Hacker News with Generative AI: Oil

Sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust (apnews.com)
U.S. strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say, in deadliest attack of Trump campaign
Politics, International Relations, Military, Yemen, Oil
13 points by nabla9 8 days ago | 0 comments
US-Flagged Oil Tanker 'Stena Immaculate' in Flames After Collision (gcaptain.com)
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.
Shipping, Accidents, Oil, Maritime
12 points by levinb 47 days ago | 1 comments
Where did Russia's shadow fleet come from? (brookings.edu)
Russia has built a massive shadow fleet of oil tankers to circumvent the G7 price cap.
Russia, Oil, International Relations, Economics
12 points by ksec 48 days ago | 1 comments
Oil drilling in the mouth of the Amazon – Lula on a course to disaster (mongabay.com)
The mounting pressure on Brazil’s federal environmental agency (IBAMA) to approve the disastrous project to extract oil from the mouth of the Amazon River (see here and here) should be interpreted as evidence that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as “Lula”) fails to comprehend both the climate crisis and the consequences of the oil project.
Environment, Brazil, Politics, Climate Change, Oil
12 points by PaulHoule 53 days ago | 0 comments
Why US Refiners Won't Ditch Canadian Crude (oilprice.com)
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that U.S. tariffs are on hold for one month after she held talks with President Trump and pledged to send 10,000 troops to the border to fight drug trafficking.
Oil, International Relations, Mexico, United States
21 points by PaulHoule 68 days ago | 25 comments
CNPC: China Reaches Refined Oil Demand Peak (oilprice.com)
China, the world’s heavyweight oil consumer, has officially hit its peak. According to CNPC’s Economics & Technology Research Institute, the country’s refined oil consumption maxed out in 2023 at 399 million metric tons (roughly 8 million barrels per day) and is set to decline by 1.3% in 2024.
China, Oil, Energy, Economy
7 points by toomuchtodo 132 days ago | 2 comments
OPEC Makes Deepest Cut yet to 2024 World Oil Demand Forecast (bloomberg.com)
OPEC cut oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next for a fifth straight month, making its deepest reduction to the 2024 outlook so far after agreeing to extend its supply curbs.
Oil, Economics, OPEC, Energy, Forecasting
3 points by toomuchtodo 136 days ago | 2 comments
Blue whale skeleton at New Bedford museum still oozing oil (wpri.com)
Those who have stopped by the New Bedford Whaling Museum have more than likely marveled over the 66-foot whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling.
Museums, Animals, Oil, History
202 points by geox 190 days ago | 78 comments
Kuwait Is Awash in Oil Money. But It Can't Keep the Power On. (nytimes.com)
Kuwait, perched atop around 6 percent of global oil reserves, is one of the world’s wealthiest states and a major energy exporter.
Kuwait, Energy, Oil, Economics
11 points by bookofjoe 227 days ago | 1 comments
Is China's Demand for Oil Nearing Its Peak? (oilprice.com)
China, Oil, Energy, Demand
6 points by toomuchtodo 244 days ago | 1 comments
Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies (politico.eu)
Hungary, Ukraine, Oil, Energy Crisis, International Relations
15 points by wslh 280 days ago | 0 comments
One South African community stopped Shell oil in its tracks (e360.yale.edu)
Oil, Environmental Activism, South Africa
50 points by botanical 358 days ago | 10 comments
Monopoly Round-up: did Texas join OPEC? (thebignewsletter.com)
Monopoly, Economics, Oil, OPEC
10 points by xrd 363 days ago | 1 comments