Republic of the Congo Two Norwegians charged over multimillion bribes to Congo president Norwegian citizens and an oil firm face charges for allegedly bribing Congo's President Sassou Nguesso with $25m for offshore oil rights in 2016. 26/01/2026
Azerbaijan Armenia reshapes its pricing system as it continues to import Azerbaijani fuel Two fuel shipments from Azerbaijan to Armenia in recent months have made groundbreaking changes - not only to the reconciliation process between the countries, but to reshaping the Armenian market by driving local prices down. The country once relied solely on Russia and Iran for energy supplies. 22/01/2026
Economy The barrel and the bargain: Venezuela's oil after Maduro Output can rise with capital and access — but Venezuela’s oil story has never been just technical. Sovereignty, revenue flows, and who controls where the crude goes are just as important. 20/01/2026
USA US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker in effort to control Venezuela's oil Trump met with executives oil companies last week to discuss his goal of investing €86 billion in Venezuela to repair and upgrade its oil production and distribution. 15/01/2026
Venezuela Venezuela's acting president vows to release more political prisoners Delcy Rodríguez served as Maduro's vice president since 2018, running Venezuela's feared intelligence service and managing its crucial oil industry. 14/01/2026
Venezuela Venezuela's 'black gold' allies: How China, Russia and Iran are linked From 1999 onwards, successive governments pursued a strategy linking foreign policy, state financing and the management of the country's main industry. The result was a network of bilateral alliances that channelled much of Venezuela's crude outside conventional buying and selling circuits. 13/01/2026
Green News Why boosting Venezuela's oil production could skyrocket pollution Even a modest increase in Venezuelan oil production could carry climate consequences on the scale of entire countries, experts warn. 12/01/2026
USA US seizes another tanker triying to break Venezuela naval blockade The Olina seized Friday is "another 'ghost fleet' tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil," US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. 09/01/2026
USA Trump says US could run Venezuela and control its oil for years US special forces snatched president Maduro and his wife in a lightning raid on Saturday and whisked them to New York to face trial on drug and weapons charges. 08/01/2026
Venezuela US to 'dictate' Venezuelan oil sales amid further tanker seizures Washington announced its control over Venezuela's oil sales after capturing two tankers transporting sanctioned crude and capturing Nicolás Maduro. 08/01/2026
Europe News Two Russian shadow fleet tankers on fire off Turkiye's coast Two sanctioned oil tankers, the Kairos and the Virat, have caught fire in the Black Sea a few dozen nautical miles off the Turkish coast. Their crews are safe as the causes of the explosions are being investigated. 28/11/2025
Europe News 2% of Russian global oil supply affected following Ukrainian attack A major oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai temporarily suspended operations, approximately 2% of global exports, following Ukrainian attacks. 15/11/2025
Business How Azerbaijan’s oil fund is expanding its influence in Europe Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund is ramping up European infrastructure and renewables investments, taking stakes in London Gatwick airport and Italian solar panel capacities as it seeks to diversify away from oil and hydrocarbon revenues. 14/11/2025
Markets European shares hit record highs on US shutdown progress European stocks rallied to new record highs as optimism grew over a US government shutdown resolution and strong corporate earnings. Gains were led by healthcare and luxury sectors, while UK bond yields rose amid political uncertainties. Currency and commodity markets showed mixed signals. 12/11/2025
Business Swiss firm Gunvor drops plan to buy Lukoil assets after US resistance “As long as Putin continues the senseless killings, the Kremlin’s puppet, Gunvor, will never get a licence to operate and profit,” said the US Treasury in an X post on Thursday. 07/11/2025
Green News Norway oil projects face stricter climate scrutiny after court ruling The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling. 30/10/2025