5 day agoAt least 5 sanctioned tankers involved in Venezuelan oil exports are now declaring themselves Russian, per the NYT. The Russian Navy is reportedly sending ships to escort one, currently being pursued by U.S. forces in the North Atlantic
Russia sends submarine to escort oil tanker that the US tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela, according to The Wall Street Journal
6 day agoPresident Donald J. Trump announces Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America
6 day agoDrones raid reported in Stary Oskol of Belgorod region
The US will meet with oil executives this week to discuss Venezuela's economic recovery, according to Bloomberg.
Tankers still defying embargo imposed by U.S.: The four tankers are AQUILA II (9281152), BERTHA (9292163), VERONICA III (9326055) and VESNA (9233349). Here are three of them, spotted by @TankerTrackers in a single @CopernicusEU satellite image taken yesterday, leaving Venezuela’s main oil port and heading northeast
Blackout in Slavutych of Kyiv region as result of Russian attack
1 week agoWSJ: Leading investors from the US energy and defense sectors are planning a business trip to Venezuela as early as March. They plan to meet with the "new government."
1 week agoBlackout in Brekhovo of Moscow region after explosions
PDVSA announced that its facilities were not damaged by the US attacks and assured that operations are proceeding normally.
Reuters, citing officials at Venezuela's state oil company: Production and refining operations are proceeding normally.
1 week agoA widespread power outage on Saturday paralyzed around 50,000 households and 2,000 businesses in southwest Berlin. The fire department is working in large numbers to supply power to care homes. The incident is reminiscent of a previous politically motivated attack on the power grid.
1 week agoNYT: Russia directly asked the US to stop pursuing the Bella 1 tanker, which left Venezuela and has been under siege for several days.
Fire at Ilskiy oil refinery after explosions
1 week agoDrones have attacked fuel depot in Lyudinovo of Kaluga region
1 week agoGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine claims strikes at Tuapse oil refinery, Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, and Temp fuel depot of Russian state reserve enterprise in Yaroslavl region, also other military objects were targeted
1 week agoFuel deport in Kopayevo, Yaroslavl region is burning after drones attack
1 week agoBlackout in Ramenskoye, Moscow region
2 week agoDrones raid reported in Syzran overnight
2 week ago6 violent explosions were reported in Novoshaktinske
2 week agoExplosions and fire reported at Novoskhakhtinsky oil refinery
Sources of Suspilne in the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that long-range drones from the Alpha Special Operations Center hit oil tanks in the Temryuk port in the Krasnodar Krai. The Orenburg Gas Processing Plant was also hit.
2 week agoFuel reservoirs are burning at Temryuk port after overnight drones strikes
Ukrainian nuclear power plants decreased power generation as Russia bombed power infrastructure towards them
Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving oil cargoes only between domestic ports following U.S. action against two more ships and as state-run energy company PDVSA struggles to recover from a cyberattack, according to tracking data and sources
The tanker seized by the US near Venezuela was flying the Guyanese flag and is part of the Iranian regime's ghost fleet.
The US is pursuing a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to Reuters.
3 week agoHere's a view of the current power outage in SF. Basically everything north of market
3 week agoTanker Trackers: An update on SKIPPER (9304667): We are tracking her movements by satellite imagery (just to confirm the AIS data) and can see that she is about a day away from reaching GOLA (Galveston Offshore Lightering Area) where she will have to transfer her 1.85 million barrels cargo onto three smaller tankers in order to feed oil refineries in ports such as Houston
Power blackout in Mykolaiv after Russian strikes
