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Oil, gas, refineries, and shipping lanes: energy as a weapon of war.
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INVESTIGATION: Seven Billion in Retaliation, Washington's Written Admission on Clean EnergyAI-generated
Investigation· No. 5023

INVESTIGATION: Seven Billion in Retaliation, Washington's Written Admission on Clean Energy

The US Department of Energy admitted in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects "based solely…

ANALYSIS: Oil Markets Bet on the Truce, the Strait of Hormuz Stays Half-EmptyAI-generated
Analysis· No. 5014

ANALYSIS: Oil Markets Bet on the Truce, the Strait of Hormuz Stays Half-Empty

Over the span of two days, July 27 and 28, 2026 , oil prices experienced one of their most significant drops in recent weeks.…

ANALYSIS: Riyadh Under Drone Fire as Iran's War Spills Into Saudi OilAI-generated
Analysis· No. 5005

ANALYSIS: Riyadh Under Drone Fire as Iran's War Spills Into Saudi Oil

The pause announced between Washington and Tehran was never signed on behalf of Saudi Arabia. On July 28, 2026, the U.S. Central Command and…

DECODING: Origin Energy loses data on 900,000 Australian customersAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4984

DECODING: Origin Energy loses data on 900,000 Australian customers

Origin Energy , Australia's largest electricity and gas retailer, announced on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, that a cybersecurity incident may have exposed data belonging…

DECODING: Red Sea war-risk premiums double as Houthi attacks intensifyAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4961

DECODING: Red Sea war-risk premiums double as Houthi attacks intensify

War-risk insurance premiums for vessels transiting the southern Red Sea more than doubled within a single week in late July 2026, climbing past 1%…

REPORT: Gas hits $4.09 a gallon, and anger shows up at the pumpAI-generated
Reportage· No. 4951

REPORT: Gas hits $4.09 a gallon, and anger shows up at the pump

The national average price of gasoline in the United States reached $4.09 a gallon on July 23, 2026 , according to AAA , a…

DECODING: OPEC+ raises output ahead of a meeting that will decide the fallAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4950

DECODING: OPEC+ raises output ahead of a meeting that will decide the fall

OPEC+ decided, in early July 2026, to raise its output by 188,000 barrels a day starting August 1, 2026 , according to Reuters .…

ANALYSIS: Brent and WTI slide, and the market bets on a pause that could holdAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4949

ANALYSIS: Brent and WTI slide, and the market bets on a pause that could hold

On July 28, 2026 , Brent crude lost $4.61 , or 5.2% , falling to $83.75 a barrel , according to the Qatar News…

FACT CHECK: A book blames seven Ukrainians for Nord Stream. No state confirms itAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4938

FACT CHECK: A book blames seven Ukrainians for Nord Stream. No state confirms it

Seven Ukrainians , one rented yacht , two hundred fifty thousand dollars: that is the price journalist Bojan Pancevski attaches to the sabotage of…

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