Russia And Saudi Arabia Are Becoming Unlikely Allies
Five years ago, the idea of OPEC and Russia working together on any oil and gas issue would have seemed absurd to any energy analyst worth his or her salt. Continue Reading
Peak Iran: ‘One of the most underappreciated geopolitical risks in the oil market’
As RBC’s head of commodity strategy in New York, Ms. Croft is closely monitoring the mounting tensions to determine what they could mean for the Iranian nuclear agreement, and, thus, Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurds Vote on Independence as Neighbors Warn of Conflict
Poll on statehood opposed by Iraq, Iran, Turkey, U.S. Kurdish officials not expected to push for immediate secession Iraqi Kurds went to the polls Monday for a referendum on independence, Continue Reading
Kurds in Iraq vote in historic referendum for independence
Kurds began casting ballots on Monday in a historic referendum on independence from Iraq despite vigorous opposition from the country’s central government as well as regional and world powers. Starting Continue Reading
Showdown turns to oil as referendum dispute intensifies
The day before Monday’s Kurdistan independence referendum, Iraq’s National Security Council called on the world to respect claims to federal control over oil and borders. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Continue Reading
Oil Spills From Pipeline After Syria Army Retakes Oil Field From ISIS
Oil spilled from a pipeline at the al-Teym oil field in the oil-rich desert south of Deir al-Zor in Syria after the Syrian Arab Army and its allies had recaptured Continue Reading
What happens to Iran sanctions freeze if Trump wants to exit deal
US President Donald Trump appears to be ready to declare Iran in non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, according to Washington-based sanctions experts, but such a decision alone would not Continue Reading
Kurdish vote hurts trade, U.S. says
Sending oil north through Turkey, trade relations for the Kurdish north of Iraq could be hurt through a vote for independence, the U.S. State Department said. A referendum of independence Continue Reading
The ‘new’ Saudi Arabia is still a dungeon
ONCE AGAIN, news from Saudi Arabia points toward the old thinking and not the modern society promised by the new crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. Despite the lofty rhetoric of Continue Reading
Iran says it does not expect U.S. to leave nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran vowed on Wednesday not to be the first nation to violate the Iran nuclear deal and said it did not expect the United States to Continue Reading