil tanker suspected to be part of the shadow fleet that is involved in Russian oil trading was "hysteria", which could cause problems for the global energy transport routes. Dmitry Peskov…
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September 11, 2025
LSEG's and Kpler’s ship tracking data revealed that a third tanker, from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 facility, which is subject to Western sanctions, discharged and left a terminal in China Wednesday. The U.S. sanctioned LNG tanker Zarya has unloaded over 160…
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September 4, 2025
A senior manager from the majority shareholder said on Thursday that Russia's Arctic LNG 2 has delivered its first LNG shipment, citing data from ship tracking. As you can see, the first vessel entered China according to data. Data from Kpler showed that China had received its first LNG cargo…
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May 20, 2025
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that the EU had adopted four sets sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine, including a 17th set of measures targeting Moscow's Shadow Fleet, as well as measures relating to chemical weapons and human rights, and hybrid threats.
