Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led forces in Iraq early on Wednesday, retaliating for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week stoked fears of a new Continue Reading
While all are distracted by the vast display of smoke and mirrors surrounding the US-Iran conflict, General Haftar is taking control of Libya–and all its oil wealth–and the Turks are Continue Reading
The American obsession with Iran is about oil and natural gas. If these two resources had been absent, it is hard to imagine such an intense American focus on the Continue Reading
Libya’s oil revenues fell by 19 percent from October to stand at US$1.8 billion in November 2019, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said , attributing the decline to the Continue Reading
The planned arrival of Turkish military advisers in Libya should bolster the internationally recognized government, but may not be enough to turn the tide of a conflict in which eastern-based Continue Reading
The Trump administration is considering sanctions against some of the Venezuelan lawmakers who took part in a bid supported by President Nicolas Maduro to wrest control of the country’s congress Continue Reading
Venezuelan security forces let U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido enter the legislative palace on Tuesday amid a showdown for control of parliament after the ruling socialist party installed its own Continue Reading
Apache and France’s Total said Tuesday they have struck what they call a “significant” oil and gas discovery offshore Suriname, the first sizable find in that country after several years Continue Reading
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This story was co-published with The Weather Channel as part of Collateral , a series on climate, data and science. As millions of acres of American farmland sat under historic Continue Reading
