World will face major fuel crisis due to Iran, claims French-British analyst

World will face major fuel crisis due to Iran, claims French-British analyst

London: Catherine Shakdam, a French-British analyst, warned, ‘The geographical location of Iran is a bigger strength of the country than nuclear weapons. Iran will use nuclear weapons as a shield. But Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and Bab Al-Mandab Gulf could block the entire global fuel movement. The crisis created in that scenario […]

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German fuel crisis will become something like ‘Lehman Crisis’, warns German Commerce Minister

German fuel crisis will become something like ‘Lehman Crisis’, warns German Commerce Minister

Berlin: Last week, Russia reduced the fuel supply to some leading European countries. Taking the Russian aggression into account, Germany declared an Alarm Stage in the fuel sector. German Commerce Minister Robert Habeck warned that if the situation does not improve soon or if Russia stops fuel supplies, the resulting fuel crisis will be like […]

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A decline in investment in the fuel sector is the root cause of the global energy crisis – Claimed chief of the world’s leading fuel company Aramco

A decline in investment in the fuel sector is the root cause of the global energy crisis – Claimed chief of the world’s leading fuel company Aramco

Bern: The conflict in Ukraine is not the cause of the current global energy crisis. However, the chief of the world’s leading fuel company, Aramco, blamed the fuel sector’s reduced investment and insufficient options and backup plans as the main reasons. The chief of Aramco, Amin Nasser, strongly criticised the decisions of Western countries at […]

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‘Price cap’ on Russian fuel worrisome for fuel-producing countries – Oman’s fuel minister warns

‘Price cap’ on Russian fuel worrisome for fuel-producing countries – Oman’s fuel minister warns

Washington/Moscow: ‘I don’t think anyone likes it. We don’t know how far it will go. Today, it’s Russia. But tomorrow, that can change, and it could be a global price cap. That would be extremely serious,’ warned Oman’s Minister of Fuel, Salim Al-Aufi. Oman is a leading country in OPEC, an organisation of fuel-producing countries, […]

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25% of German companies have been preparing to leave country due to energy crisis – warns Federation of German Industries’ chief

25% of German companies have been preparing to leave country due to energy crisis – warns Federation of German Industries’ chief

Berlin: The federation of German Industries’ chief, the apex body of the industry, issued a serious warning that 25% of the companies in Germany have been preparing to leave the country due to the energy crisis created against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Other senior officials have confirmed this in Germany, and they allege […]

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Disagreement continues in Europe over putting price cap on Russian fuel – France upset over Germany’s decisions

Disagreement continues in Europe over putting price cap on Russian fuel – France upset over Germany’s decisions

Brussels: The energy crisis summit, held in the backdrop of sanctions imposed on Russia and the fuel cuts by Russia, once again showed that differences between European countries have come to the fore. The proposal to cap Russian fuel prices could not be approved at the meeting. Some countries in the European Union have maintained […]

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Strong protests emerge in France, Germany and Italy against NATO and fuel price hike

Strong protests emerge in France, Germany and Italy against NATO and fuel price hike

Paris/Berlin/Rome: Effects of sharply escalating fuel prices resulting in peak inflation are being felt across leading European countries like France, Germany, and Italy. Professionals in France declared a nationwide strike against the government on Tuesday. It has received a positive response from all the strata of French society. Also, the protestors in Germany are expressing […]

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Long-term recession crisis looming over Europe – World Bank Chief warns

Long-term recession crisis looming over Europe – World Bank Chief warns

Washington/Geneva: Slowdown in the Chinese growth rate and falling economic output in the United States are deepening the grip of recession in Europe. The fuel crisis in Europe, dependent on Russian fuel, will continue in the coming times. The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned that the economic recession crisis is hovering over […]

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The US cannot meet Europe’s fuel needs – claims a British Daily

The US cannot meet Europe’s fuel needs – claims a British Daily

Washington/Brussels: There are indications that the fuel crisis has been intensifying more in Europe, which had planned to shake Russia by imposing restrictions on the import of Russian fuel. European leaders and experts had claimed that Russian fuel could be substituted with the support of US, Gulf and African countries. However, the Gulf and African […]

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