Trump said the Iran agreement allows Washington to devote more attention to Ukraine and indicated he remains interested in pursuing a peace deal with Russia. Zelensky said G7 leaders showed unprecedented unity on the war and voiced optimism that the United States could provide additional Patriot missile support. Ukraine continues to combine diplomatic efforts with […]
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In a move that signals business-as-usual intent amid extraordinary disruption, OPEC+ delegates have outlined plans to press ahead with a series of oil production quota increases, aiming to fully unwind the final layer of voluntary cuts announced in 2023 by the end of September 2026. According to Bloomberg reporting, key members intend to raise targets […]
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Europe’s shift away from Russian pipeline gas has come at a steep price: a rapidly deepening reliance on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to a new analysis highlighted today by OilPrice.com, the European Union’s dependence on American LNG is projected to climb sharply, reaching as high as 80% of all LNG imports within two […]
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Ukrainian drone strikes continue to hammer Russian oil infrastructure, with the latest assault on the Tuapse Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai marking the third hit on the facility in April alone. Overnight on April 27-28, 2026, drones ignited fires and damaged additional storage tanks, triggering a state of emergency, an oil spill, and direct Kremlin […]
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In a striking intervention that challenges Europe’s long-standing energy decoupling strategy, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italy’s state-backed energy giant Eni, has publicly urged the European Union to suspend its upcoming ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). Speaking at a political event organized by Italy’s Lega party, Descalzi stated: “I think that it is necessary […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article comes from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack, and Stu will be covering it on the next Energy News Beat Stand Up. This is a critical election, and Orban has been standing up for Hungary first, and is a good leader. The Hungarian people have the greatest stakes since they’ll be […]
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Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, released his highly anticipated 2025 Annual Letter to Shareholders on April 6, 2026. In it, Dimon delivers a sobering assessment of geopolitical risks, with the ongoing war in Iran and broader Middle East hostilities taking center stage. While the full letter spans broader economic, regulatory, and strategic […]
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The global energy domino is falling fast — and it is carving the world into two stark categories: nations with enough fuel buffers, refining muscle, and diplomatic leverage to ride out the storm, and those staring down fuel rationing, failed harvests, and economic free-fall. One month into the Iran war, the closure of the Strait […]
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Russia’s two largest oil export terminals on the Baltic Sea — Primorsk and Ust-Luga — have suspended all crude oil and petroleum product loadings following a series of intense Ukrainian drone attacks this week. The shutdowns represent one of the most severe disruptions to Russian energy exports in modern history and come amid escalating Ukrainian […]
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Russia’s oil export machine—once the backbone of its war economy—is reeling under a sustained Ukrainian drone offensive that has targeted refineries, export terminals, and critical pipeline infrastructure for over two years. What began as sporadic strikes in 2024 has escalated into a systematic campaign, with Ukrainian forces conducting more than 120 strikes on energy targets […]
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