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Turkey ordered the resumption of crude-oil flows to the Ceyhan export terminal on the Mediterranean coast, according to an official with direct knowledge of the matter. State pipeline operator Botas had halted flows to the facility as a precaution on Monday morning, after the first of two massive earthquakes shook …

Turkey has halted crude-oil flows to the Ceyhan export terminal on the Mediterranean coast as a precaution following a devastating earthquake, according to an official with knowledge of the matter. State pipeline operator Botas made the decision on Monday morning after an earthquake in eastern Turkey, which was followed hours …

Official Tokyo has joined the ceiling of prices for petroleum products from Russia introduced by the European Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan reported. The limit is being introduced “in connection with the current situation in Ukraine and as a contribution to international efforts being made to solve …

The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) rose considerably over the past month, climbing by a total of 7.05%. The primary factor influencing the rare earth price forecast over the past several months was zero-COVID. Now, the focus is on those restrictions being lifted. Currently, China reports that the country’s …

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday called on Russia to respect its treaty with the United States on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability. NATO ambassadors said in a statement that “We note with concern that Russia has failed to comply with legally-binding obligations under the New …

EU ambassadors agreed on a price cap Friday for Russian petroleum products, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. “EU ambassadors today approved the price caps on petroleum products ahead of final adoption by the EU Council,” it wrote on Twitter. “Important agreement as part of the …

Venezuela is making the most of the global oil shortage, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the U.S. was forced to make certain concessions on its sanctions on Venezuelan crude to boost its energy security. Oil major Chevron has recommenced operations in Venezuela, and several other …

The recently established military relationship between South Korea and Poland is a multidimensional phenomenon, reaching beyond security in its traditional meaning. In fact, large-scale arms contracts are almost always politicized and followed or accompanied by intensified economic ties. Certainly, in the current circumstances, this view is shared by Warsaw and …

Russia’s ban on oil supplies to countries and companies that comply with a price cap imposed by the West came into effect on Wednesday. The decree, signed by President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 27, prohibits the supply of Russian crude oil and oil products “at all stages” if contracts directly …

Back in August 2022, repo plumbing guru Zoltan Pozsar published a fascinating chart showing how “$2 Trillion Of German Value Depends On $20 Billion Of Russian Gas” or, specifically, how Germany had applied some 100x leverage – much more than Lehman – on cheap commodities, and mostly Russian gas, to …