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After the Strike: Bazan Oil Refinery Begins Partial Recovery Following Iranian Missile Attack

After the Strike: Bazan Oil Refinery Begins Par...

Ashton Routhier

Following a direct missile strike from Iran’s “Operation Rising Lion,” Israel’s Bazan oil refinery has partially resumed operations. The facility, critical to regional energy stability, remains partially offline pending steam...

After the Strike: Bazan Oil Refinery Begins Par...

Ashton Routhier

Following a direct missile strike from Iran’s “Operation Rising Lion,” Israel’s Bazan oil refinery has partially resumed operations. The facility, critical to regional energy stability, remains partially offline pending steam...

Tanker Explosions, Russian Port Links, and the Engineering Race to Secure Maritime Oil Flows

Tanker Explosions, Russian Port Links, and the ...

Ashton Routhier

A suspected sabotage blast aboard the oil tanker Vilamoura — the fifth such case this year — is prompting major changes in maritime shipping operations. Real-time risk modeling, AI-powered hull...

Tanker Explosions, Russian Port Links, and the ...

Ashton Routhier

A suspected sabotage blast aboard the oil tanker Vilamoura — the fifth such case this year — is prompting major changes in maritime shipping operations. Real-time risk modeling, AI-powered hull...

Explosion on Russian-Linked Tanker Highlights Rising Tensions Around Shadow Fleet Operations

Explosion on Russian-Linked Tanker Highlights R...

Ashton Routhier

On June 27, the tanker Vilamoura, reportedly part of Russia’s shadow fleet, suffered an explosion while carrying 1 million barrels of oil near Libya. As the vessel is towed to...

Explosion on Russian-Linked Tanker Highlights R...

Ashton Routhier

On June 27, the tanker Vilamoura, reportedly part of Russia’s shadow fleet, suffered an explosion while carrying 1 million barrels of oil near Libya. As the vessel is towed to...

Equinor Greenlights $1.3B Expansion at Johan Sverdrup: What It Means for Norway and Global Energy Markets

Equinor Greenlights $1.3B Expansion at Johan Sv...

Ashton Routhier

Equinor and its partners have approved a $1.3B expansion of Johan Sverdrup — Western Europe’s largest producing oilfield. Phase 3 aims to add up to 50 million barrels to total...

Equinor Greenlights $1.3B Expansion at Johan Sv...

Ashton Routhier

Equinor and its partners have approved a $1.3B expansion of Johan Sverdrup — Western Europe’s largest producing oilfield. Phase 3 aims to add up to 50 million barrels to total...

A Decade of Suffering: Kenyan Oil Spill Sparks Senate Action After Years of Silence

A Decade of Suffering: Kenyan Oil Spill Sparks ...

Ashton Routhier

Ten years after a devastating oil spill contaminated Kenya’s Thange River, local residents are still grappling with illness, cancer, and toxic exposure. Now, finally, Kenya’s Senate has taken action, calling...

A Decade of Suffering: Kenyan Oil Spill Sparks ...

Ashton Routhier

Ten years after a devastating oil spill contaminated Kenya’s Thange River, local residents are still grappling with illness, cancer, and toxic exposure. Now, finally, Kenya’s Senate has taken action, calling...

Explosion Rocks Oil Tanker Vilamoura After Russian Port Visits

Explosion Rocks Oil Tanker Vilamoura After Russ...

Ashton Routhier

A fully loaded oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of crude exploded off the Libyan coast after recent calls at two Russian ports. The Vilamoura, now being towed to Greece,...

Explosion Rocks Oil Tanker Vilamoura After Russ...

Ashton Routhier

A fully loaded oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of crude exploded off the Libyan coast after recent calls at two Russian ports. The Vilamoura, now being towed to Greece,...