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US OMAN SIGN PORT DEAL & IRANIAN OIL SURGES DESPITE SANCTIONS REGIME

3/30/2019

U.S. and Oman Sign Strategic Port AgreementNicole Salter | Project Manager
Behnam Ben Taleblu | Senior Fellow

Renewables Get the Press, But Natural Gas Is Growing Faster
Robert Bryce, National Review

Iranian Oil Exports Continue to Surge Despite U.S. Sanctions

Why Iran is silent about US military deal with neighboring Oman
Iran has demonstrated no sign of outrage at a recent US-Omani military deal as the American Indo-Pacific Strategy seems not to clash with Iran's interests in the region.

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INFECTED US OIL TURNED AWAY IN ASIA & RUSSIAN OIL POLICY IN ARTIC EXPOSED FOR GEOPOLITICAL TIES

3/28/2019

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BLOOMBERG

Nikos Tsafos writes: Every move that Russia makes to develop energy resources in the Arctic is seen as further proof for an unsettling proposition: unlike the United States, Russia takes a strategic view toward Arctic energy; it spends serious money to develop the region’s resources; and it is using the Arctic to boost ties with China and, more recently, Saudi Arabia. There is truth in that worldview, but it also leaves much out. – Center for Strategic and International Studies

On March 11, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Russian oil giant Rosneft of defying US sanctions by purchasing oil from the Venezuelan state-owned oil PDVSA, which has been sanctioned since January. Pomepo said: […]the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “The threats coming from the US Secretary of State against the Rosneft company over its cooperation with Venezuela are senseless. It has been hit by sanctions since 2014, but continues successfully working. Meanwhile, its former US partners, whom Washington had forced to curtail cooperation, suffered serious damage.” – Middle East Media Research Institute

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GRAPHIC OF WORLD'S OIL SUPPLIES & SQUEEZING SYRIAN SHIA PROXIES FOR OIL

3/26/2019

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VISUAL CAPITALIST

Fuel Shortage Persists in Syria amidst Tougher Sanctions Enforcement
David Adesnik | Director of Research

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OPEC SEEKS HIGHER US GAS PRICES; VENEZUELA NEEDS RUSSIA AND CHINA TO SUSTAIN US ONSLAUGHT

3/23/2019

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ASIA TIMES

DAVID P. GOLDMAN: US CAPACITY REACHED

HOW OIL IS OUTPERFORMING ENERGY STOCKS

ASIA TIMES

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EURASIA UNITED: CASPIAN SEA PIPELINE

3/22/2019

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NORD STREAM 2: PUTIN ENVELOPES EUROPE

3/18/2019

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ALGERIA & OPEC'S SHAKY SIX GETTING VULNERABLE

3/17/2019

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OPEC and allies meet to review oil production cuts al-monitor.com

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PETROL & ISRAELI POLITICS

3/15/2019

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JOSEPH DANA MARCH 12, 2019 Politics intrudes in Israel’s gas strategy Israel wants to export natural gas to Europe, but geopolitics, boycotts and other issues stand in the way

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AZERBAIJAN: NEW PETROL POWERHOUSE

3/15/2019

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VICTOR DAVIS HANSEN ON BRINGING BAKU INTO THE E.U.; THE NAGORNO CONFLICT; HERE'S WHY BAKU (A NET EXPORTER OF OIL) ON THE CASPIAN SEA MATTERS

3/15/2019

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INDIA SEEKS WAIVERS FROM US TO BUY IRANIAN OIL, US LED SANCTIONS DAMAGING HEZBOLLAH

3/11/2019

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India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), as it negotiates with the Washington about extending a sanctions waiver past early May, two sources in India with knowledge of the matter said. – Reuters

Iran hopes to have its part of a new payments vehicle — devised to allow it to trade with EU firms despite US sanctions — — ready within a fortnight, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday. – Agence France-Presse

Israel‘s navy could take action against Iranian oil smuggling, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, urging world powers to foil any effort by Tehran to evade US sanctions. – Reuters

Hanin Ghaddar writes: Despite Hezbollah’s repeated claims that foreign sanctions would not affect its capabilities, evidence suggests that the group is facing a serious financial crisis. Its leaders have already implemented harsh new austerity measures, and sources close to the group believe these efforts will become more severe over time. […]Although Iran has not stopped sending money to Hezbollah so far, the group realizes that continued sanctions and/or altered regional circumstances may require it to seek alternative sources of funding down the road. – Washington Institute

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pakistan army goes into oil business

3/9/2019

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ASIA TIMES

Pakistan’s military is taking a key role in the development of one of the world’s biggest untapped copper and gold deposits, which is currently stalled by a multi-billion dollar legal wrangle with foreign mining firms, multiple sources familiar with the situation said. – Reuters

Asad Hashim writes: The question is one that strikes at the heart of how power is distributed in Pakistan; of whether an elected civilian leader can exert control over the country’s powerful military; of whether Pakistan is truly willing to give up support for armed groups that it has used as proxies for decades; and of whether the country—which has long frustrated successive U.S. governments, likely none more so than Donald Trump’s administration—is truly changing its foreign-policy and security stances beyond a focus on neighboring India. – The Atlantic

Arzan Tarapore writes: The India-Pakistan crisis seems to have peaked. The two sides continue to trade intermittent small-arms and artillery fire across the Line of Control that divides Kashmir. India has shown itself to be more and more militarily aggressive after the 2016 and 2019 responses. Unlike the deniable 2016 raid, India’s 2019 strike at Balakot compelled Pakistan to retaliate. But an India with few other viable options for deterrence, increasingly enamored by military swashbuckling and encouraged by the United States, may become seduced by competitive risk-taking. – War on the Rocks

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IRAN'S PORT OF CHABAHAR OPENS INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD REFORMING AFGHANISTAN: STRATEGY, OIL AND GOODS

3/9/2019

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Chabahar Port Deal Threatens to Capsize Iran Sanctions
Varsha Koduvayur | Senior Research AnalystAndrew Gabel | Research Analyst

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JOHN BATCHELOR COVERS AMERICAN'S FOSSIL FUEL NEEDS

3/8/2019

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LIBYAN OIL FIELDS: OUTPUT UP POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION ON

3/5/2019

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Libya’s largest oil field to resume operations
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Monday that it is reopening its largest oil field. Forces loyal to the eastern Libyan government and to military strongman Gen. Khalifa Hifter took control of the El Sharara field last month. Hifter’s offensive came after local tribesmen seized the field demanding their salaries from the Tripoli-backed NOC. Tripoli said its decision to reopen El Sharara came after it received assurances from Hifter’s forces that all armed groups had left the field. El Sharara normally produces 315,000 barrels of oil per day. Read More 

Tobruk parliamentarian explains south Libya's support for Hifter
In an interview with Al-Monitor, a member of the Tobruk-based parliament talks about Gen. Khalifa Hifter’s operation to cleanse the south from armed gangs and secure oil fields.

Based in the east of Libya, Khalifa Haftar has made no secret of his ambition to capture Tripoli, the northwestern seat of the internationally-recognized government. His threats were long dismissed as bombast, but a lightening advance through the south this year has put Haftar in control of most oil resources and could embolden him to make his much-vaunted final push. – Bloomberg

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MEXICAN NARCO-TERROR: FUEL THEFT UNDERWRITING A DOMESTIC INSURGENCY

3/5/2019

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GEOPOLITICAL MONITOR

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OIL - ENERGY MARKETS

US OMAN SIGN PORT DEAL & IRANIAN OIL SURGES DESPITE SANCTIONS REGIME

INFECTED US OIL TURNED AWAY IN ASIA & RUSSIAN OIL POLICY IN ARTIC EXPOSED FOR GEOPOLITICAL TIES

GRAPHIC OF WORLD'S OIL SUPPLIES & SQUEEZING SYRIAN SHIA PROXIES FOR OIL

OPEC SEEKS HIGHER US GAS PRICES; VENEZUELA NEEDS RUSSIA AND CHINA TO SUSTAIN US ONSLAUGHT

EURASIA UNITED: CASPIAN SEA PIPELINE

NORD STREAM 2: PUTIN ENVELOPES EUROPE

ALGERIA & OPEC'S SHAKY SIX GETTING VULNERABLE

PETROL & ISRAELI POLITICS

AZERBAIJAN: NEW PETROL POWERHOUSE

VICTOR DAVIS HANSEN ON BRINGING BAKU INTO THE E.U.; THE NAGORNO CONFLICT; HERE'S WHY BAKU (A NET EXPORTER OF OIL) ON THE CASPIAN SEA MATTERS

INDIA SEEKS WAIVERS FROM US TO BUY IRANIAN OIL, US LED SANCTIONS DAMAGING HEZBOLLAH

pakistan army goes into oil business

IRAN'S PORT OF CHABAHAR OPENS INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD REFORMING AFGHANISTAN: STRATEGY, OIL AND GOODS

JOHN BATCHELOR COVERS AMERICAN'S FOSSIL FUEL NEEDS

LIBYAN OIL FIELDS: OUTPUT UP POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION ON

MEXICAN NARCO-TERROR: FUEL THEFT UNDERWRITING A DOMESTIC INSURGENCY

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