(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The United States has slowed the sale of Russian oil giant Lukoil’s international assets to pressure Russia in the Ukraine peace talks, according to four sources familiar with the discussions. On Thursday, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control will extend the February 28 deadline to April 1 for deals to be concluded, an OFAC document reviewed
(Oil Price) – The Trump administration plans to allow energy companies to sell fuel to private Cuban businesses while maintaining a strict blockade on the Cuban government. The policy shift aims to alleviate a worsening humanitarian and energy crisis on the island by distinguishing between the Cuban people and the regime. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Commerce are
(BOE Report) – The U.S. eased sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector on Friday, issuing two general licenses that allow global energy companies to resume oil and gas operations in the OPEC member and for other companies to negotiate contracts on investments in new energy operations. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a general license allowing Chevron, BP, Eni, Shell and Repsol to
(Investing) – HOUSTON – Oil prices tumbled below $1 a barrel on Thursday investors gave more weight to the International Energy Agency lowering of its global oil demand forecast for 2026 against the receding risk of U.S. attacks on Iran. Brent crude oil futures were down $1.26, or 1.82%, at $68.14 a barrel by 10:16 a.m. CDT (1616 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate
(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The United States and Mexico on Wednesday unveiled a 60-day plan to develop coordinated trade policies aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities in critical mineral supply chains, including possible price floors for certain mineral imports. The plan, which includes no specific mention of China and its chokehold on processing of many such minerals, calls for the two nations to
(World Oil) – The U.S. government is preparing to issue a general license allowing companies to pump oil in Venezuela, part of the Trump administration’s plan to ease sanctions and rebuild the nation’s moribund energy industry. The new license could be issued by the Treasury Department as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the measure who asked not
(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on nine vessels of what is known as the shadow fleet and eight related firms, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement, as Washington sought to escalate pressure on Iran over the recent killing of protesters. The Treasury said the vessels and their respective owners or management firms, which
(Oil Price) – U.S. President Donald Trump supervises the release of funds from sales of Venezuela’s oil, an official at the U.S. Administration told Semafor on Thursday. Following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro early this month, President Trump moved to create a fund to hold revenues from sales of Venezuela’s oil. The money is being held in U.S. accounts and released at the
(Oil Price) – Russia on Tuesday asserted ownership of all oil assets a state Russian company is developing in Venezuela, following the claims of U.S. President Donald Trump that major American and Western oil firms would help revive Venezuela’s oil industry. Russia’s Roszarubezhneft, a state-owned firm that took over Rosneft assets in 2020 following U.S. sanctions on Rosneft’s Venezuelan oil trade, said on
(Investing) – WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE – The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said on Friday. The Olina, which according to public shipping database Equasis was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste, previously sailed from Venezuela and had returned
(Oil Price)– The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States saw a build of 1.7 million barrels in the week ending December 26. Crude oil inventories rose by 2.4 million barrels in the week prior. Crude oil inventories in the United States are so far showing a net decrease of 5.1 million barrels for
(Investing)– Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Monday as investors weighed talks between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents on a possible deal to end the war in Ukraine against potential oil supply disruption in the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose $1.33, or 2.2%, to $61.97 a barrel by 1416 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1.31, or
