Sunday, May 3, 2026

As Saudis Go Nuclear, U.S. Seeks an Edge Over Great-Power Rivals

From Bloomberg At a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna last September, word spread that Saudi Arabia had identified a handful of countries that could build two nuclear reactors in the kingdom. The U.S. wasn’t among them — until Energy Secretary Rick Perry buttonholed the Saudi delegates and told them America wanted in. Within weeks, a mostly

Nigerian State Oil Firm Spent $5.8 Billion Importing Fuel

From Reuters Nigeria’s state oil firm said on Tuesday it had spent $5.8 billion on fuel imports since late 2017, as it combats a fuel shortage that has left people queuing for hours at filling stations and hobbled an already-struggling economy. “The corporation’s intervention became necessary following the inability of the major and independent marketers to import the product because