Energy
Euronews – Zelenskyy announces Druzhba oil pipeline repaired and ‘can resume operation’
How long before Nord Stream is back on line and Russian gas is reaching Germany again? Six months? A year? Read the article HERE.
Oil
Finance
Michael Hudson, Ben Norton – The oil shock that could break the global financial system
It’s difficult to overestimate the extent to which this war is re-making the world order. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ben Norton is editor of the […]
Finance
Michael Hudson, Richard D. Wolff, Nima Alkhorshid – Multipolar Oil Markets Are Now a Reality
Is the Iran war the starting gun on a multipolar world? Cross-posted from Michael Hudson’s blog NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, March 19, 2026, and our dear friends, Richard Wolf and Michael Hudson, are […]
Energy
John K. White – Oil Wars: Speeding The Transition to Renewable Energy
The Iran war has proved that oil & gas markets are too volatile for the global economy to rely on, with a shift to renewables likely to be the long term outcome of the war, […]
Geopolitics
DropSite – Oil prices yoyo as refineries hit and shipments halt; White House won’t rule out a draft in Iran war
Useful round-up of the latest in the Iran war. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Michael Roberts – Iran and the impact on the global economy
An energy price shock is very much a possibility, and Europe is not well-placed to cope with that. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ […]
Energy
Oil Wars: Interview with Rafael Ramírez
Very interesting interview with Venezuela’s former minister of energy about corporate power, geopolitics and oil. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Michael Hudson – How Washington Uses Energy as a Weapon
Requiring the world to trade oil in dollars is imperative to US imperialism. Michael Hudson is an American economist, a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and a researcher at the Levy […]
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts – Venezuela and oil
American oil giants exploiting Venezuela’s oil is more complicated than it sounds. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Within hours of the US […]
Geopolitics
Luke Goldstein, Lucy Dean Stockton – Corporations Are Ready to Cash In on Venezuela
‘Before Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, corporations filed lawsuits against Venezuela seeking damages tied to state nationalisation, international sanctions, and political instability. A Trump-installed government could tilt the courts in their favour.’ In Jacobin. […]