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January 08, 2026

Venezuela open to oil deal, says Rodríguez, as Vance claims US ‘controls’ country’s resources

The Trump administration is asserting control over Venezuelan oil, after seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers on WednesdayVenezuela’s interim...

January 07, 2026

Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says

US to remove some sanctions to allow it to keep selling country’s supplies after laying claim to blockaded crude

January 07, 2026

Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China

Deal indicates Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand that they open up to US oil companies or risk more military interventionDonald...

December 23, 2025

Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed...

December 17, 2025

What action is Trump taking against Venezuela’s oil industry?

The US president wants a blockade of oil tankers under sanctions to stop them entering and leaving Venezuela

December 03, 2025

EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elements

November 27, 2025

Mark Carney reaches deal with Alberta for oil pipeline opposed by First Nations

Prime minister says deal ‘sets the state for an industrial transformation’, but project is likely to face wide oppositionMark Carney has agreed an...

November 13, 2025

State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report

Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterpriseA surge in state-sanctioned fuel...

October 08, 2025

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report findsAn illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000...

August 08, 2025

Gold futures soar to record high after reports of US tariffs on Swiss bars

Imposition of 39% export rate described as ‘another blow’ to Switzerland’s world-leading refining industryThe price of gold futures have soared to a...

August 06, 2025

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine war

August 04, 2025

BP makes major oil and gas discovery off Brazil coast

Company renews focus on fossil fuels and believes Santos basin could be its largest find since 1999

Commodities Articles

Venezuela open to oil deal, says Rodríguez, as Vance claims US ‘controls’ country’s resources

Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says

Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China

Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

What action is Trump taking against Venezuela’s oil industry?

EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

Mark Carney reaches deal with Alberta for oil pipeline opposed by First Nations

State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Gold futures soar to record high after reports of US tariffs on Swiss bars

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

BP makes major oil and gas discovery off Brazil coast