Category Oil and Gas

Flashpoint Hormuz: Risk Assessment and Strategic Forecast Amid U.S.-Iran-Israel Conflict

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Flashpoint Hormuz: Risk Assessment and Strategic Forecast Amid U.S.-Iran-Israel Conflict Executive Summary Increasingly Intense hostilities between Israel and Iran since JuneĀ 13, 2025 have raised the specter of Iran attempting to close or disrupt the Strait of Hormuz within the next…

America First? More Like Refinery Last—Trump Oil Tariffs Just Handed Alberta the Market

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America First? More Like Refinery Last—Trump Oil Tariffs Just Handed Alberta the Market Executive Summary: What Just Happened? Key Developments – March 4, 2025 The Trump administration has executed a double blow to U.S. refiners and North American energy markets…

Infrastructure Warfare: Vulnerabilities and Protection

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Infrastructure Warfare: Vulnerabilities and Protection Introduction The January 2025 drone strike on Russia’s Ryazan Oil Refinery demonstrates how modern precision attacks against infrastructure targets can create economic effects far beyond physical damage. This new era of infrastructure warfare transforms not…