NGOs also demand the country of origin for oil be made clear at petrol stations. The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to stop financing Putin’s war on Ukraine, say 25 European NGOs in a public appeal to leaders. The coalition is also demanding that … [continued]
What is Russia’s invasion all about? Sorry, I think that is the wrong question. In my experience, bullies act out of weakness and fear. And it is clear to me that Putin is acting as a bully. So, I believe the real question is, “What is Putin afraid of?” If … [continued]
Siberia is a pretty popular place lately. It was already in the news last week because temperatures rose to record highs. This week a different disaster took place there, a major oil spill.
Russia intends to bring two nuclear power plants floating on a barge to the Arctic to power oil exploration efforts. What could possibly go wrong?
The US Army’s Culture, Regional Expertise, and Language Management Office last year released a relatively even-handed study analyzing the drivers behind the current geopolitical tensions between the US and Russia, I recently found out. (Due to Nafeez Ahmed publishing an excellent piece on the matter.)
It hasn’t even been two years since Shell abandoned it’s stupid and expensive arctic oil drilling campaign. But the Trump administration — that never met a stupid idea it wasn’t gung-ho in favor of — has reopened the can of worms. And, of course, there’s a hefty Russian connection.
When you think of healthy democracies, you definitely think of petrostates, right? The question is, is the Republican Party treating the US as a petrostate?
The idea of the president of any normal country also owning one of its largest assets and using his office to protect it seems outrageous. Putin used his position to gain wealth for himself and a small group of cronies, and is trying to prevent sanctions from reducing the value of that wealth.
The Russian government has been seeking buyers for a 19.5% stake in the state-owned oil firm Rosneft OJSC. While this is itself not really unexpected, two prominent sources recently indicated (for the first time) that Russia would prefer a joint deal with China and India. That said, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry … [continued]
The largest exporter of oil and natural gas in the world, Russia, seems to be making more and more overtures towards solar energy in recent times. One of the country’s oil billionaires, Viktor Vekselberg, has been epitomizing that “slow” embrace with the Hevel Solor venture — which is a collaboration … [continued]
