Iraq Pulls the Plug on Iranian Gas Imports
BAGHDAD, Dec. 24 (Agencies) – Iraq announced Tuesday it has fully suspended natural gas imports from Iran, a move that immediately cut between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts from the national…
Volkswagen to Close Dresden Plant in First Domestic Production Halt
Berlin, December 16, 2025 (Agencies) – Germany’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, is preparing to cease production at its Transparent Factory in Dresden on Tuesday, marking the first time in the company’s…
Russia’s Urals Oil Price Plummets to $36 Amid U.S. Sanctions
Moscow, 22 November 2025 (Agencies): Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil has plunged to its lowest level in nearly three years, dropping to $36.61 per barrel at the Black Sea port…
UK Greenlights First Rolls-Royce SMR Project Despite U.S. Pushback
London, 22 November 2025 (Agencies): The United Kingdom has approved its first small modular reactor (SMR) project, selecting Rolls-Royce SMR as the preferred developer for a new nuclear power station…
Russian hybrid warfare could leave Europe’s energy consumers in the cold
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The recent surge in suspected Russian “hybrid warfare” incidents across Europe has put governments on high alert, raising questions about the vulnerability of the region’s…
Maduro Offered Venezuela’s Oil to Trump to Avoid Conflict with U.S.
CARACAS, October 8, 2025 (Agencies): The administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro offered to open Venezuela’s vast oil and gold sectors to U.S. companies in an attempt to ease tensions…
India Starts Paying for Russian Oil in Chinese Yuan, Marking Major Shift in Global Energy Trade
New Delhi, October 8, 2025 (Agencies): India has begun settling payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan, in what analysts are calling a significant step toward de-dollarization of global…
Pakistan Expands Crude Supply Sources with Second U.S. Oil Purchase via Vitol
Karachi, September 28, 2025 (Agencies): Pakistan has broadened its crude oil import portfolio with a second order of U.S. crude, signaling a shift from its heavy reliance on Middle Eastern…
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Seal Landmark Water-Energy Swap Deal
Cholpon-Ata, September 7, 2025 (Agencies): In a significant step toward addressing Central Asia’s deepening water and energy challenges, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan have signed a landmark trilateral agreement to exchange…
Energy Sources, Global Politics, and Environmental Balance: A Research Study
Energy has always played a central role in the development of human societies and in the evolving structure of the global system. In early times, humans relied on wood, fodder,…