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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/26/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-oil.html

India continues to support Russia's genocide in Ukraine by buying sanctioned oil.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/25/indias-top-refiner-quietly-returns-to-russian-oil-with-shadowed-supply-route-d…

India's top refiner quietly returns to Russian oil with shadowed supply route despite US sanctions - Euromaidan Press
Reliance Industries is sourcing Russian barrels through non-sanctioned paths to keep its domestic refinery fed.

Sable Offshore Corp. has successfully petitioned federal authorities to assume regulatory authority over its Santa Barbara County oil and gas pipelines
-- another move in the company’s attempts to restart production.
The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration decided on Wednesday that two Santa Barbara County pipelines operated by Sable are interstate pipelines,
removing them from state authority.”
—and subsequently:

Sable Receives Federal Approval to Restart Oil Pipelines
Sable Offshore Corp. says it has received permission to restart pipelines connected to the Santa Ynez Unit, a week after it successfully petitioned to

How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump's Venezuela Campaign (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/politics/venezuela-trump-maduro-oil-boat-strikes-immigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1._08.CjB-.OpmLvzPcRn_b
http://www.memeorandum.com/251227/p31#a251227p31

OpenAI urges the US to commit to building 100GW of new energy capacity each year to stay ahead of China in AI, and says "electrons are the new oil" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/open-ai-power-china.html

OpenAI says U.S. needs more power to stay ahead of China in AI: 'Electrons are the new oil'
OpenAI urged the White House to substantially increase the U.S.' investment in new energy capacity

"Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazon–an Area the Size of Sweden"
#Colombia #Environment

Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazon–an Area the Size of Sweden
In Colombia, Vélez noted, some 43 oil blocks and 286 mining requests had currently not yet broken ground in various parts of the Amazon

Trump’s recent claims that the US should keep Venezuelan oil from seized tankers
are part of a broader belief in rightwing “resource imperialism”, experts say.
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has escalated pressure on Venezuela, invoking drug-trafficking claims.
This month, the US intercepted two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil and began pursuing a third,
while intensifying its campaign against the country’s president, Nicolšs Maduro.
Critics have comp…

Michigan klaagt de olie- en gasindustrie aan voor het overtreden van mededingsregels met een 'seemingly bottomless alphabet soup of organizations that Defendants have founded, joined, and/or actively participated in to advance their anticompetitive scheme".
Doel concurrentie van hernieuwbare energie voorkomen
#klimaatzaak
https://cleantechnica.com/2026/01/25/us-oil-industry-busted-for-one-of-the-most-successful-antitrust-conspiracies-in-us-history/

Coast Guard Tracks Down Runaway Oil Tanker Linked to Iran and Venezuela (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/coast-guard-tracks-down-a-runaway-oil-tanker-linked-to-iran-and-venezuela-32f7660c
http://www.memeorandum.com/251226/p5#a251226p5

Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles, General Staff says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/ukraine-strikes-oil-refinery-in.html

More piracy from the rogue failed state, USA.
Even the European lackies are maintaining a distance from this unpredictable imperialist aggression.
US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela | Oil and Gas | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/…

US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela
Video shows the moment the US military seizes a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

Big finance still funds deforestation, 10 years after Paris pact https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/big-finance-still-funds-deforestation-10-years-after-paris-pact/

Big finance still funds deforestation, 10 years after Paris pact
A new report by the Forests & Finance Coalition finds that despite years of voluntary climate commitments, banks and other financial institutions have continued to increase their investments in companies linked to deforestation. The value of investments in these companies — in industries such as beef, soy, palm oil and paper — has increased by […]

Michigan sues oil giants for alleged renewable energy collusion
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5703546-michigan-evs-oil-companies/

How Saudi Arabia is pouring money into data centers and working with US and Chinese tech giants, landing its AI ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html…

Saudi Arabia, Rich With Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. Exporter
The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.

Ukraine has a coastline of ~1,729 miles (~2,782km), and a very small navy. Russia blockaded them and end up with a bunch of their ships becoming coral reefs, and largely withdrawing from the Black Sea.
Venezuela has a coastline of 1,700 miles (~2,800km), and a very small navy. The US is gonna blockade them and…

Trump orders blockade of oil tankers into Venezuela
President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro. The moves comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region. In a post on social media Tuesday night announcing the blockade, Trump alleged Venezuela was using oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes. The bu…

No os lo he dicho, pero hace un par de días descubrí aquí en mastodon este blog (porque su autor estš por aquí pero ahora no lo encuentro) y me parece muy bueno. #privacidad

Condoning everyday fascism for those less fortunate is how you eventually get fascism for all. And this isn’t just about the US. This is a warning for Europe and beyond. Here in Europe, most of our governments have been merrily supporting the US and Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza (and the ethnic cleansing, settler colonialism, and apartheid) as well as previous imperialist invasions of far off lands for oil, happily sharing in the spoils of the suffering. (Not a surprise, really. After al…

Venezuela's acting president says she has had 'enough' of US orders (Laura Sharman/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/26/americas/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-enough-us-orders-trump-oil-hnk-intl
http://www.memeorandum.com/260126/p52#a260126p52

The pressure is
'at a fever pitch'
as the US pursues
a third oil tanker
near Venezuela
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/trump-summarized-washingtons-multi-pronged-072945336.html

The pressure is 'at a fever pitch' as the US pursues a third oil tanker near Venezuela
The US Coast Guard on Monday continued for a second day to chase a sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration describes as part of a “dark fleet...

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. - Inside Climate News https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012026/west-texas-oil-cleanup-drags-on/

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. - Inside Climate News
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.

Ukraine strikes empty shadow-fleet oil tanker *in the Mediterranean* with an aerial drone.
Would love to know the flight path of that drone!
#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #Oil
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drone-strike-hits-russias-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-mediterranean-sea-for-the-first-time-source-says/

Apropos of a gas station exploding in my neighborhood: Fossil fuel infrastructure is an ecological disaster every day, especially when there isn't an accident, when everything is "working" "safely."
https://theonion.com/millions-of-barre

Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Safely Reach Port In Major Environmental Catastrophe
PORT FOURCHON, LA—In what may be the greatest environmental disaster in the nation’s history, the supertanker TI Oceania docked without incident at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Monday and successfully unloaded 3.1 million barrels of dangerous crude oil into the United States.

#MastoArt
Cool Christmas present
Artist: Adriano WU

The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in post-EU Chips Act investments remain on track, despite the stalled GlobalFoundries-STMicro project in France (Virginie Malingre/Le Monde)
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2…

Europe's relentless semiconductor decline
Microchips: The Oil of the 21st Century' (3/5). When the Chips Act, the plan by the 27 European Union member states to reduce their dependence on the US and China for semiconductors, came into force in 2023, the goal initially appeared 'out of reach.

No surprises here, "Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again"
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/business/venezuela-trump-oil-chevron?cid=ios_app

Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again
President Donald Trump may have made a major miscalculation about Venezuela’s oil.

Fire burns through oil depot in Russian city of Penza following Ukrainian drone strike: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/23/fire-burns-through-oil-depot.html

The state of New Mexico is accusing three Texas oil executives of
orchestrating “a fraudulent scheme” to pocket revenue from hundreds of oil and gas wells in New Mexico
and offload the cost of plugging and cleaning up the wells onto the state’s taxpayers.
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of 💥foisting old wells onto the public.
The 72-page compla…

“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.

Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Brings Oil Spill Risks to U.S. Coasts https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-offshore-drilling-plan-brings-oil-spill-risks-to-us-coasts-2025-11-20/
…

Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Brings Oil Spill Risks to U.S. Coasts
Center for Biological Diversity: Industry Giveaway of Public Waters Proposed During Climate Talks

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Midnight Oil:
🎵 Beds Are Burning
#MidnightOil
https://pearsecovers.bandcamp.com/track/midnight-oil-beds-are-burning
https://open.spotify.com/track/0XHGKdViVybbZKqEZ2tXqV

Check out today's packed Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA was hit by a cyberattack,
--Coupang's founder failed to show at parliamentary hearing,
--Vast majority of parked domains foist scams and malware,
--FTC orders Nomad to pay victims after hackers stole cryptocurrency,
--noyb alleges data exposure by TikTok, Grindr and AppFlyer,
--Hackers exploit critica…

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA was hit by a cyberattack
Coupang's founder didn't show at parliamentary hearing, Majority of parked domains foist scams and malware, FTC orders Nomad to pay victims after hackers stole cryptocurrency, noyb alleges data exposure by TikTok, Grindr and AppFlyer, Hackers exploit critical flaws in Fortinet products, much more

RE: https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/115773722160154268
Easy! What's the worst that could happen here... 🫣 Just casually converting a 40 year legacy codebase to Rust (using "AI" of course): "Our North Star is ‘1 engine…

Mithilfe privater #Satelliten der GHGSat-Konstellation wurden erstmals weltweit #Methanemissionen aus über 3000 Öl-, Gas- und #Kohleanlagen direkt erfasst.
Besonders betroffen si…

Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide
"The countries where we measure the largest oil and gas methane emissions are Turkmenistan, the U.S., Russia, Mexico and Kazakhstan."

"How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.

If you are an anti-fascist, you are against petroleum. Petroleum funds fascism globally. It is at the heart of the military industrial complex driving global imperialism, from both the US and Russia. Motonormitivity is fascist, both in it's elitist roots and in it's ties to historical fascism (Hitler hated bikes, just on principle). Oil is militarism.
Oil is the dominant resource which drives war, both in terms of it being the primary spoil wars are fought over and in terms of fueling the military vehicles and weapons that carry out those wars. Practically every war since (and including) WWII has been over oil. Genocides are carried out to secure oil. Gaza is over oil, in more ways than one.
Oil is the absolute enemy, and AI is simply an extension of that: an attempt to atomize us so we can't resist the oil-centric global order, one last grasp at the control over our lives oil has given to those whose power is now threatened by a solar punk future.
"I haven't written for a few weeks now. As I write the closing chapter and begin rewriting previous sections, everything feels both more distant and more immediate. The working title [Kairos] has only continued to feel more and more resonant, both during the writing and during my pause."
Now is the time to resist by making something different, by creating a world fundamentally opposed to these systems of oppression.
This is the last in my Kairos series. From here on out I'll be editing to try and make it more of a book than a series of posts. Thanks to everyone who has helped so far. All editing is welcome (typos, spell checks, questions and challenges). Between ADHD and dyslexia, it's always hard for my brain to notice mistakes in my own text so I always appreciate the support of those who can.
https://anarchoccultism.org/building-zion/kairos

😠 Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane and metals into water
#pollution

Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane and metals into water
In the dense forests of northwestern Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of retired oil and gas wells—some dating back to the mid-1800s, long before modern construction standards—dot the landscape, according to geochemists in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences who recently led a study in the region. Left uncapped and exposed to air and erosion, they break down, leaching harmful chemicals into the atmosphere and, the researchers reported, into the groundwater.

US expects Hungary to stop buying Russian oil and gas, envoy says as Budapest remains defiant: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/27/us-expects-hungary-to-stop.html

"“Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars in a bank in Qatar to be spent without Congressional approval is not Constitutional,” the lawmaker wrote. ”Only Congress can appropriate money.”
Rep. Thomas Massie criticizes Donald Trump on Venezuela oil sales
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5697347-thomas-massie-donald-trump-venezuela-oil-sales/

This article just cited the Finnish Michaux study. There are others. The whole "industrial renewable energy capture systems" wager has inadequate foundations, which is why the only way is to use much less energy. Hence #degrowth See my article and linked report for the UK case.
Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil? - CounterPunch.org

Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil?
A key issue for the accomplishment of renewables is power storage because of the impact of wind and solar intermittency, both of which are highly intermittent. Most studies assume gas will be the buffer for intermittency. Other than using fossil fuel such as gas as a buffer, an adequate power storage system to handle intermittency will require 30 times more material than what electric vehicles require with current plans, meaning the scope is much larger than the current paradigm allows.

Explosions rock Slavyansk-na-Kubani as drones target oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/26/explosions-rock-slavyansknakubani-as-drones.html

Trump's Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs (Peter Eavis/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/trump-venezuela-oil-tankers.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251224/p52#a251224p52

No Blood for Oil: Demand a Fossil-Free Future! #environment

No Blood for Oil: Demand a Fossil-Free Future!
2026 should be the year we transition away from oil, coal and gas – not launch conflicts to drill for them. Clinging to fossil fuels locks us into a cycle of violence, volatility, and authoritarianism. Every new fossil fuel project adds fuel to a climate crisis already displacing millions. True security doesn't come from controlling pipelines; it comes from renewable energy that serves communities, not billionaires. Over 80 countries are committed to a roadmap for a fossil-free future. Let’…

Waiting for the announcment and press conference, the CBC live blog has this nugget:
"Alberta's deficit was initially $1.3B in the February budget, then grew to $6.5B by summer and has likely swelled even further with weak oil and natural gas prices."
Is there an Albertan leader of any party willing to utter the words:
"Maybe the vagaries of Oil and Gas prices is not what we should base our provincial budget on. Perhaps it is time to look at something else.”
#ABPoli #Oil #Gas #LNG #OilPipeline #NorthernGateway #HaidaGwaii #BCPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/alberta-ottawa-memorandum-of-understanding-energy-deal-pipeline-bc-9.6993431

"EU farmer takes oil giant TotalEnergies to court in groundbreaking hearing over climate damages"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Climate

EU farmer takes oil giant TotalEnergies to court over climate damages
The climate change-related lawsuit begins its hearings, just days after TotalEnergies announced its climate investment at COP30.

Any controversy about saturated fat comes from research showing that reducing saturated fat intake can actually be harmful if you replace it with the wrong thing
(processed carbs, sugars.)
But researchers agree that replacing saturated fats with plant based fats, like olive oil, is good for health.
https://

Hannah Harris Green (@whatsitlike.me)
“People don’t eat nutrients. They eat foods. When you ask someone what they had to eat, they don’t tell you: ‘I had fat, or I had carbohydrates, or I had protein.’” — Dr. Cheryl Anderson, an American Heart Association board member.

URGENT! Occupiers have been driven out of their positions, and an oil refinery is on fire in Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/26/urgent-occupiers-have-been-driven.html

Trump's claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader 'resource imperialism', experts say (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/trump-venezuela-oil-resource-imperialism
http://www.memeorandum.com/251224/p33#a251224p33

Public safety warnings issued after Russian drone strike on Lviv Oblast oil terminal: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/27/public-safety-warnings-issued-after.html

Trump reveals plan to drill oil off Florida, California coasts
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/trump-florida-california-alaska-offshore-oil-drilling

Trump's Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/world/americas/trump-tankers-venezuela-oil-industry.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-08.hNF2.g2NTqii-Q7fK&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251224/p11#a251224p11

I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
Article in which I explore two dimensions of the USA's terrorist action against Venezuela, oil and the demonstration of power. As for oil, I explore two aspects. Read the article on the North West Bylines site. For more about how I see Venezuela and the 'Bolivarian revolution', see my 2019 piece on this site.

I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
Article in which I explore two dimensions of the USA’s terrorist action against Venezuela, oil and the demonstration of power. As for oil, I explore two aspects. Read the article on the North…

This is so damning. The top of the CBC story (JP Tasker reporting)
“Smith said she got Carney to back down on most of the Trudeau-era "nine bad laws," as she calls them, that restricted oil and gas development in Alberta.
Carney, meanwhile, says he got Alberta to buy into the Pathways carbon capture project to try and decarbonize the oil pumped out of the province.”
It would be like Putin saying he got Zelenskyy to back down on Donbas and Crimea, but Zelenskyy says Putin agreed to security guarantees from Russia and the USA.
Carney = Capitulator
Also... YOU CAN'T DECARBONIZE OIL.
ffs. what a stupid statement.
Maybe Putin will De-TNT his Ballistic Missiles.
#baitandswitch #climateEmergency #ABPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #RussiaUkraineWar
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/alberta-ottawa-memorandum-of-understanding-energy-deal-pipeline-bc-9.6993431

"Gas station country" no more – Drones and sanctions destroyed Russian oil industry | Special report: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/27/ampquotgas-station-countryampquot-no-more.html

California sues the Trump administration over plans to restart oil pipelines along the coast (Sophie Austin/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/california-oil-pipelines-coast-sable-trump-lawsuit-cbf79cac5dcdd7d2a720281246e52b09
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p114#a260123p114

"Oil Field Restoration and Grassroots Action Transforms Former Oil Site"
#Environment #Restoration
https://ha…

Oil Field Restoration and Grassroots Action Transforms Former Oil Site | Happy Eco News
Oil field restoration by Friends of Coyote Hills transforms former Chevron land into preserved habitat through two decades of grassroots organizing and community advocacy in Orange County.

"US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. This is the largest military buildup of US firepower in the Caribbean in decades. **If regime change succeeds in Venezuela, Cuba may be next**"
US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-12-18/us-relied-illegal-sanctions-seize-venezuelan-oil-tanker

California sues Trump administration over allegedly 'unlawful' pipeline restart approval years after oil spill (Brie Stimson/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-sues-trump-administration-allegedly-unlawful-pipeline-restart-approval-years-oil-spill
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p113#a260123p113

I have believed for a long time now that humanity has proven incapable of a 'gradual decline' of anything that it is truly dependent on even if alternatives are available.
We seem pre-programmed to use something to the max... hit rock bottom in terms of impacts on our own health and general well being… and then go pretty much cold turkey. (either through replacement or outright abstinence).
I believe it will be the same with fossil fuels.
We are possibly seeing a slight reduction now globally in overall use of oil. But it is still far and away too too much.
Maybe we’ll cut this by 10% or 20% in the next 10 or 20 years... but zero by 2050? Not a chance.
I believe we will go and go and go, until one day we can go no more, the pressure is too great, the casualties too high, the effects too devastating, and the impact of complete shutdown of the fossil fuel industry in less than 5 years will seem less bad than the damage we have already done and are sure to suffer in future.
I hope I live to see that day, not out of morbidity, but out of hope. I want to die knowing we finally did it. I don't know if that's going to happen.
Not an uplifting prediction, I know, but seriously, tell me I'm wrong.
#CanPoli #Cdnpoli #ClimateCatastrophe #Oil #Gas #EndFossilFuels
chart from the 2025 IEA report: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/018c3361-bc01-4482-a386-a5b2747ae82a/Oil2025.pdf

Amid the Trump administration’s military escalations against Venezuela,
one Florida Republican is salivating at the prospect of a full-scale military invasion,
arguing that a U.S. military invasion would be “very good news for the American economy.”
“Venezuela, for those Americans who do not understand why we need to go in, basically [it’s] for three reasons,”
said Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), speaking with Fox’s David Asman.
Those three reasons, Salazar exp…

‘We need to go in!’ GOP lawmaker salivates over oil company 'field day' invasion promises
Amid the Trump administration’s military escalations against Venezuela, one Florida Republican is salivating at the prospect of a full-scale military invasion, arguing that a U.S. military invasion would be “very good news for the American economy.”“Venezuela, for those Americans who do not understa...

Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil terminal in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai, killing 2: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/21/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-oil.html

"Abandoned oil refineries are becoming unlikely havens for wildlife"
#Wildlife #Environment

Abandoned oil refineries are becoming unlikely havens for wildlife
From southeast England to California, decommissioned oil refineries are being reclaimed by nature, prompting calls to protect them

Trump on seized Venezuelan oil: "We're gonna keep it" (Marc Caputo/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/23/trump-venezuela-oil-policy-keep
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p124#a251222p124

Unlike his predecessors,
Trump does not even pretend that his imperialism serves any purpose nobler than American domination
For Trump, “America first” didn’t imply any legal or moral opposition to foreign invasions.
To the contrary, he criticized Bush for not seizing Iraq’s oil.
He denounced regime change and nation building because they allegedly expended American blood and treasure on behalf of non-Americans.
Instead, Trump promised short wars in which onl…

Details of the MOU as reported by CBC. Hot Take:
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in 3-2-1)
- July 1, 2026 deadline for submission to MPO *(OIL CANADA DAY)
- 75% methane emissions cut on 2014 levels from methane by 2035 *(*shaking head* We are VERY GOOD at hitting 10 year targets *shaking head*)
- "both sides commited to net-zero by 2050” (implied via CCS) *(carbon capture and storage? should be Carney Can't Stop -- Emissions)
- industrial carbon price of $130 -- down from $170
*(Oil Industry - Very Poor)
- Alberta exempt from fed O&G emissions cap and clean electricity regulation *(Woop Coal! Let's Mine the Rockies!)
- No private proponents have been announced. *(Hear No Evil)
- No pipeline path/route has been announced. *(See No Evil)
#TMX #EndFossilFuels #ClimateSellout #ClimateEmergency #CdnPoli #CanPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli
Since multiple Ottawa CBC reporters seem utterly incapable of understanding what First Nations groups are what in BC here are some facts about the Coastal First Nations. It has existed since 2003.
https://coastalfirstnations.ca/about/
"The Great Bear Initiative Society (a non-profit society under the BC Societies Act), also known as Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative (CFN), is an alliance of First Nations on the North Pacific Coast that includes the Gitga’at, Gitxaała, Haida, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Metlakatla, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv First Nations. " Their territories span on the mainland coast of BC from the top of Vancouver Island to the Alaska Border including Haida Gwaii.

Trump says US will keep oil and ships seized near Venezuela (Filip Timotija/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5660486-trump-seizes-venezuelan-oil-tankers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p115#a251222p115

Judge buries feds' attempt to reassess oil leases on sage grouse habitat | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-buries-feds-attempt-to-reassess-oil-leases-on-sage-grouse-habitat/

Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/trump-administration-weighs-naval-blockade-to-halt-cuban-oil-imports-00744708
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p76#a260123p76

President Trump’s new special envoy to Greenland,
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry,
wants to help make Greenland
“part of the U.S.”
This is the most recent development in Trump’s monthslong campaign to essentially colonize Greenland.
His primary excuse for this has been “international security,”
although it’s more likely he wants to take advantage of Greenland’s value as a geopolitical asset as well as its mineral and oil resources.
“That whole area is…

New Trump Envoy Declares His Goal Is to Make Greenland Part of U.S.
Denmark is furious about the Trump administration’s latest move.

Russia's oil, gas revenues to drop by 46% in January year-on-year, Reuters reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/19/russias-oil-gas-revenues-to.html

"‘The Dirtiest, Worst Oil’ Is in Venezuela"
#Venezuela #Oil #FossilFuels

‘The Dirtiest, Worst Oil’ Is in Venezuela - Inside Climate News
The country’s “extra heavy” oil packs some of the highest associated greenhouse gas emissions of any crude oil.

Ukraine says it hit Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery with Storm Shadow missiles: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/ukraine-says-it-hit-russias.html

Darren Woods is known mostly as the chairman of ExxonMobil,
the largest U.S. oil company.
On Friday, however, he made noise in a different sphere by placing an obscure financial term into the political lexicon:
"#Uninvestible."
That's how Woods described Venezuela
—more specifically, Venezuela's oil industry.
His remark came during a meeting of s…

Hiltzik: Trump's Venezuelan oil adventure is coming apart at the seams
Trump thinks the spigots will soon start flowing with Venezuela's oil. The oil industry isn't eager to see that happen

📉 $35 oil sinks Russia’s budget as UK detains shadow fleet and funds go to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/oil-sinks-russias-budget-as.html

"Known for its oil, Texas became a renewable energy leader. Now it’s being unplugged."
#US #USA #America #Energy

Known for its oil, Texas became a renewable energy leader. Now it’s being unplugged.
The state was to get $400 million for solar energy in disadvantaged communities. The Trump administration took it all back.

Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil tanker in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, local officials claim: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/18/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-oil.html

Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela ports,
-- which is technically an act of war.
How seriously should we take this?
Trump has certainly threatened war with Venezuela in the past.
Former US National Security advisor John Bolton reports that Trump said during his first presidential term (2017-2020) that invading Venezuela would be “cool”
because it is “really part of the United States.”<…

Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/17/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-oil.html

U.S. boards un-sanctioned tanker with Venezuelan oil to tighten blockade (Marc Caputo/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/20/venezuelan-oil-tanker-trump-us
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p38#a251220p38

Trump declared a national emergency to shield Venezuelan oil revenue held by the U.S. government from seizure by private creditors,
framing it as critical to U.S. national security and regional stability
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/10/trump-venezuela-oil-natio…

Trump declares national emergency to shield Venezuelan oil cash
Trump said in the order signed late Friday that losing control of these funds would "materially harm" national security and foreign policy.

U.S. Coast Guard Boards Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/us-coast-guard-venezuela-oil-tanker.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p44#a251220p44

Russian oil prices lowest since full-scale war began, Bloomberg reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/russian-oil-prices-lowest-since.html

US plans to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves could by 2050 consume 🔥more than a tenth of the world’s remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis.
The calculation highlights how any moves to further exploit the
South American nation’s oil reserves
– the largest in the world,
at least on paper
– would put increasing pressure on climate goals,
and risk plunging the globe further into climate catastrophe.
<…

Ukraine hits Ryazan oil refinery for second time this month amid broader strikes on Russian energy sites: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/15/ukraine-hits-ryazan-oil-refinery.html

The Trump administration plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in roughly four decades
The proposed lease sales in the Pacific Ocean would primarily be off Santa Barbara County, Calif.,
where a small amount of drilling is already occurring, according to two of the people familiar with the Interior Department’s draft plan

Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.”

SBU UAVs attacked the Taman Oil Port in the Krasnodar region in Russia #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/23/sbu-uavs-attacked-the-taman.html

The methane menace
Oil executives weighing a potential investment in #Venezuela’s fields may want to check out the view from space.
Satellites have detected enormous amounts of #methane billowing from the country’s abandoned oil rigs,
rusty pipelines and other dilapidated energy infrastructure.
…

Venezuela Has the Most Methane-Intensive Oil in the World
The Trump administration wants American companies to modernize oil production in Venezuela. There are many roadblocks to that happening, though, including the country’s huge methane problem.

The night America's doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil (Will Bunch/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos-dinner-trump-bin-salman-20251123.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251123/p62#a251123p62

Russia’s seaborne oil exports drop to a three-month low amid US sanctions and rising shipping costs: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/15/russias-seaborne-oil-exports-drop.html

Donald Trump has suggested US taxpayers could reimburse energy companies for repairing Venezuelan infrastructure for extracting and shipping oil.
Trump acknowledged that
“a lot of money” would need to be spent to increase oil production in Venezuela after US forces ousted its leader, Nicolšs Maduro,
but suggested his government could pay oil companies to do the work.
“A tremendous amount of money will have to be spent and the oil companies will spend it,
and the…

US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela (Konstantin Toropin/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-oil-tanker-us-military-trump-086d42db3d56f0e952014f97fa30faaf
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p103#a260120p103

Ukraine strikes Ryazan oil refinery, hits multiple other Russian military targets, General Staff says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/15/ukraine-strikes-ryazan-oil-refinery.html

The price of Russian OIL has dropped by another $3.5! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/the-price-of-russian-oil.html

Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela -- but getting no takers (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/trump-oil-venezuela-return-00695292
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p132#a251217p132

Russia’s December oil and gas revenue set to drop to lowest level since 2020, Reuters reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/14/russias-december-oil-and-gas.html

Explosions reported at oil depot in occupied Crimea, several Russian energy sites amid Ukrainian drone attack: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/14/explosions-reported-at-oil-depot.html

MAJOR RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY – destroyed by UKRAINIAN BOMBER #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/major-russian-oil-refinery-destroyed.html

Explosions reported at Russian oil refinery amid possible drone attack: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/13/explosions-reported-at-russian-oil.html

🔥 Russian oil rigs hit! John Gilli is ready to KIDNAP PUTIN, and Britain is building NEW BALLISTICS: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/12/russian-oil-rigs-hit-john.html

Trump wants Venezuela's oil — markets may not care: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/12/trump-wants-venezuelas-oil-markets.html

Ukraine strikes Russian oil facilities in Caspian Sea again, SBU source says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/12/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-facilities.html