The fortunes of Libya’s oil industry hinge on how the battle for Tripoli ends as the protracted conflict between the Libyan National Army and the UN-backed Government of National Accord Continue Reading
Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting off a confrontation with guards and Continue Reading
The United States is immediately deploying about 750 soldiers to the Middle East in response to the violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Continue Reading
President Trump toughened his rhetoric toward Iran on Tuesday, saying the country would “ be held fully responsible ” for the attack by Iraqi demonstrators on the United States Embassy Continue Reading
Months of anti-government protests had centered on Iran’s influence in the country. A rocket attack and a series of airstrikes changed that. For months, furious protests have battered Iraq, driven Continue Reading
The storming of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by protesters on Tuesday has underscored the vulnerability of U.S. diplomats in a country stuck in the middle of a mounting conflict Continue Reading
Given the array of sweetener deals in the oil and gas sector promised to Russia by Iran in the past year or so – suspended until public outcry over these Continue Reading
If anyone is to ever write a guidebook on political survival, the skills of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would certainly top the contemporary charts. This autumn went relatively well for Continue Reading
Raging wildfires in Australia have turned the sky red and trapped thousands of people in an isolated seaside town, forcing them to take shelter on the shore and in boats. Continue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan. 15 at the White House, though considerable confusion remains about Continue Reading
Australian military aircraft and vessels will be deployed to help emergency services in the fire-ravaged states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. Thousands of people fled to beaches in Continue Reading
China issued the first batch of oil product export quotas for 2020 and they are 53 percent higher than this year’s, Reuters reports . At 28 million tons, the oil Continue Reading
McDermott International Inc. shares fell for a second day after reports that the company is negotiating with lenders ahead of a bankruptcy filing that could come within weeks. (Bloomberg) — Continue Reading
US natural gas storage volumes look to exit winter 2019-20 at nearly 300 Bcf above the five-year average and about 600 Bcf above last year, painting a bearish picture barring Continue Reading
Russia and Ukraine have struck a deal that guarantees the flow of gas to Europe for a further five years, a day before the expiry of the previous 10-year contract Continue Reading
Last month, Tesla announced it would be building a “giga-factory” just outside Berlin. The factory will create as many as 8,000 jobs and crank out up to 150,000 cars every Continue Reading
In the middle of the North Sea, four metal platforms perched on yellow supports and weighing 100,000 tonnes sit above more than $1oobn of black gold. The Johan Sverdrup field, located Continue Reading
