30 Pct of Oil Reserves Might be Consolidated Under US Influence

Friday January 09, 2026 – Around 30 percent of global oil reserves might be consolidated under U.S. influence, J.P. Morgan analysts stated.  

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  • January 11, 2026
Best of 2025: How direct air capture is developing (August 2025)

Carbon dioxide derived from direct air capture needs to surge in the years ahead as part of meeting global climate goals – and the good news is that some players…

Ukraine strikes Lukoil offshore oil platforms in Caspian Sea

(Bloomberg) – Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia’s economic capacity to fund its…

Trump’s Venezuela oil ambitions face major stability hurdles

The U.S. special forces operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was executed smoothly after months of planning. What follows, however, is likely to be far more complex — complicating…

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  • January 10, 2026
Best of 2025: Developments in concrete and carbon (August 2025)

Putting captured biogenic carbon dioxide to use is one of the best ways to develop carbon circularity in the global economy. And if that utilisation effectively sequesters the CO2, all…

Russian Oil Production Dips as U.S. Sanctions Bite

Russia’s crude oil production dipped to 9.326 million barrels (bpd) in December, down by over 100,000 bpd from November and nearly 250,000 bpd lower than Moscow’s OPEC+ quota, sources familiar…

Oil Prices Rise as Protests in Iran Escalate

Oil prices rose early on Friday as protests in Iran continued to escalate, unnerving market participants that one of the biggest oil producers in the Middle East could see supply…

TotalEnergies Lands Key Offshore Exploration Permit in Lebanon

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Lebanon to obtain an offshore exploration permit in the eastern Mediterranean next to a block where it has started exploration, the French oil and…

Venezuela’s Oil in Floating Storage Soars to 29 Million Barrels

The volume of Venezuelan oil in tankers at sea has jumped to over 29 million barrels following the U.S. blitz to extract Nicolas Maduro out of Venezuela, up from 20…

Venezuela Fuel Oil Flows to U.S. Pushes Asian Premium to 8-Month High

The prospect of increased Venezuelan heavy crude and fuel oil flows to the U.S. Gulf Coast has upended the high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) market as far as Asia.     The premium…