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Competition between the United States and China in the realms of electric and autonomous vehicles could determine the future control of global supply chains in…
Turkey has proven adept at maintaining neutrality in regards to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While Ankara has condemned Russia’s “special military operation,” it…
Although Ford Motor Company is aggressively pushing into the electric vehicle market, the Detroit-based auto manufacturer has zero plans to give up on the internal…
Russia is the world’s second largest petroleum exporter. About 5mb/d of crude oil and petroleum products are exported to Europe. A European ban on Russian…
An internal European Commission note, the contents of which has come to light and is being reported for the first time on Thursday, has spelled…
As expected in the wake of Finland's announcement early this week that it could decide to apply for NATO membership "within weeks" - Russia has…
A recent white paper has laid out some of the challenges in supplying minerals for any energy transition from fossil fuels, offering a timely warning…
With all of the chaos taking place in Shanghai as a result of a new round of mysteriously overbearing Covid lockdowns, there has been…
The Gulf countries may not be reliable partners against Russia... Earlier this month, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was welcomed in Dubai, in the United Arab…
Europe is not going to achieve a competitive energy transition with the current interventionist policies. Europe does not depend on Russian gas due to a…
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, many Western countries have banned Russian crude imports. Now, however, countries and companies are shunning the use of Russia's massive fleet…
Western oil majors have quit Russia altogether, taking billions of dollars in vague impairment charges on Russian energy assets, and now comes the hard math.…
The risk of hitting floating mines in the major Black Sea shipping route is adding to perils for the few merchant ships still sailing in…
Officials with Iran’s Foreign Ministry are giving indications that the Vienna negotiations are not just "stalled" but effectively over. They say they are prepared to…
A cold snap swept across France Monday morning, forcing the country's electricity grid manager to request businesses and households to reduce power consumption as energy…
India is considering a proposal from Russia to use a messaging system developed by the Russian central bank for bilateral payments as New Delhi isn’t…
Addressing the Iran nuclear deal, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell noted "sometimes they think they’re almost there. And other days not." That seems to…
As Peter Schiff put it in a recent podcast, government solutions make every problem worse. The solutions being floated to help Americans deal with high…
Russia on Monday has issued a firm and unyielding response to G-7 ministers who had dismissed as "unacceptable" its plan to only accept ruble payments…
The fourth-largest oil company in the world is now considering taking its gas-to-bitcoin pilot to four countries... The largest U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil is…