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G7 Progress on Critical Minerals Diversification Overlooks Demand Side
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Brent crude oil slides to fresh 2024 low on demand worries
The front-month contract for Brent crude North Sea oil was down USD 0.40 at USD 73.35/bbl on Ice Futures, while the WTI equivalent stood USD 0.42 lower on the day at USD 69.92/bbl. Earlier today, the Brent and WTI benchmarks touched USD 73.14/bbl and USD 69.73/bbl, the lowest levels since
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Rubio’s Gulf trip: Iran MOU will be a ‘tough sell’ to America’s allies
Karen Young, a senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, says Secretary Rubio is visiting Gulf allies to reassure them their interests are represented in the deal - but that it might be a tough sell, amid worries that America's commitment to the Gulf states is "not what it used to be."
Trump’s big oil crackdown ‘sounds like political theater’, says expert
President Trump has ordered the DOJ to investigate oil companies over claims they are too slow to lower gas prices despite falling crude costs. Karen Young, senior research scholar at Columbia Universityâs Center on Global Energy Policy, called the move âpolitical theater,â saying thatâs ânot really how gasoline prices workâ in the U.S.
Trump Orders DOJ Probe of Oil Firms, Alleges Pump Price ‘Gouging’
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G7 Progress on Critical Minerals Diversification Overlooks Demand Side
This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...
