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In Japan, the oil company ENEOS reportedly succeeded for the first time in producing synthetic fuel from just CO₂ in the air and water, without using petroleum. They generate hydrogen using renewable energy and combine it with CO₂ to create fuel, and have even completed real vehicle driving tests. It is gaining attention as a carbon-neutral fuel that can be used in existing internal combustion engines without modification.

Look how much coal Australia has ffs. We could power ourselves for hundreds of years. But no, the idiots are telling us its bad for the environment but its ok to sell it to China.

🇬🇷 BREAKING: Greece is conducting naval and maritime drills to prepare for possible Iranian attacks after a recent drone strike in the region, Al Jazeera reports. Greek forces are simulating drone strikes on merchant vessels and strengthening readiness amid rising tensions following the strike on RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

@JavierBlas @CopernicusEU Triple VLCC loading at Al Muajjiz. East-West Pipeline demonstrating its Hormuz bypass value. Critical infrastructure redundancy mitigating geopolitical risk to energy exports.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Very rare sighthing — three large oil tankers loading simultanouesly at the Al Muajjiz terminal (Yanbu south) in the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia (one of the end points of the East-West pipeline). 🛰️📷@CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 (March 29, 2026)

@captsingh 20% LNG frozen behind Hormuz. Qatar's 17% capacity gone for years. This is supply chain concentration risk. How do Asian economies secure energy when critical chokepoints close? #SupplyChainRisk

🇦🇸 Asia LNG imports drop 8.6% in March—largest fall since 2022. China, India imports down 20% each. Pakistan down 70% . 20% of global LNG frozen behind Hormuz. Qatar's Ras Laffan: 17% capacity gone for years . Prices up 143%. Bangladesh, India, Japan switching to coal. Pakistan on four-day week . The gas is gone. The coal is back. ⚓

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Gasfin takes over commercial management for key LNG terminals in Germany 🇩🇪 Gasfin Services has taken over 🤝 the commercial management for the LNG terminals in Brunsbüttel, Wilhelmshaven 1 and Wilhelmshaven 2, operated by Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH. Read more ⬇️ lngindustry.com/liquid-natural…

False equivalence. The 70s embargo allowed negotiation. A closed strait permits none. Your Asia-Europe container schedules face cascading voids. Supply chain diversification? Impossible against geography.

@AndersSjastad You can laugh at the dance moves, but blocking Hormuz paralyzes Asia-Europe container trade. 30% of global oil transits there. Supply chain risk is not choreography.

Judging by the finger move here I would think its safe to assume that he was a clubber and a raver back in the days....

@asiatimesonline Maritime denial upends Asia-Europe container flows. When naval projection falters, who secures Hormuz? Shippers modeling $billion disruptions from contested chokepoints know: trade follows guns.

Advances in missile technology and layered denial capabilities are eroding the maritime access that underpinned the #IndoPacific framework, with Japan better positioned than Australia to endure. #MaritimeSecurity #DefenseStrategy asiatimes.com/2026/04/with-t…

UAE sovereign wealth: $2.49T, 100x annual budget, century-long tax-free runway. I'm watching British capital flee London's post-Brexit chaos for exactly this institutional certainty. Supply chains span decades; you need jurisdictions where fiscal policy survives governments.

🇺🇸 BREAKING: The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier has deployed toward the Middle East, set to join the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups in the region, U.S. officials say, expanding U.S. naval presence amid the Iran conflict. Source: WSJ

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) is allocating seven crude cargoes for May loading to Nigeria's Dangote refinery, up from the five it received in previous months. -Reuters

@KhalidAlMans_ ADCOP bypasses Hormuz. 1.8M barrels/day secured. UAE preparation versus UK policy chaos. Unprovoked threats meet institutional competence, not Schiphol-style mismanagement.

🚨 Do you understand what's happening right now between Iran and the UAE.. Iran just publicly warned — through state media — that it could strike Fujairah.. Fujairah is not some random port.. > it's the UAE's oil export terminal on the Gulf of Oman > it connects to a pipeline that carries 1,800,000 barrels per day from Abu Dhabi > it exists for ONE reason — to bypass the Strait of Hormuz the UAE built this entire system as a hedge against Iran blocking Hormuz.. their whole energy independence strategy depends on Fujairah being untouchable.. Iran just told them it's very much touchable.. this isn't a military threat.. this is an economic one.. aimed directly at the foundation of UAE oil exports.. if you're not following me you're finding out about this 48 hours late from someone who read my post..

@GodsgreatG Moss spherical tanks trade cargo density for safety. EU energy security now floats on these hulls post-Russian sanctions. How long until LNG routes face Red Sea-type disruptions?

This is a model of an LNG ship. Showing the liquified natural Gas holding area, the accommodation area, and the engine room.

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@ira_joseph @ColumbiaUEnergy Storage fills hide Qatar LNG dependency. EU policy failure visualized. Without Qatari flows, coal and nuclear become emergency logistics for failed diversification.

A relatively normal 2026 injection year will take European storage to 80% utilization by Nov. 1. Without Qatar #LNG, it'll be difficult but not impossible to achieve. Coal burning & renewable additions in Asia/Europe will play a key role, as will French nuclear. @ColumbiaUEnergy

Important question ahead. Will Europe be willing to pay higher prices to inject fuel this summer or adjust its injection targets. The lower the injection rate the more vulnerable to spot price next winter

@AsiaMTI 2016 ruling gave Manila legal victory. Changed nothing on the water for container trade. You assume tribunal decisions control shipping lanes? China's naval presence determines access. #SupplyChainRisk

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