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Record profits for oil corporations as shortages grow

Aug 11, 2026 https://grist.org/energy/record-profits-oil-companies-wont-drill-baby-drill/ reCAPTCHA TotalEnergies: The French oil giant’s earnings rose by 67 percent in the second quarter, its best quarter in nearly three years, backed by higher oil prices and strong profit margins for refining chemicals, offsetting weaker LNG … Continue reading

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Mexico, Venezuela, Canada and US warships – and oil

Today I learned Mexico and Canada have devised new trade routes: Canada and Mexico are developing a trade route called the “Northern Corridor” to bypass U.S. tariffs, enhancing their economic ties and reducing reliance on the U.S. market. This corridor … Continue reading

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Finite Resources: land grabs – is it all about oil?

As we humans covet what fossil fuels still lie in the ground, we literally battle to obtain them, no matter what doom laden messages COP28 might proclaim about incurring a planet on fire. Apparently we are now ‘transitioning’ away from … Continue reading

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