Shares in Volvo Cars crashed the most on record in Stockholm, with Bloomberg data going back to late 2021, after it reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations. A toxic blend of higher US tariffs, cuts to EV subsidies, a stronger Swedish krona versus a weaker dollar, and an intensifying price war in China all...Continue Reading
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has seized two vessels near Farsi Island allegedly carrying large quantities of smuggled fuel, the country’s Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported Thursday – at a moment the nation’s military has its “finger on the trigger” amid threats from the Trump White House and Israel. More than one million liters of diesel...Continue Reading
Shell Weighs Multibillion Dollar Venezuela Gas Investments | 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 – Feb 05, 2026, 2:30 PM CST Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan told CNBC the company is actively...Continue Reading
As US Vice President JD Vance prepares to visit the Caucasus, Armenia is sending signals that it is leaning toward selecting an American company to build a new nuclear reactor to replace the antiquated, Russian-built Metsamor facility. Armenia’s minister of territorial administration and infrastructure, David Khudatyan, told journalists on February 3 that the government has decided...Continue Reading
Chevron Rewires Trading and Strategy at a Volatile Moment | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 05, 2026, 1:30 PM CST Chevron is reshuffling senior leadership over strategy, trading, and business development as the company leans harder on execution and integration while oil...Continue Reading
How Vulnerable is the US Electrical Grid to Winter Outages? | OilPrice.com Andrew Topf With over two decades of journalistic experience working in newspapers, trade publications and as a mining reporter, Andrew Topf is a seasoned writer specializing in… More Info Premium Content By Andrew Topf – Feb 05, 2026, 1:00 PM CST A winter...Continue Reading
Romania Lines Up €1 Billion Battery Storage Build After Government Deal | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 05, 2026, 12:30 PM CST Privately held MASS Group Holding plans to invest more than €1 billion (~$1.18 billion) in large-scale battery energy storage projects...Continue Reading
Can Foreign Investment Save Venezuela’s Broken Oil Sector? | OilPrice.com Matthew Smith Matthew Smith is Oilprice.com’s Latin-America correspondent. Matthew is a veteran investor and investment management professional. He obtained a Master of Law degree and is currently located… More Info Premium Content By Matthew Smith – Feb 05, 2026, 12:00 PM CST Venezuela has taken a...Continue Reading
Russian Oil Discounts Widen for China as Indian Purchases Falter | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 05, 2026, 11:30 AM CST As India is tentatively pulling back from buying Russian oil after the U.S. trade deal, Russia’s crude is being offered in...Continue Reading
How Policy Powered Guyana’s Oil Boom and Undermined Venezuela’s | OilPrice.com Robert Rapier Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer in the energy industry. He has 25 years of international engineering experience in the chemical, oil and gas, and… More Info Premium Content By Robert Rapier – Feb 05, 2026, 11:00 AM CST Guyana’s stable contracts...Continue Reading
