Oil and Energy

Video: “Wiping Gaza Off the Map”: Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine’s Maritime Natural Gas Reserves By Felicity Arbuthnot and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 27, 2024
There is an unspoken "Big Money Agenda". Netanyahu's objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine's multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves
Valuing Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt By William Walter Kay, February 12, 2020
Let’s place 1 trillion barrels of oil in context. Global oil consumption is currently 35 billion barrels a year. Thus, the Orinoco Belt alone could satisfy 100% of global demand for almost 30 years! As for the Orinoco field’s dollar value. World oil prices are currently hovering near $60 …do the math.
Yemen Genocide About Oil Control By F. William Engdahl, November 20, 2018
Yemen is a strategically key geopolitical stretch of land at the connecting point of the Red Sea which links to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean. It’s the site of one of the world’s most strategic shipping choke points, the Bab el Mandab, a narrow passage a mere 18 miles distance from Djibouti in the Horn of Africa
The War in Mali and AFRICOM’s Agenda: Target China By F. William Engdahl, February 10, 2013
Mali at first glance seems a most unlikely place for the NATO powers, led by a neo-colonialist French government of Socialist President Francois Hollande (and quietly backed to the hilt by the Obama Administration), to launch what is being called by some a new Thirty Years’ War Against Terrorism.
China Sets Its Sights on Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Dominance By Tsvetana Paraskova, October 28, 2020
Major Oil Discovery Puts Suriname in Global Spotlight Amid Venezuela Crisis and US-China Trade War By Uriel Araujo, October 22, 2020
Trump Regime Threatens New Sanctions on Firms Involved in Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Construction By Stephen Lendman, October 22, 2020
Will Azerbaijani Gas Compete with Russia in Southern Europe? By Paul Antonopoulos, October 22, 2020
Energy Research Platform Takes Central Stage Under Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship By Kester Kenn Klomegah, October 19, 2020
Will the Mediterranean Sea Save Lebanon from Drowning in Debt? By Steven Sahiounie, October 18, 2020
European Oil Companies Will Not Tolerate Poland’s Attempt to Cancel Nord Stream 2 By Paul Antonopoulos, October 12, 2020
Video: Armenians Fight Back Against Azerbaijani Advance, Strike Strategic (BTC) Oil Pipeline By South Front, October 08, 2020
Venezuela Announces New Fuel Scheme as Iranian Gasoline Arrives By Manuela Solé, October 05, 2020
The Long Overdue Alaska-Canada Railway Takes One Step Closer to Reality By Matthew Ehret-Kump, October 02, 2020
Trump’s Corporate Bailout Spurs $100 Billion Fossil Fuel Borrowing Binge By Public Citizen, October 01, 2020
Explosive Gas Pipeline in the Mediterranean By Manlio Dinucci, September 30, 2020
Eurasian Geopolitics: US’ Hybrid War on Russian Energy Targets Germany, Belarus, and Bulgaria By Andrew Korybko, September 26, 2020
China Ramps Up U.S. Crude Oil Imports as Elections Near By Irina Slav, September 25, 2020
Navalny Incident a US Plot to Block Nord Stream 2’s Completion? By Stephen Lendman, September 23, 2020
Libyan Oil Export Agreement Between GNA and LNA the First Step Toward Peace By Steven Sahiounie, September 23, 2020
Coal and Fossil Fuel: A Dying Industry Is Leaving a Deadly Legacy By Andy Rowell, September 21, 2020
Continued German Support for Nord Stream 2 Completion? Towards a Shift in Russia-Germany Relations? By Stephen Lendman, September 17, 2020
Twilight in the Desert for Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman? By F. William Engdahl, September 17, 2020
Donald Trump: The Frenemy of the Islamic World By Nauman Sadiq, September 15, 2020
Iran to Link Its Power Grid to Russia, Azerbaijan By Tsvetana Paraskova, September 15, 2020
Navalny, Nord Stream 2, Belarus, and the American Elections By Prof. Valeria Z. Nollan, September 14, 2020
US Sabotage of Venezuela Economy. US Ex-Marine Caught Spying on Oil Refineries By Telesur, September 14, 2020
India-Japan “Mutual Naval Logistic Pact”: Directed against China’s Expansion in Africa By Uriel Araujo, September 14, 2020
Owners of Oil Tankers Seized by the US File Lawsuits By Ken Hanly, September 07, 2020
Navalny Poisoning – The Real Target Is Russian-German Nord Stream 2 Pipeline By Tony Cartalucci, September 06, 2020
German Politicians Want to Stop Nord Stream 2 Due to Assassination Attempt of Russian Opposition Leader By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, September 06, 2020
“Humiliation”: Exxon Dumped Out Dow Jones Industrial Index after Nearly 100 Years By Andy Rowell, September 03, 2020
Southern Africa Region Calls for Solidarity with Mozambique By Abayomi Azikiwe, September 03, 2020
Facing Downturn in U.S. and Global Markets, Big Oil Targets Africa to Dump Plastics By 350.org, September 02, 2020
To Capture and Subdue: America’s Theft of Syrian Oil Has Very Little to Do with Money By Steven Chovanec, August 31, 2020
Venezuela’s Oil Industry Between Sanctions and Strategic Blunders: A Conversation with Carlos Mendoza Potella By Prof. Carlos Mendoza Potella and Cira Pascual Marquina, August 31, 2020
Saudi Troops Join U.S. Base in Oil-Rich Northern Syria By Josh Owens, August 31, 2020
3 Oil Majors that Bet Big on Renewables By Alex Kimani, August 28, 2020
Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Push to Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge By Environment America, August 26, 2020
“Poisoned” Kremlin Critic Flown to Germany as German-Russian Nord Stream 2 Nears Completion By Tony Cartalucci, August 25, 2020
US to Tighten Venezuela Sanctions after Gasoline Seizure By Ricardo Vaz, August 25, 2020
Millions in Executive Payouts for Bankrupt California Oil Giant By Center For Biological Diversity, August 24, 2020
Growing US Isolation on the World Stage By Stephen Lendman, August 24, 2020
US to Tighten Venezuela Sanctions after Gasoline Seizure By Ricardo Vaz, August 21, 2020
Berlin Dismisses Washington’s Threats: The Construction of the Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline with Russia Will Proceed By Paul Antonopoulos, August 20, 2020
Berlin’s Appeasement to Turkish Aggression Linked to Germany’s Plans to Become the Biggest Energy Hub in EU By Paul Antonopoulos, August 19, 2020
Limits of Ontario’s Mineral Strategy: The Magino Mine Approval By Joan Kuyek and Dr. Matthew Corbeil, August 14, 2020
Extractivism and Exploitation in Peru By Yanis Iqbal, August 13, 2020
Trump Administration Approves the “Stealing” of Syria’s Oil By TRT World, August 06, 2020
The Tyranny of Lithium Extraction in Argentina By Yanis Iqbal, August 04, 2020
Despite Official Reports, China Has Been Importing Millions of Barrels of Iranian Crude Oil By Simon Watkins, August 04, 2020
US Oil Company Signs Deal with Syrian Kurds By Amberin Zaman, July 31, 2020
“Operation Gideon”: The Amphibious Assault against Venezuela. By Jack Delaney, July 31, 2020
Elon Musk Confesses to Lithium Coup in Bolivia By Telesur, July 29, 2020
The U.S. Empire Is Ending? A Turning Point in World History By Eric Zuesse, July 27, 2020
Environmental Impacts of Alberta’s Vista Coal Mine Project: Waiting for the Decision By Joyce Nelson, July 27, 2020
Towards a “New Cold War” in the Middle East: Geopolitics of the Persian Gulf and the Battle for Oil and Gas By Germán Gorraiz López, July 21, 2020
The Forgotten Conflict Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Is Threatening Energy Markets By Dr. Cyril Widdershoven, July 21, 2020
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Order to Open Public Lands to Coal Leasing By Earth Justice, July 21, 2020
US War on Russia’s Natural Gas By Stephen Lendman, July 16, 2020
Gates, Bezos-backed Firm Searching for Cobalt in Canada By Cecilia Jamasmie, July 16, 2020
The Ravages of Lithium Extraction in Chile By Yanis Iqbal, July 16, 2020
Is U.S. Military Action against Venezuela Contemplated? Trump Wants to Extradite Maduro By Germán Gorraiz López, July 15, 2020
Has Saudi Arabia Once More Made a Catastrophic Oil Blunder? By F. William Engdahl, July 14, 2020
China and Iran Deepening Bilateral Ties. A 25-Year Strategic Partnership By Stephen Lendman, July 13, 2020
Trump Regime Wants Legitimate Iranian Fuel Shipments to Venezuela Seized By Stephen Lendman, July 05, 2020
Who’s Entitled? Diamond Mining and Internal Displacement in Botswana By Lital Khaikin, July 01, 2020
Video: Russian Private Military Contractors Took Control of Libya’s Largest Oil Field By South Front, June 30, 2020
Tales of Resistance: ‘The Cheapest Gasoline in the World’ By Jessica Dos Santos, June 29, 2020
Rechargeable Electric Car Batteries. Strategic Raw Materials By UNCTAD, June 24, 2020
Filing Challenges Trump Administration Approval of Alaska LNG Project By Center For Biological Diversity, June 24, 2020
California Governor Hands Out Fracking Permits on Behalf of Big Oil By Steve Horn, June 22, 2020
Is Kashmir a US Trap to Confront Russia and China? By Germán Gorraiz López, June 20, 2020
Towards a Baghdad-Moscow Axis? Russia’s Massive Oil Projects in Iraq By South Front, June 17, 2020
Nord Stream 2 Trade Geopolitics: Towards a US-Germany “Tariff War”. Washington Threatens Germany with Sanctions By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, June 11, 2020
Greek-Italian Maritime Deal Disrupts Turkey’s Endeavour for East Mediterranean Dominance By Paul Antonopoulos, June 11, 2020
Another Brewing Scandal: Saudi Arms Sales, the Ghost of a Reporter, and America’s Oil War in Yemen By Charlotte Dennett, June 10, 2020
A Pipelineistan Fable for Our Times By Pepe Escobar, June 09, 2020
The Arctic Northern Sea Route: Russia Conducts Record-Breaking Delivery of LNG to China By Malte Humpert, June 08, 2020
America’s Fracking Industry: Donald Trump’s Lost Dream for World Energy Domination By Felix Imonti, June 08, 2020
Oil Price Wars, Covid-19 Havoc and the Evolving US-China Trade War By John A. Mathews, June 08, 2020
Beyond Nuclear Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging High-Level Radioactive Waste Dump for Entire Inventory of US “Spent” Reactor Fuel By Beyond Nuclear, June 05, 2020
Two U.S. Senators Determined to Stop Nord Stream 2 by Imposing Extra Sanctions By Paul Antonopoulos, June 05, 2020
Seeking Truth and Finding Oil By Greg Guma, June 03, 2020