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I don’t know enough maritime law to tell you exactly why it’s wrong for America to be dropping troops onto tankers to seize them — just to say that, no matter what legalistic excuse the administration cooks up, it looks exactly like being a pirate. (I…
The seizure of the Skipper on Wednesday marked the first US capture of Venezuelan oil cargo since sanctions were imposed in 2019Venezuelan oil exports have reportedly fallen sharply since the US seized a tanker this week and imposed fresh sanctions on …
Trump recently had his name engraved on the U.S. Institute of Peace — now renamed the “Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace.” Last week, the White House confirmed the renaming, calling it “a powerful reminder of what strong leadership can accomplis…
The South American country facing a huge US military buildup has almost a fifth of known global reservesVisual guide to US military presence in the CaribbeanVenezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, says the real motive behind the massive US military build…
Mark Twain allegedly quipped, “God created war so Americans would learn geography.” Whether or not he actually said that, might it not be a good test, that the world’s most mighty military power be prevented from waging war if a majority of Americans …
President Donald Trump’s saber-rattling about potential military action in Venezuela is indeed about drugs, but not cocaine. It is about a far more dangerous drug that former President George W. Bush admitted (in his 2006 State of the Union address) t…
Prime minister says deal ‘sets the state for an industrial transformation’, but project is likely to face wide oppositionMark Carney has agreed an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province’s oil s…
Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fieldsThe government has ruled out new North Sea oil and gas exploration or lower taxes for fossil fuel companies as it struggles to protec…
But Sunshine state Republicans might oppose drilling off state’s famous beaches that keep tourism dollars coming inThe Trump administration on Thursday announced new oil and gas drilling off California’s and Florida’s coasts, setting the stage for a po…
US oil firm blames UK government policy and supply costs for closure of site near Cowdenbeath in ScotlandExxonMobil is to close a chemicals plant in Scotland that employs hundreds of workers within months, blaming the decision on the UK government’s “e…