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The crude reality of oil trade
As some countries, including the world’s two biggest oil importers, are unlikely to join proposed sanctions against Russian crude, Moscow could redirect its exports.
22 April 2022
As some countries, including the world’s two biggest oil importers, are unlikely to join proposed sanctions against Russian crude, Moscow could redirect its exports.
Recent geopolitical shocks could prompt China to become more risk-averse and renege on past climate pledges…
Sanctions against the Russian Federation are developing so fast that it is hard to keep track of them and even harder to see a consistent narrative as events unfold.
As we become enveloped in one of the worst energy crises in memory, with rocketing prices and rising doubts about basic national energy security or reliability, a chorus of advice keeps coming forward from expert quarters.
Sanctions against the citizens, institutions, and products of the Russian Federation are evolving rapidly. Energy sanctions started late, but…
Iran’s oil could have a significant impact on prices, although on its own it would not compensate for the loss of Russian supplies.
Small modular reactors could make nuclear energy accessible to more countries, but their viability still has to be tested on a wider scale.
Most forecasts predict that oil prices will keep rising for the time being. But with geopolitical tensions running high, there is uncertainty over when they will stabilize.
Many of us are anxiously anticipating what the endgame will look like in the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine.
Many congratulations to our Founder and CEO, Dr Carole Nakhle, who received the award of ‘CEO of the Year 2021’ in the United Kingdom for her work at Crystol Energy, as CEO Monthly Magazine recognises the best in business.
What goes up must come down, or ought to. This could be one positive message to draw from the cascade of soaring energy prices which the New Year is throwing at us.
Sir, You argue in your editorial (“Power Up”, Dec 28) that “supply constraints would not now be biting so hard if western governments had scaled up investment in new technologies”.