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Monday, March 30, 2026
Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and 3D printed oil pipeline
Defense

Thousands of US Army Paratroopers Arrive in Middle East As Buildup Intensifies

Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as

March 30, 2026
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EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Energy

Brent Heads for Record Monthly Leap as Houthi Attacks Widen Gulf Conflict

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, with Brent heading for a record monthly rise, after Yemeni Houthis widened the Iran war by launching their first attacks

March 30, 2026
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Russian Oil Tanker Arrives in Cuba as Moscow Vows to Stand by Havana
Energy

Russian Oil Tanker Arrives in Cuba as Moscow Vows to Stand by Havana

Russia said on Monday that an oil tanker carrying 100,000 metric tons of crude oil had arrived in Cuba and that Moscow would stand by its friends by

March 30, 2026
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
US Navy destroyer USS Truxtun escorts merchant ship in red sea
Featured

The Hormuz Hypothesis – What If the U.S. Navy Isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?

By Captain John Konrad (Opinion) – The Strait of Hormuz is twenty-one miles wide. Two shipping channels, each two miles across, separated by a two-mile

March 18, 2026
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, says White House
News

Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, says White House

Oil tankers are crossing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's actions to choke traffic through the shipping route have not hurt the U.S. economy, White House

March 17, 2026
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Monday, March 16, 2026
Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
News

US Allies Wary of Joining Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Mission

US allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran. In

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 839

Friday, March 13, 2026
European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions
News

European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions

Ukraine and its European allies hit out on Friday at a U.S. temporary waiver to allow countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 754

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay
News

US Treasury Allows More Russian Oil Sales to Help Tame Prices

The US issued a second authorization letting countries buy more Russian oil that’s stuck on tankers due to sanctions, part of the White House’s push to

March 13, 2026
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Thursday, March 12, 2026
The crude oil tanker Stena Polaris sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea, Nov. 26, 2024.
Shipping

US Considers Easing Jones Act to Tame Spiraling Fuel Prices

The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to

March 12, 2026
Total Views: 639

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted.
Energy

Wind Giant Sees Strong U.S. Growth Despite Offshore Ban

EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth-largest wind producer, reports 50% profit growth and optimism for U.S. expansion despite Trump's offshore wind ban. CEO says

February 25, 2026
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Aerial view of the vessel Boracay, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
Energy

Oil Tankers Hauling Russian Oil Flood East Asia, Racing for Buyers

More than a dozen tankers carrying 10-12 million barrels of Russian Urals crude are circling Asia seeking buyers after India cut imports under US pressure.

February 7, 2026
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Trump Launches $12 Billion Minerals Stockpile to Counter China
News

Trump Launches $12 Billion Minerals Stockpile to Counter China

President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply

February 2, 2026
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Friday, January 30, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group
Defense

Trump’s Options for Iran Strike Grow Even With Goals Unclear

The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to

January 30, 2026
Total Views: 605

Thursday, January 15, 2026
2022 photo of The German Navy Sachsen-class air-defense frigate FGS Sachsen
Defense

Europeans Prepare Military Exercises in Greenland, Trump’s Ambitions Undeterred

European countries were sending small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to

January 15, 2026
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Monday, January 5, 2026
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10, as well as another vessel, off Port Jose, Venezuela, November 18, 2025
Shipping

Venezuela Oil Ship Logjam Highlights Deeper US Blockade Pain

Venezuelan oil exports — measure by ship loadings — fell to a 17-month low in December amid a US naval blockade designed to bring the illicit oil trade to

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 1429

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Dark Mode Exodus: Sanctioned Venezuelan Tankers Slip Past U.S. Oil Blockade

About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude oil and fuel have left the country's waters in dark mode since the start of the year, according to documents

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 1689

Saturday, January 3, 2026
Maduro Captured, Indicted After US Airstrikes on Venezuela
News

Maduro Captured, Indicted After US Airstrikes on Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro has been charged in the US after he was captured and flown out of Venezuela, following a series of airstrikes that mark an

January 3, 2026
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Sanctioned Tankers Load Venezuelan Oil Despite US Pressure

More than a dozen tankers have loaded oil off Venezuela’s coast since the Trump administration intensified efforts to curb Caracas’ crude revenue by

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 1171

Monday, December 22, 2025
Sanctioned Tanker Links Russia’s Arctic Oil Trade to Venezuela for First Time
Energy

Sanctioned Tanker Links Russia’s Arctic Oil Trade to Venezuela for First Time

A sanctioned oil tanker has for the first time established a direct geographic link between Russia’s Arctic “shadow fleet” and oil product exports to

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 11979

Sunday, December 21, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea
Shipping

US Pursuing Third Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Officials Say

 The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the second such

December 21, 2025
Total Views: 1791