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This Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 photo shows a general view of a petrochemical complex in the South Pars gas field in Asalouyeh, Iran, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf.

Iran’s oil exports to China expected to surge 86% in February Fri 21 Feb 2025
TEHRAN - Iran’s crude exports to China are expected to reach 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd) in February, marking an 86 percent increase from January, according to... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi) Tehran Times

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GULF of MEXICO - The drillship Discoverer Enterprise arrives at the Deepwater Horizon site May 7, 2010. The ship was brought in to drill a relief well to help stop the flow of oil from a wellhead that was damaged when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley. (857146) ( )

Oil flow of Caspian pipeline drops following Ukraine's drone attack Wed 19 Feb 2025
MOSCOW, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Oil flow through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system has fallen by about 30 to 40 percent following a Ukrainian drone attack on its largest... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.) China.dot.org
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Is Petrobras’ New Discovery Reviving Brazil’s Pre-Salt Oil Boom? Wed 19 Feb 2025
Recently, we reported that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has... (photo: GFDL) Oil Price
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File: An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. The European Union reached a deal Friday for a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, a key step as Western sanctions aim to reorder the global oil market to prevent price spikes and starve President Vladimir Putin of funding for his war in Ukraine

Oil prices steady as market watches Russia-Ukraine peace talks Mon 17 Feb 2025
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors eyed developments on a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could ease sanctions disrupting global supply flows.... (photo: AP) CyprusMail

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FILE - Pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field are seen in Bakersfield, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2015. The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage.

Oil set to end three-week losing streak amid tariff delays Fri 14 Feb 2025
Singapore — Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday, poised to end three weeks of decline, buoyed by rising fuel demand and the expectation that US plans for global... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong, File) Business Day
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to reporters after a meeting at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Oil Prices Sink Deeper After Trump Calls Both Putin and Zelensky Thu 13 Feb 2025
The oil price selloff accelerated on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald... (photo: AP / Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) Oil Price
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Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Exxon Valdez remains in place in Prince Williams Sound after running aground. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 24, 1989 spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil, which resulted in the largest oil spill in U.S. history. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO (498407) ( EXXON VALDEZ (FOR RELEASE) )

US sanctions strand Iran, Russia oil on tankers, driving up crude costs Wed 12 Feb 2025
The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher US sanctions reduced the number of buyers, leaving fewer tankers available to... (photo: US Coastguard) Dawn
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India wants to embrace nuclear power. To do it, it’ll need a lot of time and money Wed 12 Feb 2025
BENGALURU, India — India wants more nuclear power, has pledged over $2 billion toward research and will change laws to boost investment to do it. The pledges were made by... (photo: Creative Commons / Petr Pavlicek/IAEA) Stars and Stripes
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Statoil petrol station, Södra Hammarbyhamnen (Stockholm)

Norway’s state oil firm lobbying to open Rosebank oilfield halves green investments Wed 5 Feb 2025
Equinor becomes latest fossil fuel firm to backtrack on clean energy pledges with move to halve budget to $5bn... (photo: Creative Commons / Arild Vågen) The Guardian
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Blue skies and seas at Haeundae Beach in Busan, South Korea. Taken on August 2023.

Potential offshore oil and gas prospects found in South Korea Mon 3 Feb 2025
The country's drilling initiative is part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports. US geoscience research company Act-Geo has discovered 14... (photo: WN / RTayco) Offshore Technology
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The advertising label of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, shines at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Austria, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019

OPEC+ will buckle under pressure from Trump who has history of bashing the oil cartel Wed 29 Jan 2025
Donald Trump has a long history of... (photo: AP / Ronald Zak) The Economic Times
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030629-N-4790M-002 USS CHOSIN (CG 65) (June 29, 2003) - Commercial oil tanker AbQaiq readies itself to receive oil at Mabot, an off shore Iraqi oil installation. AbQaiq is the first commercial vessel to receive a post-war shipment of crude oil for export at Mabot.

Sanctions Bite, Drive Cost of Russian Oil Shipments Soaring Tue 28 Jan 2025
The trade of Russian oil for March-loading in Asia has slowed significantly as a growing gap between buyer and seller expectations in China has emerged. This disconnect... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew M. Meyers.) MarineLink

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Photo of the Slink Fire on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in California on 8/31/2020

California considers letting victims of natural disasters sue oil companies for damages Tue 28 Jan 2025
California is considering a bill that would allow insurers and victims of climate-driven natural... (photo: Creative Commons / Forest Service photo by Withanee Milligan) San Francisco Chronicle
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In this April 21, 2020 file photo, a pumpjack is pictured as the sun sets Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Oil prices continue to drop, because very few people are flying or driving, and factories have shut due to a near-global lockdown.

Oil Prices Start the Week Lower Following Trump’s Calls for More Production Mon 27 Jan 2025
Crude oil prices started the week slightly lower after President Trump called... (photo: AP / Sue Ogrocki) Oil Price
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Oil slips as Trump calls for Opec to cut prices Mon 27 Jan 2025
Singapore — Oil prices slipped on Monday after US President Trump called on Opec to reduce prices following the announcement of wide-ranging measures to boost US oil and... (photo: AP / Lisa Leutner, file) Business Day
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Oil prices set for weekly decline amid Trump's new energy policies Sat 25 Jan 2025
Oil prices are poised for a weekly decline following US President Donald Trump’s new energy policies, which include increasing fossil fuel production and lifting offshore... (photo: AP / Biphoo Company) Anadolu Agency
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President Donald Trump poses for photos with ceremonial swordsmen on his arrival to Murabba Palace, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Trump calls for $1tr Saudi investment, lowering of oil prices Fri 24 Jan 2025
US President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump look on as they meet with US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on inauguration day of Donald... (photo: White House / Shealah Craighead) The News International
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FILE - A tanker seen anchored at the new oil export terminal in the far eastern port of Kozmino on Dec. 28, 2009. The U.S. Treasury has levied a new round of sanctions on firms and ships that used U.S. service providers to carry Russian crude oil in violation of the multinational price cap and imposed another set of sanctions on a group of Balkan people and firms tied to Kremlin influence in the region.

Tanker Sanctions Hit Russia's Kozmino Oil Export Terminal Wed 22 Jan 2025
The Russian port of Kozmino is a reliable earner for the nation's oil and gas sector, pumping out 900,000 barrels a day of premium Siberian crude for Chinese buyers.... (photo: AP) The Maritime Executive
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Oil prices rise with US demand increase, Gaza cease-fire talks cap gains Wed 15 Jan 2025
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, driven by a stronger demand outlook in the US, the world's largest oil consumer, while reports of a potential cease-fire between Israel and... (photo: Creative Commons / In Memory of ColGould) Anadolu Agency
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper responds to a question during the Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Thursday, March 1, 2007. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson) (js1)

Harper condemns Trump’s rhetoric but blames Trudeau for Canada’s predicament Tue 14 Jan 2025
The self-professed most pro-American prime minister in Canada’s history, Stephen Harper, has criticized some of the recent statements made by President-elect Donald... (photo: AP/CP, Tom Hanson) True North

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