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By Rhod Mackenzie
It has become obvious that the special forces of a certain Western government are active in the sabotage of merchant vessels that transport goods such as oil and chemicals to and from Russia.
Ovr the past year there has been a series of mysterious incidents involving merchant shi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

I will never understand the logic or the thinking of the EU It seems that the EU thinks that if your package of sanctions is a complete failure then just put together another package which is where we are at now after three years and almost 20 packages of sanctions.
The European...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Trumps tariff wars have caused havok with oil prices with the current oil price below $70 per barrel and this has caused  US shale companies to start shutting down drilling rigs and cutting back on production because the current global oil price are rendering them completely unpr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia's oil reserves are expected to last for only a further 26 years, according to the latest assessment given by the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov.
On initial observation, this figure appears to be of a frightning  nature. Will Russia really run...

By Rhod Mackenzie

According to S&P Global, seaborne exports of Russian crude oil increased by more than 50% in April, reaching a 13-month high. In particular, oil tankers from G7 countries have been actively involved in transportation. Lets explore the reasons behind Western ships' increased invol...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Recently, the Estonian Navy, with the support of NATO aircraft, attempted to detain the tanker named the Jaguar which sails under the Gabonese flag in international waters. The vessel had left the Indian port of Sikka and was heading to the Russian Primorsk, not far from St. Pete...