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Oil, gas, refineries, and shipping lanes: energy as a weapon of war.
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Analysis· No. 5489

FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%

Donald Trump wrote on Thursday. Iran is “making up fake attacks, mines, and everything else.”

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ANALYSIS: With decree 686, Putin hides who buys Russian oil and how his refineries are holding up
Analysis· No. 5478

ANALYSIS: With decree 686, Putin hides who buys Russian oil and how his refineries are holding up

Decree 686, signed by Vladimir Putin on September 28, does not ban refining oil: it bans publishing the volumes.

OPINION: Kitimat doubles its LNG, a good move with a cargo that isn’t ours
Opinion· No. 5463

OPINION: Kitimat doubles its LNG, a good move with a cargo that isn’t ours

A tank that does not exist yet found its future buyers on September 28, 2026, in Kitimat, on the north coast of British Columbia.

EDITORIAL: Trump wants Russian refineries spared, and Kyiv must hold its cards while the Kremlin refuses
Editorial· No. 5458

EDITORIAL: Trump wants Russian refineries spared, and Kyiv must hold its cards while the Kremlin refuses

Donald Trump told reporters on September 27 that he had asked Volodymyr Zelensky to “take it easy” on Russian refineries. We say no.

COMMENTARY: Berlin says “of course” to Canadian LNG, but its first purchase will ship from the Pacific
Commentary· No. 5438

COMMENTARY: Berlin says “of course” to Canadian LNG, but its first purchase will ship from the Pacific

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul answered “of course” on Sunday, on CTV, when asked whether Europe wanted more Canadian liquefied natural gas.

EDITORIAL: Trump spares our oil and taxes our hockey sticks, but we will not be his well
Editorial· No. 5423

EDITORIAL: Trump spares our oil and taxes our hockey sticks, but we will not be his well

Jamieson Greer summed up in three words, on September 25, what Washington still gets out of Canada.

ANALYSIS: Moscow claims 592 drones intercepted, Rostov counts a refinery shut down
Analysis· No. 5394

ANALYSIS: Moscow claims 592 drones intercepted, Rostov counts a refinery shut down

Five hundred ninety-two. On the morning of September 25, Russia’s Defence Ministry publishes its overnight count. Between 8 p.m. on the 24th and 8…

SPECIAL REPORT: Beijing buys 40 cargoes of sanctioned Russian gas at a discount — but Washington sanctions no more
Investigation· No. 5353

SPECIAL REPORT: Beijing buys 40 cargoes of sanctioned Russian gas at a discount — but Washington sanctions no more

On August 28, 2025, a tanker named Arctic Mulan moored at the Beihai terminal, in Guangxi, southern China.

ANALYSIS: Marcos Talks Drilling With Beijing While His Fishermen Are Kept Off a $3 Trillion Sea
Analysis· No. 5351

ANALYSIS: Marcos Talks Drilling With Beijing While His Fishermen Are Kept Off a $3 Trillion Sea

That is what moves through the South China Sea every year. Gulf oil, Taiwanese chips, Brazilian soy, the containers that end up in our…

INVESTIGATION: 316 political cases in Crimea — the occupation is running out of gas, but never out of judges
Investigation· No. 5342

INVESTIGATION: 316 political cases in Crimea — the occupation is running out of gas, but never out of judges

Three hundred and sixteen people are being prosecuted on political grounds in occupied Crimea, according to the count released on August 11 by the…

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