The rise and deadly fall of ISIS’s oil tycoon
The Wall Street Journal reports: Islamic State oil man Abu Sayyaf was riding high a year ago. With little industry experience, he had built a network of traders and wholesalers of Syrian oil that at...
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It’s a strange line of argument but surprisingly commonplace: to first vigorously deny something has happened, but to then say that if it did happen it’s perfectly normal. When it comes to the issue of...
View ArticleMichael Klare: The coming world of ‘peak oil demand,’ not ‘peak oil’
In a Greater Middle East in which one country after another has been plunged into chaos and possible failed statehood, two rival nations, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have been bedrock exceptions to the...
View ArticleThe rise and deadly fall of ISIS’s oil tycoon
The Wall Street Journal reports: Islamic State oil man Abu Sayyaf was riding high a year ago. With little industry experience, he had built a network of traders and wholesalers of Syrian oil that at...
View ArticleAdam Hochschild: A corporation goes to war
So much that matters in our world and on our planet happens in and remains in the shadows. This website is dedicated to shining at least a small light into some of those shadows. Commenting recently...
View ArticleHow Saudi Arabia turned its greatest weapon on itself
Andrew Scott Cooper writes: For the past half-century, the world economy has been held hostage by just one country: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Vast petroleum reserves and untapped production allowed...
View ArticleU.S., in reversal, issues permit for Keystone oil pipeline
The New York Times reports: During his presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump repeatedly hailed the Keystone XL pipeline as a vital jobs program and one that sharply contrasted his vision for the...
View ArticleExxon seeks U.S. waiver to resume Russia oil venture
The Wall Street Journal reports: Exxon Mobil Corp. has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO...
View ArticleExxon and Conoco reiterate support for Paris climate deal
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View ArticleThe rise and deadly fall of ISIS’s oil tycoon
The Wall Street Journal reports: Islamic State oil man Abu Sayyaf was riding high a year ago. With little industry experience, he had built a network of traders and wholesalers of Syrian oil that at...
View ArticleHow Saudi Arabia turned its greatest weapon on itself
Andrew Scott Cooper writes: For the past half-century, the world economy has been held hostage by just one country: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Vast petroleum reserves and untapped production allowed...
View ArticleAdam Hochschild: A corporation goes to war
So much that matters in our world and on our planet happens in and remains in the shadows. This website is dedicated to shining at least a small light into some of those shadows. Commenting recently...
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