Tag: petro-industry
U.S. organizations fund opposition in Kazakhstan to help spark Color Revolution against pro-Russia and pro-China regime
[CovertAction Magazine] “On January 2nd, protests erupted in the city of Zhanaozen in western Kazakhstan that have since spread across…
COP26: Industry-Backed ‘Nature-Based Solutions’ is a Greenwashing Scam, Warns Global Climate Coalition
[Common Dreams] “As a global climate summit continued in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, an international coalition of advocacy groups warned world…
Turkey’s new drone base on occupied Northern Cyprus threat to Mediterranean region, lifting embargo and arming Cyprus urged
[Kathimerini, The National Interest] “Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has grown increasingly aggressive. Whereas Turkey once occupied only Cyprus,…
US seized Iranian crude oil then sold it at home – again
[AP News] “The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off…
Russian Oil Sales to U.S. Record High Despite Tough Talk
[Bloomberg] “Even as Washington champions energy independence and warns European allies against becoming too dependent on Moscow, American refineries are…
During Covid-19 pandemic and after Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, several U.S. states introduced harsh new penalties for protesting fossil fuels
[HuffPost] “Dawn Goodwin spent her 50th birthday among towering pines and yellow birches whose tree rings make her lifespan seem…
Syria’s First Message to President Joe Biden: ‘Withdraw Troops, Stop Stealing Oil’
[Newsweek] “Syrian permanent representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari derided U.S. actions in his country during a Wednesday virtual session of…
“We’re keeping the oil”: Little-known U.S. firm secures secretive Syrian oil deal
[POLITICO] “Former diplomat and special forces soldier got green light to work with Kurds to develop crude in northeastern Syria.”…
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger under house arrest for winning landmark Amazon pollution case against Chevron
[The Nation] “More than a quarter-century ago, Steven Donziger, a young American human rights lawyer, joined the legal effort to force…
U.S. May Violate International Laws Against Pillage If It Takes Syrian Oil
[NPR] “President Trump has executed a policy U-turn on Syria. He’s now tasking U.S. forces that he’d promised to withdraw…
John Bolton: defeating ISIS in Syria is not desirable, instead the US should create an oil producer Sunni state and an independent Kurdistan
[The New York Times] “Today’s reality is that Iraq and Syria as we have known them are gone. The Islamic…
Controversial China-Myanmar Gas Pipeline Now Fully Operational
[Myanmar Business Today, Myanmar Times] “The China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), China’s state-run oil and gas firm, said last week…
Geopolitics: ‘As Myanmar opens, China alliance starts to fray’
[REUTERS] “As Myanmar pursues dramatic reforms, its relationship with China — the Southeast Asian nation’s biggest investor and second-biggest trade…
