International

At last month’s NATO summit in Brussels. President Trump caused a stir by claiming Germany was a ``captive of Russia.``

The dollar. which is considered to be the international currency. becomes a risky tool for payments.

In July. Venezuela’s oil production came in lower than PDVSA had targeted. according to Argus Media.

China earlier this year introduced the petroyuan as an alternative to the US dollar-dominated oil industry .

The Permian Highway Pipeline will provide additional capacity for reliable transportation of natural gas to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Bilateral trade between Canada and Saudi Arabia is worth more than $3 billion a year.

Additional costs brought on by a no-deal Brexit would harm the region’s oilfield services exporters.

The word out of Washington is that the United States is no longer looking at sanctioning Venezuela’s oil industry.

Oil prices have recovered and the country’s economic collapse has left it unable to capitalize.

China’s ties to Islamabad have deepened in recent years as Beijing has pledged to fund $57 billion in infrastructure as part of its Belt and Road initiative.