Tag: oil exports
Venezuela’s Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
Commentary Two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within a minute of each other on Wednesday (June...
Oil Flows Again Through the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran Contradict Each Other Over Nuclear Inspections
Oil is again moving through the Strait of Hormuz in large volumes, weeks after the United States and...
Trump Touts a Toll-Free Strait of Hormuz as the US–Iran Deal Defers Its Hardest Questions
President Donald Trump spent June 24 laying out terms of the agreement that paused the Iran war. In a...
US Treasury Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Individuals, Firms Over Iran Weapons Procurement
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Wednesday, June 10, in a press release, a new round...
Scott Bessent Announces New Sanctions Targeting Strait Of Hormuz-Related Operations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a latest statement on Thursday, May 28 regarding ongoing...
How China Helps Iran Evade Sanctions and Fund Its War Machine
The CCP has dramatically expanded its purchases of Iranian crude. China is now Iran's only significant...
Ukraine Drone Strikes Disrupt Major Russian Baltic Oil Ports
In late March, over a period of 10 days, Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga...
US Plans Kharg Island Assault to Control Iran Oil Exports
As U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran enter their fourth week, the United States is accelerating...
Trump Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions as Hormuz Disruptions Tighten Global Supply
The Trump administration on Wednesday, March 18 announced a partial easing of sanctions on Venezuela’...
Trump Says US Bombed Iran’s Kharg Island Military Targets, Warns Oil Facilities Could Be Next
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military had carried out heavy bombing of military targets...
US Sets Explicit Conditions for Venezuela’s Transitional Leadership After Maduro Arrest
According to a Politico report, following the successful capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás...
US Government to Bolster Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Senior Officer
WASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. Energy Department said on Friday, Dec. 16 that it will begin buying...