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As US block of oil supply deepens energy crisis, Cubans ask: What more can we sacrifice?

Friday, February 6 by SRN News

HAVANA (AP) - After a day spent selling books, Solanda Oña typically boards a bus from a wealthy seaside district in Havana to her home in the city's working-class center. But on Thursday night, the bus never came. The 64-year-old bookseller spent the night sleeping... Read More.

ConocoPhillips targets $1 billion cost cuts in 2026, profit misses on weaker oil prices

Thursday, February 5 by SRN News

By Pooja Menon Feb 5 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it aims to cut capital and operating costs by $1 billion in 2026, after the U.S. oil and gas producer missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit due to weaker crude prices. Oil producers... Read More.

US lawmaker asks Vitol, Trafigura about Venezuela oil deals

Thursday, January 29 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on a U.S. House investigative committee on Thursday asked global trading houses Vitol and Trafigura about any correspondence with the Trump administration before the U.S. capture of Venezuela's leader, to determine, he said, who benefits from... Read More.

Venezuelan lawmakers vote to ease state grip on oil, abandoning self-proclaimed socialist tenet

Thursday, January 29 by SRN News

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's legislature on Thursday approved opening the nation's oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades. The National Assembly approved the overhaul of the energy industry... Read More.

Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

Tuesday, January 27 by SRN News

HAVANA (AP) - It's almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby, under the shade of a beach almond tree, a group of drivers... Read More.

Trump signs executive order meant to protect the money from Venezuelan oil

Saturday, January 10 by SRN News

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump's new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure that the money remains protected from being used in judicial proceedings. The executive order, made public on Saturday, says that if the funds were to... Read More.

Oil prices recover, stocks wobble as investors weigh geopolitics, US data

Wednesday, January 7 by SRN News

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Thursday after their recent slide, while stocks were off to a rocky start as investors assessed the implications of deepening geopolitical tensions and mixed U.S. labour market data. Top U.S. officials said on Wednesday... Read More.

US oil companies say they need guarantees to invest in Venezuela, FT reports

Wednesday, January 7 by SRN News

Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. oil companies want "serious guarantees" from Washington before they make large investments in Venezuela, as President Donald Trump urges them to back his bid to reshape energy markets, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Reuters could not immediately verify the... Read More.

Oil prices gain on US inventory draw, Venezuela in focus

Wednesday, January 7 by SRN News

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained slightly on Thursday, rebounding from two days of declines, as a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories provided some impetus for investors to buy futures while they monitor developments in Venezuela. Brent crude futures... Read More.

Why the US has designs on Venezuela’s oil

Wednesday, January 7 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Venezuela's oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump used military force to capture the country's leader, President Nicolas Maduro. In the days that followed, Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela and tap its oil reserves.... Read More.

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As US block of oil supply deepens energy crisis, Cubans ask: What more can we sacrifice?

ConocoPhillips targets $1 billion cost cuts in 2026, profit misses on weaker oil prices

US lawmaker asks Vitol, Trafigura about Venezuela oil deals

Venezuelan lawmakers vote to ease state grip on oil, abandoning self-proclaimed socialist tenet

Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

Trump signs executive order meant to protect the money from Venezuelan oil

Oil prices recover, stocks wobble as investors weigh geopolitics, US data

US oil companies say they need guarantees to invest in Venezuela, FT reports

Oil prices gain on US inventory draw, Venezuela in focus

Why the US has designs on Venezuela’s oil

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