https://www.upstreamonline.com/weekly/western-isles-fpso-set-for-european-journey/1-1-1214059 Long-delayed and over-budget unit to undergo testing off China and then sail en route to a final location off UK’s Shetland Islands https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Steps-Up-Game-With-1st-Floating-Oil-Factory.html China Steps Up Game With 1st ‘Floating Oil Factory’ By Alex Kimani – Jun 16, 2023, China has delivered its first smart floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) with a land-sea integrated operation system, markingContinue reading “China’s Floating Oil Factory.”
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China’s Long-term Plans for U.S.
State Secretary Blinken visits China amid China’s Intelligence Spy Base in Cuba. https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/the-china-threat The China Threat FP: “Counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts emanating from the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party are a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States.” “Confronting this threat is the FBI’s topContinue reading “China’s Long-term Plans for U.S.”
Yuan transactions on the rise.
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russia-Pays-Sakhalin-Dividends-In-Yuan.html “Last year, Russia announced it will no longer accept the American currency as payment for its energy commodities but will instead switch to Chinese and Emirati currencies. “ “Russia has reportedly paid dividends from the Sakhalin 1 and 2 oil projects in Chinese yuan, a shift from its usual practice of paying in dollars, thanks to western sanctionsContinue reading “Yuan transactions on the rise.”
India’s Prime Minister Modi visits the U.S.
https://m.timesofindia.com/world/us/india-and-us/a-modi-visit-to-us-like-none-other/articleshow/100973287.cms Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be embarking next week on a US trip like none before and none other in the annals of foreign visits as Washington pulls out all stops to draw New Delhi into its sphere of influence. Although a frequent visitor to America, averaging about one trip every year since heContinue reading “India’s Prime Minister Modi visits the U.S.”
China in Ukraine
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/How-Chinese-Military-Equipment-Found-Its-Way-Into-The-Ukraine-War.html By RFE/RL staff – Jun 14, 2023 It’s been a constant since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but Chinese parts and components — as well as drones and some weapons — are finding their way onto the battlefield and helping Russia’s military. Finding Perspective: The issue was pushed back into the spotlight following a video posted to Telegram by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov showcasing an arrayContinue reading “China in Ukraine”
History’s horrors of Auschwitz
On this day in History, learn about the horrible suffering caused by Nazi Germany while it was using Auschwitz as a concentration camp to fatally enslave the Jewish people. https://www.britannica.com/place/Auschwitz/images-videos Nazi Germany was using Auschwitz as a concentration camp to exterminate Jews and use them as slave labor. World War II in Europe officially endedContinue reading “History’s horrors of Auschwitz”
Venezuela’s hidden affair with Fossil Fuel.
America takes a leadership role to reduce fossil fuel consumption; President Biden ‘Green New Deal’ Administration refuses to dialogue with American Energy Executives In the Oil industry; notwithstanding Biden’s preference to buy the well-needed Oil from Venezuela; and Venezuela is a Petrostate highly dependent on fossil fuel. Venezuela is a Petrostate where the government isContinue reading “Venezuela’s hidden affair with Fossil Fuel.”
U.S.Border crisis gets RFK, Jr Attention
Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. berated President Joe Biden and members of his party for the illegal immigration crisis at the southern border, as millions cross and “most of them are never seen or heard from again.” https://gazette.com/news/us-world/2024-democrat-rfk-jr-stunned-during-border-visit-not-a-good-thing-for-our-country/article_e2335f2b-5813-513f-be6e-2a030b7d7542.html RFK, Jr said the U.S., Mexico Border crisis is created by the Federal Government. Democratic Presidential candidate RFK,Continue reading “U.S.Border crisis gets RFK, Jr Attention”
The “IAEA” Situation in Ukraine.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-160-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine IAEA: “Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been without external back-up power for three months now, leaving it extremely vulnerable in case the sole functioning main power line goes down again and underlining the importance of adhering to five principles established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the protection of the facility duringContinue reading “The “IAEA” Situation in Ukraine.”
High-level Boalasore, Derailment Probe
Prime Minister Modi warns of severe punishment. “The Indian Railways has initiated a high-level probe into the train crash incident. The probe team will be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle. The commissioner of railway safety works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and investigates all such accidents. “A M Chowdhary,Continue reading “High-level Boalasore, Derailment Probe”
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