Denmark’s Fayard shipyard receives third Russian LNG tanker

EurOil - Europe Oil & Gas
FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
By Newsbase analysts 30 August 2026
Danish shipyard is last to continue servicing Russian LNG vessels after France’s Damen Shiprepair Brest halted maintenance work in August 2025.
Ten of the eleven biggest holders of strategic crude drew their reserves down in the second quarter. The one that grew is under naval blockade.

The world has spent its emergency oil, the only stockpile growing is Iran's

AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By Ben Aris in Berlin 29 August 2026
Six months into the war around the Strait of Hormuz, the world's emergency oil reserves are close to spent.

Trump announces deal giving US majority stake in Venezuelan oilfields

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By bnl editorial staff 29 August 2026
Washington-backed venture to take majority stake in 17 fields as Caracas seeks investment to revive its ailing oil industry and Trump faces pressure over petrol prices.
The first global assessment of long-term active layer data finds significant deepening at 55% of Arctic sites and more than 90% of European mountain ones. One Swiss site thawed to 13 metres.

Permafrost is thawing on every continent that has it

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 29 August 2026
Frozen ground is thawing deeper each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data.
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