Categories Business What broke the bond between oil and gold? Posted on Posted onNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019By Editor For decades, two of the world’s most-watched commodities, oil and gold, have typically moved in tandem. But lately, gold has been on steroids while oil prices have decidedly been on Quaaludes. … Read More >What broke the bond between oil and gold?
Categories Middle East Like a giant ISIS recruiting poster’: Trump’s Syrian oilfield occupation slammed by ‘moderate’ rebel recruiter Biden Posted on Posted onNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019By Editor Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden – who, back in the good old Obama administration days, lobbied for the arming of ‘moderate’ rebels in Syria – slammed Trump for downgrading the US military to an oilfield occupation force. … Read More >Like a giant ISIS recruiting poster’: Trump’s Syrian oilfield occupation slammed by ‘moderate’ rebel recruiter Biden
Categories Middle East Defence Secretary Esper Confirms US Intention to Seize, Hold Syrian Oil Fields Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has confirmed that the US plans to continue controlling Syria’s oil fields, and to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists or “other actors”. … Read More >Defence Secretary Esper Confirms US Intention to Seize, Hold Syrian Oil Fields
Categories Middle East US smuggles crude worth $30mn per month from occupied Syrian oil fields, violating its own sanctions – Russian Foreign Ministry Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor A supposed champion of the rule of law, the US is violating its own anti-Syrian sanctions by smuggling crude from oil fields it seized from Damascus, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said. … Read More >US smuggles crude worth $30mn per month from occupied Syrian oil fields, violating its own sanctions – Russian Foreign Ministry
Categories Business Economic uncertainty leaves oil markets paralyzed Posted on Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019By Editor The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again as the trade war continues to rage on, but what does all of this mean for the price of oil? … Read More >Economic uncertainty leaves oil markets paralyzed
Categories Middle East “We’re Keeping the Oil” says Trump: Military Conflict Between Russia and the US Looms in Northeast Syria Posted on Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper explained in a press conference Tuesday, that a new U.S. force will be stationed in eastern Syria to protect the oil fields. … Read More >“We’re Keeping the Oil” says Trump: Military Conflict Between Russia and the US Looms in Northeast Syria
Categories Middle East ‘Arrogant & illegal’: Lavrov denounces US military’s oil moves in Syria at Russian-Turkish-Iranian press event Posted on Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor The US was “arrogant” to send its troops to guard oilfields in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, adding that it remains unclear from whom the installations need to be protected. … Read More >‘Arrogant & illegal’: Lavrov denounces US military’s oil moves in Syria at Russian-Turkish-Iranian press event
Categories Middle East Op-ed Whose oil is it anyway? Time for Trump to leave Syrian oil to the Syrians Posted on Posted onOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019By Editor For all President Trump’s talk of withdrawal, and ending the US’ “endless wars” in the Middle East, America will remain in Syria to keep its oil in the hands of Washington’s favorite militias. Isn’t it time to just let go? … Read More >Whose oil is it anyway? Time for Trump to leave Syrian oil to the Syrians
Categories Middle East Syrian oil: US troops being deployed will strike at ANY force challenging occupation – SecDef Posted on Posted onOctober 28, 2019October 28, 2019By Editor American mechanized forces have begun deploying at Syrian oil fields, ostensibly to stop the remnants of Islamic State from seizing them, and will respond with “overwhelming force” to protect them. … Read More >Syrian oil: US troops being deployed will strike at ANY force challenging occupation – SecDef
Categories Middle East Something Stinks in Syria’s Oil Fields Posted on Posted onOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019By Editor When the US “withdrew” from Syria, Donald Trump announced that he had secured Syria’s oil from ISIS and was protecting it. … Read More >Something Stinks in Syria’s Oil Fields
