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Energy Security

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Energy Security

Tanker Seizures and Supply Risk Fails To Move Oil Market

With global oil supply outpacing demand, oil traders are shrugging off rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Retaliation Risk Rises Following Iranian Oil Tanker Seizure

Iranian threats to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz highlights the precarious political nature of the oil market—and recent events show why this threat must be taken seriously.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative Offers Oil Dependence Solution

The U.S. transportation system is currently 92 percent dependent on petroleum - but an initiative to promote municipal fleet electrification has taken steps to correct that trend.

topics: Electric Vehicles
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Energy Security

Venezuela Faces More Outages As Trump Admin Mulls Escalation

As the Trump administration weighs its geopolitical priorities, the future of Venezuela's oil sector hangs in the balance.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

OPEC Cut Extension Highlights Need for NOPEC

OPEC's collusive actions run counter to established international anti-competitive norms at American expense. But by amending the Sherman Act, NOPEC offers a tool to combat these activities.

topics: Oil and Gas
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OPEC+ Extends Cuts For 9 Months, But Risks Remain

While the result from Vienna is ostensibly a success, there are obvious cracks in OPEC’s cohesion, as well as in its strategy to tighten up the market.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

U.S-Iran Tension Still Simmers, But Oil Market Well-Supplied

Against the backdrop of rising tension in the Persian Gulf, OPEC+ will meet to decide next steps

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Refinery Explosion Exposes Northeast Energy Vulnerability

The Northeast's energy security vulnerabilities have been laid bare after a fire ripped through the region's largest refinery last week

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Stage Set For Difficult OPEC Meeting

Russian discontent over Saudi intentions to reduce production is a likely potential flashpoint for the upcoming meeting—but internal OPEC politics, particularly between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mean this summit is rife with tension that threatens to upset proceedings.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Economic Concerns Take Pressure Off OPEC+ Action

The members of the OPEC+ coalition have different economic incentives. Most member countries are producing as much as they can and have little scope for higher output, so they are on board with an extension of production cuts.

topics: Oil and Gas