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General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed strike at the "Slaviansk Eko" oil refinery in Sloviansk-na-Kubani in Krasnodar Krai

Substation is on fire in Luhansk

Delcy Rodríguez: "Enough of Washington's orders to politicians in Venezuela"

Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline to internet connectivity in Greenland with high impact to capital Nuuk. The incident comes amid reports of a city-wide power outage attributed by energy company Nukissiorfiit to an "accident"

Greenland's capital, Nuuk, was hit by a city-wide power outage. The cause is unknown

Several power pylons collapsed due to snow and strong winds, leaving Murmansk partially without power

Over 800 thousands customers are without electrical power, at least 2000 residential houses are without heat, 6000 more without heat partially, issues with water supply in Pechersky district and in the districts on the eastern bank of Dnipro city(Desniansky, Dniprovsky, Darnytsky)

Mexico weighs stopping oil shipments to Cuba amid concerns of Trump retaliation - Reuters

Russian LR2 tanker Progress (IMO 9306627), EU/UK-sanctioned and linked to the shadow fleet, is adrift off Algeria after deviating from established shipping lanes. Vessel declared “Not under command” while transporting ~730,000 bbl of Urals crude toward Suez. Recently reflagged to Russia, renamed multiple times, managed by St. Petersburg-based Legacy Marine LLC.nIncident coincides with increased French naval interdictions of shadow fleet tankers along the same corridor. While mechanical failure remains the primary assessment, the timing raises the possibility of external interference or deliberate damage

Falsely flagged Chariot Tide (ex Marabella Sun with IMO 9323376) is signalling "not under command" and drifting off Morocco. Perhaps having difficulties getting into port when it's "stateless" It's a day after EU and UK action against Grinch

New Treasury sanctions targeting Iran's shadow fleet

Blackout reported in Murmansk

Penzanefteproduct oil depot is on fire after suspected drone strike

US allows China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at 'undercut' prices of Maduro days-official

Security Service of Ukraine published a video of an attack at the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai of Russia

Emmanuel Macron announces that the French Navy has seized "an oil tanker coming from Russia"

BBG: The US has no plans to offer security guarantees to oil companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. “We are not going to get involved in providing on the ground security for people in Venezuela,” Wright said during an interview with Bloomberg Television. “Oil and gas companies operate all around the world in all different settings, they’re well versed in those challenges.”

In the coming months, @NATO exercises and "other activities" are planned in the Arctic region - head of the Alliance's Military Committee

The Syrian Ministry of Energy denies reports circulating about a water cut-off in the city of Ain al-Arab (Kobani). The current outage is due to technical malfunctions in the Tishrin transformer, resulting from previous damage to the station caused by attacks on the energy infrastructure in the region by the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces)

Power transformer exploded in Kyiv

Standoff with Iran over inspections cannot go on forever, IAEA chief says

Explosions were reported at Starobesheve power station

Oil depot of Tamanneftegaz at the Volna port is on fire after several strikes

U.S. South Command: This morning, U.S. military forces, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident. The apprehension of another tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean demonstrates our resolve to ensure that the only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully. As the joint force operates in the Western Hemisphere, we reaffirm that the security of the American people is paramount, demonstrating our commitment to safety and stability.

The Permian shale region faces freezing conditions from Friday, with minimum temperature expected to plunge to -10 Celsius (14 F) in Midland, Texas. The polar vortex is going to test winterisation (and could lead to large production losses, although likely short lived)

Chernobyl NPP powered by the United Energy System of Ukraine despite night attack on power plants

Explosions were reported at Bokovo-Platove substation at the occupied part of Luhansk region of Ukraine

The Syrian Arab Army managed to extend its control over the Al-Hawl oil fields east of Al-Hasakah.

U.S. Confirms It Will Seize and Sell Majority of Venezuelan Oil Exports, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says

The power was completely turned off in Chuhuyiv and Kochetok — the mayor of Chuhuyiv