Venezuela has begun shutting oil wells in the Orinoco Belt as U.S. blockade measures halt crude flows, forcing PDVSA to cut production by an estimated 25% due to storage constraints. SourceContinue Reading

Pakistan-Afghanistan Fued Freezes $3 Billion in Annual Bilateral Trade | OilPrice.com RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff – Dec 30, 2025, 2:00 PM CST The border closure,...Continue Reading

Oil tankers are still making their way to Venezuela despite Washington’s naval blockade, a sign that Caracas is leaning harder on floating storage and debt-linked crude shipments even as its export system begins to clog. At least two tankers arrived in Venezuelan waters in recent days, and others are approaching the coast, according to Reuters...Continue Reading

Will Saudi Arabia/UAE Tensions Over Yemen Threaten OPEC Status Quo? | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Dec 30, 2025, 11:30 AM CST The latest flare-up between Saudi Arabia and...Continue Reading

Russia’s pipeline gas exports to Europe collapsed by 44% in 2025, falling to their lowest level since the mid-1970s, according to Reuters calculations. The drop marks the clearest statistical endpoint yet for what was once Moscow’s most lucrative and politically potent energy relationship. The decline was driven primarily by the closure of the Ukrainian transit...Continue Reading

Investor Hesitation Stalls India’s Offshore Oil Push | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Dec 30, 2025, 10:30 AM CST India has once again kicked the can down the road...Continue Reading

Bollinger Shipyards has secured a contract to build four U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters, advancing U.S. icebreaking capabilities and Arctic operational presence. SourceContinue Reading

Storm Forces Halt to Kazakhstan’s Oil Exports from the Black Sea | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Dec 30, 2025, 9:30 AM CST Crude oil exports from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal on Russia’s Black Sea coast have been suspended due to...Continue Reading

Holiday Markets Eye War Risks but Oil Refuses to Break Out | OilPrice.com Tom Kool Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam’s Higher School of Economics and later completed an Executive MBA in Energy Transition at the University of Groningen.… More Info Premium Content By Tom Kool – Dec 30, 2025, 9:30 AM CST Oil...Continue Reading

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Fabricating Attack to Undermine Peace Talks | OilPrice.com RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff – Dec 30, 2025, 9:00 AM CST Russia alleges...Continue Reading