MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 26.May.2026, Words: 396) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and […]
Category: Iran
Iran
Trump says Iranian ‘fast-attack’ ships that come close to US blockade will be eliminated
WASHINGTON, DC (By Reuters, 13.Apr.2026, Words: 269) — U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that any Iranian “fast-attack” ships that go near a U.S. maritime blockade […]
US forces to commence clearance of mines in Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2026, Words: 180) — Forces with US Central Command (CENTCOM) began setting conditions to clear mines in the […]
PRESS DIGEST 7 APR. 2026: PEMEX GOM waste collection; Dos Bocas steam; Iranian power plants
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Apr.2026, Words: 425) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and […]
PRESS DIGEST 26 MAR. 2026: Marlim Sul field discovery; ARG oil up; MEX oil spill cleanup
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Mar.2026, Words: 300) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 26 […]
QatarEnergy confirms missile attacks on its LNG facilities
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Mar.2026, Words: 112) — QatarEnergy confirms in the early hours of 19 Mar. 2026, several of its […]
Ras Laffan attacks reshape global LNG outlook, recovery timeline likely significantly extended
LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (By WoodMac, 19.Mar.2026, Words: 706) — Missile attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City have caused extensive damage including fires. This fundamentally alters the global gas market outlook, according to Wood […]
ANALYSIS: why $100/bbl oil happened anyway
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2026, Words: 770) — If US president Donald Trump’s Iran strategy had worked as envisioned, we […]
PRESS DIGEST 18 MAR. 2026: Attacks on Qatari energy; Mexico gas imports; Dos Bocas deaths
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2026, Words: 280) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 18 […]
US national average gasoline price reaches $3.79/gallon, up 30% M-O-M
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2026, Words: 115) — The national average gasoline price (regular) in the US reached $3.79/gallon as of […]
Short analysis: Trump’s Venezuela miscalculation, Iran spillover
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2026, Words: 173) — Recent moves by US president Donald Trump toward Venezuela and Iran underscore a recurring pattern: short‑term political theatrics […]
TotalEnergies reports on impact of Middle East conflict on activities
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2026, Words: 230) — TotalEnergies is continuing to monitor the evolution of the situation in the Middle East […]
The Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Northeast Asia demand, pressures LNG spot prices
LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (By WoodMac, 11.Mar.2026, Words: 767) — Northeast Asia’s LNG market faces a major supply shock following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with […]
PRESS DIGEST 4 MAR. 2026: Trion field kickoff, QatarEnergy force majeure, Machado’s CCS return
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Mar.2026, Words: 400) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 4 […]
EAI brief: QatarEnergy halts LNG production
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2026, Words: 61) — Due to military attacks on QatarEnergy‘s operating facilities in as Laffan Industrial City […]
PRESS DIGEST 2 MAR. 2026: Norwegian pensions, Iran retaliates, SouthCom head in Ecuador
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2026, Words: 602) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 2 […]
PRESS DIGEST 28 Feb. 2026: US/Israel attack Iran, Kingdom issues statement
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Feb.2026, Words: 164) — The following are mainly the top stories from the top media outlets across the […]
Corruption perceptions index 2025: Venezuela (10), Mexico (27), Uruguay (73)
BERLIN, GERMANY (By Transparency International, 10.Feb.2026, Words: 1,102) — Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, […]
EAI brief: China supports Iranian push to maintain stability, Lin Jian says
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jan.2026, Words: 143) — China said it hopes Iran will maintain stability and said it supports the […]
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US seizes oil tanker used to transport Venezuelan and Iranian oil [video]
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2025, Words: 161) — The US government, under Trump 2.0, seized an oil tanker used to transport […]
Iran confirms it seized tanker in Strait of Hormuz
(By Tom Bennett, BBC, 15.Nov.2025, Words: 343) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed it seized a tanker on Friday morning in the Strait […]
US Treasury takes actions targeting key elements of Iran’s energy export machine
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Oct.2025, Words: 306) — The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced […]
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OPEC+ reaffirm commitment to market stability [table]
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jul.2025, Words: 309) — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reaffirmed their […]
IAEA director general Grossi says “Iran, Israel, the Middle East, need peace”
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Jun.2025, Words: 287) — “Iran, Israel, the Middle East, need peace and there is a path for diplomacy,” […]
US Treasury takes steps to stop Iran from manufacturing missile components
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 14.May.2025, Words: 224) — The US Department of the Treasury‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designating 6 individuals […]
OFAC sanctions Iranian LPG magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his network
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025) — The US Department of the Treasury‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on […]
Israel Conflict Gains Grip as Output: Rystad Says
(Rystad, 17.Oct.2024) — Here is Rystad Energy’s market update from Middle East Research Director, Aditya Saraswat. “Tensions are persisting in the Middle East and the […]
LatAmNRG matters, highlights, heard: Argentina LNG, $7.3bn Amber-Citgo deal
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Oct.2024, Words: 423) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended […]
Scientists: Epoch Marked by human impact — the Anthropocene — Began in 1950s
(AP, 11.Jul.2024) — From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since […]
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Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report [PDF Download]
(The World Bank, 31.Mar.2023) — After a decade of little progress, global gas flaring volumes fell by around 3% in 2022. However, despite this welcome […]
Iran Starts Refining its Oil in Venezuela: Minister
(Xinhua, 17.Oct.2022) — Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela, SHANA news agency affiliated […]
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Drop 8% in April amid Quality-linked Delays
(Reuters, 6.May.2022) — Venezuela’s oil exports fell 8% in April from the previous month amid continued delays linked to poor-quality crude grades and insufficient oil […]
Iranian Oil Minister Meets Venezuela’s President Maduro in Caracas
(AFP, 3.May.2022) — Iran’s oil minister has paid an official visit to ally Venezuela to meet President Nicolas Maduro and discuss ways to “overcome” the […]
Venezuela and Iran to Deepen Oil and Defense Ties
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.May.2022) — Venezuela’s Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami held a working meeting in Caracas with his Iranian counterpart Javad Owji to discuss […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela Receives 185 Mbbls from Iran; Pemex, Exxon 1Q:22 Conf. Calls
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela reportedly receiving 185,000 barrels of 29-degree API petroleum from Iran; Pemex plans to host a conference […]
White House Pressed on Potential Oil Deals with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Iran
(Politico, 7.Mar.2022) — The White House on Monday pushed back on concerns about the Biden administration’s willingness to cut deals with countries like Saudi Arabia, […]
Iran, Qatar Sign Major Deals on Raisi’s Doha Trip
(Al Jazeera, 23.Feb.2022) — Qatar and Iran have signed 14 agreements during President Ebrahim Raisi’s two-day trip to Doha this week. Raisi was accompanied by […]
Iranian Oil Tanker to Discharge 2 mln Barrels in Venezuela
(Reuters, 31.Jan.2022) — An Iranian supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of condensate this week began discharging at Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA‘s main oil […]
NRGBriefs: Maduro Courts Arab Investments
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro talking in a special interview w/ Arab media house Al Mayadeen broadcast on […]
Crude From Venezuela, Iran Stacks Up Off Singapore
(Bloomberg, 24.Aug.2021) — Oil stored in ships has been stacking up off key Asian ports as a crackdown in China on private crude oil processors […]
China’s CCPC Takes Center Stage In Iran
(Reuters, 22.Jul.2021) — A Chinese logistics firm has emerged as a central player in the supply of sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela, even after […]
Iran Activates Game Plan For Oil Comeback In 2021
(Platts, 9.Feb.2021) — Emboldened by the change in US presidency, Iran is pushing more oil onto the market, even as sanctions remain in place, as […]
OPEC Fund Marks 45 Years Of Driving Development
(The OPEC Fund, 28.Jan.2021) — The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) marks its 45th anniversary today. Since inception, the multilateral development finance […]
20 Companies: The Biggest Polluters In The World
(Insider Monkey, 2.Jan.2021) — In this article we are going to list the 20 companies that are the biggest polluters in the world. Click to […]
Biden Presidency To Reset US Sanctions Focus
(Argus, 14.Dec.2020) — Washington’s failure in the past two years to force regime change in Caracas by means of severe sanctions gives the incoming US […]
Iran Mostly Contains Fire After Oil Pipeline Spill
(Reuters, 13.Dec.2020) — Firefighters have contained most of a blaze that broke out after a pipeline carrying crude oil to Iran’s second-largest refinery ruptured on […]
India Looks To Resume Iran, Venezuela Oil Imports
(Reuters, 2.Dec.2020) — India wants to diversify its oil imports, including the resumption of supplies from Iran and Venezuela, after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes […]