Category Oil and Gas Infrastructure

Canada’s Diesel Blind Spot: How the Irving Oil Shutdown, a Dead Pipeline Deal, and a Global Refining Crisis Collided

Canada's Diesel Blind Spot header graphic with the Prime Rogue Inc. logo, showing four statistics: $102 diesel crack spread, 300,000 barrels per day offline at Saint John, a 10-week Irving Oil turnaround, and zero pipelines connecting Alberta to Atlantic Canada.

Canada’s Diesel Blind Spot: How the Irving Oil Shutdown, a Dead Pipeline Deal, and a Global Refining Crisis Collided Canada’s largest refinery goes offline for ten weeks starting in September — just as the pipeline deal that could have eased…

The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Six: A Seizure, a Near-Deal, and the Toll Authority Nobody Recognizes

Side-by-side comparison infographic titled "Two Leverage Cards, Two Strategies," contrasting Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority with Canada's potash export leverage across six attributes. Visibility: Iran's authority is public and named with an active social media account, while Canada makes no public acknowledgment its leverage exists. Legal status: Iran's authority is sanctioned by the US Treasury and called unacceptable by the International Maritime Organization, while Canada has not invoked any formal mechanism. Price tag: Iran reportedly charges up to two million dollars per passage, while Canada's leverage is not priced and held in reserve. Currency: Iran accepts Bitcoin or yuan, not applicable for Canada since no transaction has occurred. Strategy: Iran pursues a fait accompli to force a new negotiating baseline, while Canada practices deterrence by silence to avoid giving Washington a reason to escalate. Function: Iran is turning wartime leverage into a permanent self-declared institution, while Canada is preserving leverage without triggering the card being played.

The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Six: A Seizure, a Near-Deal, and the Toll Authority Nobody Recognizes Prime Rogue Markets, Vol. 1.3 Prime Rogue Inc. — Intelligence & Markets Desk | Kevin J.S. Duska Jr. | August 22, 2026 | 8 min…

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 June 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…

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