New Medley Energy Aspects report - 'Libyan oil supplies facing disruptions as new government attempts to take power' - looks into whether export disruptions caused by weather or security threats, and the testing of new government authority by incumbents: bit.ly/34dDhM8

Some interesting detail on the ongoing EU discussions about banning Russian oil imports in this Politico article - politico.eu/article/eu-clo…

This is the official guidance on which Russian products fall under each G7 price cap. VGO gets the 'premium to crude' $100 cap, naphtha is under the $45 'discount to crude' cap. Resolves a long-running (albeit niche) confusion.

Relations between the KRG and Federal govt are better than many points over last decade, but these negotiations are going to be tricky. Almost 0.5 mb/d of Iraqi export flows offline until they find a resolution

First public announcement of fields being shut-in at #Iraqi #Kurdistan following the halt of pipeline exports. Forza announces that with storage nearing capacity, production from the 14,000 b/d Hawler license is being shut-in #oott

Great essay by Jason Bordoff and Meghan O'Sullivan on how to think about energy security today - foreignaffairs.com/world/energy-i…

Made it out for a gentle loop in the sun on #GlobalRunningDay

Packed room for the start of the Skills Builder Partnership 15-year celebration event. 👏🎉

In Westminster this morning to give evidence on Russia sanctions to the Treasury Select Committee.

OFAC has sanctioned two VLCC tankers for smuggling Iranian oil. Brings the number of tankers designated (across all programmes) to 59 so far this year, on track to be even higher than 2018 when Trump reversed Iran sanctions relief

Good WSJ article on the way the shadow fleet is using shipping registries in Gabon and other small states to side-step Western sanctions wsj.com/world/how-a-sh…?

The EU has formally approved its 14th sanctions package and included vessels breaching the price cap for the first time. Will be interesting to see how many of the 27 vessels are oil tankers. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

🌍 Global Energy Outlook Forum 2025 - Europe Session Panel 2 Explore how geopolitical dynamics, shipping trends, and sanctions will intersect and challenge the global energy landscape in 2025. 📅 Date: January 9th ⏰ Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (UAE Time) 💻 Zoom ID: 880 7191 4885 |

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

🎙️🔋On this episode of the #EnergySecurityCubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Richard Bronze about the Trump tariffs on India related to imports of Russian crude oil, as well as a broad array of other geopolitical considerations.🛢️ cgai.ca/es3_the_politi…

Worth reading this entire thread on the JCPOA decision... x.com/richardmnephew…