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PetroChina, Indian Oil fail to secure tankers to load Iraqi crude
PetroChina and Indian Oil faced difficulties securing tankers for Iraqi crude. PetroChina and Indian Oil Corp could not find vessels. Sinochem is searching for a tanker. High shipping rates and transit concerns persist. This follows an interim deal between th…
Hormuz to home : How Middle East conflict is rewriting your kitchen math Explained in 10 charts
Two Supertankers Exit Hormuz With Crude Bound for China
Two supertankers loaded with crude oil exited the Strait of Hormuz today and are heading to China, Reuters reported, citing data from LSEG and Kpler. The vessels are carrying Iraqi and some Qatari crude, loaded in late February and early March. The cargoes we…
Oil Tankers Go Dark to Exit the Strait of Hormuz
Three supertankers laden with crude oil successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz last week, carrying Iraqi and Emirati oil, Reuters has reported, citing data from Kpler and LSEG. The vessels switched off their transponders to avoid detection. One of the tanke…
The Coming Famine: Why Millions Will Starve and What You Must Do Now
The Warning We Cannot Ignore I am writing this in May of 2026, and I am not making a prediction. I am issuing a warning based on hard evidence. By the end of 2027, if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the war provoked by the Trump administration and …
From Baghdad to Albany: Listening to the Other Side
I’m writing this piece well into US President Donald Trump’s new war with Iran, which, with the help of Israel, has already killed more than 2,000 civilians, including 175 schoolgirls and staff; displaced some 3.2 million people and is costing the American ta…
This Day in Labor History: May 1, 2010
On May 1, 2010, a group of 1,000 subcontractors from India and Nepal laboring in Iraq working for the U.S. military occupation went on a violent rampage against their terrible living conditions, coincidentally using the May Day holiday to highlight how poorly…
Japan-Linked Tanker Carrying Saudi Oil Crosses Strait of Hormuz
Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil, crossed the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data showed on Tuesday, becoming the first Japan-linked crude tanker to do so since the Iran war began. Before the U.S.-Iran conflict …