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Head of oil lobbying group to resign
Jack Gerard, the head of the main lobbying group for the oil and natural gas industry, announced he is stepping down in August. In a...- Joanna Replied
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Toyota ditches EPA under pressure from environmentalists
Toyota Motor Corp. has ended talks with the Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul internal management practices at the agency. The decision comes more than a month after EPA...- Stephen Replied
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Careful eye on anti-government protests in Iran
Anyone watching the spreading protests in Iran? This could spiral dangerously. They started out protesting rising prices but now it's turning into a general...- Kate Turlington Replied
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Why There Will Never Be Oil Flow Certainty in Libya
More fun in Libya: Two militias battling it out in the capital, at a main airport today--20 people reported killed. And the kicker: Both...- Seleskya Replied
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Iraq Bans Kurdish Firm Kar Group From Operating Kirkuk Oil Fields
Iraq’s parliament voted to ban Kurdish engineering firm Kar Group from operating Kirkuk’s oil fields, following Iraq’s recapture of the Kurdish-held oil region in October. The...- Stephen Replied
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Iran Threatens Retaliation If Trump Leaves Nuclear Deal
Iran--or at least the spokesman of its nuclear energy agency--is apparently ready to respond in-kind if Trump decides to reimpose US sanctions on Tehran by...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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The Lead-Up to a New Saudi King
Vision 2030, the Aramco IPO, the purge of business elite ... things are happening fast right now in Saudi Arabia because rumor has it...- saudi arabia
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Gaddafi's son to run for Libyan president?
Just saw a Libyan news report saying Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, is going to run for president ... So even if General Haftar isn't...- Seleskya Replied
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100 lawmakers call to designate climate change a security threat
A group of more than 100 bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. House urged President Donald Trump to reconsider the omission of climate change from his...- Meanwhile Replied
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Corruption - All Around Us
Transparency Int'l published list of most corrupt countries... 1. North Korea 2. Somalia 3. South Sudan 11. Iraq 23. Zimbabwe 44. Nigeria 46. Iran 46. Russia 98. China 98. India 102. Turkey 113.South Africa 115. Saudi Arabia 117....- corruption
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Mysterious attack on Russia's bases in Syria
A series of mysterious attacks against the main Russian military base in Syria, including one conducted by a swarm of armed miniature drones, has...- russia syria
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Israeli leader's son drunkenly talks gas and prostitutes outside strip club
Good for a laugh, this one: Recorded drunk outside a strip club, Netanyahu's son apparently talks about the gas deals Israeli closed, prostitutes and hits...- TraderTate Replied
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US to rejoin Paris Agreement
President Donald Trump said that he actually cares about the environment and that his only misgivings about the Paris Agreement are that it treated...- Stephen Replied
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Venezuela's Parliament Says Petro Illegal
Days after announcing a formal decree launching the country’s asset-based cryptocurrency, the Petro, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is hiring miners across the country to...- cryptocurrency
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Israel, Saudis in Secret Alliance against Iran
The latest non-news that everybody suspected but was never confirmed has just been confirmed. I wonder how this would sit with the rest of...- israel
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What about Bosnia and the Russia-EU energy equation?
I've been sort of mapping out Europe's energy policy and options for less dependence on Russia and while most of the countries' situations and stances...- Carlsbad Replied
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North Korea Agrees to Talks with South
North Korea has said yes to talks with South Korea after Seoul and Washington agreed to postpone a joint drill. I can't help but...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Pakistan Between Pressure of USA and "love" of China
Just one day after U.S. president accused Pakistan and government in Islamabad for support terrorist, Pakistan's Central Bank announced how will be replacing dollar...- Pavel Replied
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US ready to bite into Iraq oil industry
U.S. delegation met with Iraqi Oil Minister al-Luaibi to discuss getting involved in Iraq's energy sector. Iraq's oil ministry says the US is keen on strengthening ties...- Rodent Replied
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US Court Finds Turkish Banker Guilty of Iran Sanction Breach
Relations between the US and Turkey are bound to deteriorate further after a US court found a Turkish banker guilty of helping Iran circumvent sanctions...- united states
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Trump Tells Kim: My Button's Bigger than Yours
President Trump has tweeted the following: "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.”...- trump
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IS planning to attack Libya?
Senior official from the U.S. Africa Command AFRICOM told local media that Islamic State (IS) in Libya may be planning an attack on the country’s...- JohnAtronis Replied
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Trump Foreign Policy Good for Oil Prices?
One take on oil prices is that oil bulls are loving Trump's foreign policy because it promises to keep all things geopolitical in the...- Carlsbad Replied
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Saudi-Lebanon Spat all about Iran
What happened with the scandal over Qatar earlier this year, also happened to Lebanon's PM, Hariri, and it's all about Iran. Hariri is back...- saudi arabia
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Seoul seizes another vessel for trading with Pyongyang
South Korea is investigating a second vessel it suspects of illegally transferring oil for shipping to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions, maritime...- Meanwhile Replied
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Trump tweets that 'cold' East Coast 'could use a little bit of' global warming
Shut the internet please President Trump took to Twitter yesterday to note the record-breaking cold weather currently slamming much of the eastern U.S. “In the East, it...- Joanna Replied
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Let the Games Begin with Offshore Oil Drilling in Syria
No one's been paying too much attention to Syria since the media has decided it's no longer interesting, but we may have missed that...- Seleskya Replied
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Things heating up between North and South Korea
South Korea apparently seized a ship illegally transferring oil to North Korea, and it was a Hong Kong-registered ship ...- north korea
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Greens launch ads against Trump environmental pick
The Sierra Club is running a Facebook advertising campaign to oppose Kathleen Hartnett White, President Trump’s nominee for a top environmental policy position. The nation’s largest green...- Stephen Replied
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India and Israel- Gas Pact. What Will Iran Say?
Opening a co-operation in this field raises the question of the economic reactions coming from Iran to India. Iran and India have worked hard...- Pavel Replied
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