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

In 2017. Japan met 5.3 percent of its oil demand with imports from Middle Eastern nations.

U.S. officials have said in recent weeks that they aim to pressure countries to stop buying oil from Iran.

Nearly 40 percent of Turkey’s electricity production is sourced with natural gas.

U.S. LNG exports only started in 2015. and sales to China were a booming business opportunity for the American natural gas industry.

Critics say that the natural-gas pipeline will strengthen Russia’s hand in Europe and isolate Ukraine.

China has proposed import taxes of up to 25 percent on U.S. crude. as well as on liquefied natural gas and coal.

Saudi Arabia is sending the most crude oil to the U.S. in 15 months.

Russia. Saudi Arabia and others are raising their oil output by one million bpd to adversely affect Iran'.s oil exports.

The U.S. is weighing case-by-case exemptions for some countries from the next set of sanctions.