Oil

Conflicts & Security

Argentina’s leader threatens sanctions on Falklands oil firms

Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has threatened to sanction oil firms operating near the Falkland Islands, escalating long-standing territorial tensions with the UK. According to The Independent, Milei vowed to defend Argentina’s 'vital interests' 'with tooth and nail,' while the British government reaffirmed its 'unwavering' commitment to the islands.

WH News Sep 4, 2026

Corporate

Venezuela Oil Deal Sparks Colonialism Debate

Critics are calling a US multi-billion-dollar oil deal in Venezuela a new form of modern-day colonialism, according to Al Jazeera.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Unternehmen

Machado: US-Oel-Deal mit Venezuela-Regime ist ungesetzlich

Die venezolanische Oppositionsführerin María Corina Machado kritisiert Donald Trumps Oel-Deal mit der Übergangsregierung Venezuelas.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Corporate

Nobel Laureate Machado Questions Illegitimate Venezuela Regime’s US Oil Deal

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has questioned Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government, saying the country’s natural resources do not belong to 'an illegitimate regime', according to The Guardian.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Asia Pacific

Toxic wildfire haze spreads as El Niño worsens

A toxic haze from wildfires is spreading across Southeast Asia, with pollution levels exceeding 15 times WHO recommendations, according to the BBC.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Corporate

US-Venezuela Relationship Drenched in Oil for a Century

A 1950 US Department of State memo stated that the bond between Washington and Caracas is 'always likely to be' oil. According to The Guardian, Trump recently announced the US would take majority control of about a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Unternehmen

Chevron investiert 7 Mrd. Dollar in Venezuela

Chevron will in Venezuela in den nächsten fünf Jahren 7 Mrd. Dollar investieren, um die Ölförderung auf 600 000 Barrel täglich zu verdoppeln.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Corporate

US oil giant Chevron to expand Venezuela operations

Chevron will invest more than $7bn through its Venezuela joint ventures to double oil production to about 600,000 barrels per day over the next five years, according to the company.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Middle East

Iranian attack on Saudi tanker kills 2 Filipino sailors

Two Filipino sailors were killed in an Iranian attack on a Saudi vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

US Politics

Trump Ally Defends Venezuela Oil Deal Amid ‘Gunpoint Diplomacy’ Criticism

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has denied Washington is seeking to commandeer huge quantities of Venezuelan oil, amid growing criticism of Donald Trump’s energy deal with the country’s interim leaders.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Conflicts & Security

Iran Says US Strike Killed 4 at Wedding in ‘War Crime’

Iran has accused the US of a war crime after a missile strike killed four people, including two children, at a wedding celebration, according to the BBC.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Energie & Rohstoffe

USA greifen Iran erneut an: Krieg eskaliert

Die US-Armee griff am Dienstag erneut Ziele der iranischen Revolutionsgarden an, wie das US-Zentralkommando (CENTCOM) meldete.

WH News Sep 1, 2026

에너지·원자재

미국, 이란에 추가 공격…전쟁 확대 우려

미국은 2일(현지시간) 이란 내 이슬람 혁명수호대(IRGC) 시설을 타겟으로 한 새로운 공격을 단행했다. 미국 중부사령부(CENTCOM)가 밝혔다.

WH News Sep 1, 2026

エネルギー・商品

米国、イランへの新攻撃を開始 90ドル超え

米軍は2日、イランのイスラム革命防衛隊（IRGC）関連施設を狙った新たな攻撃を実施した。米中央司令部（CENTCOM）が明らかにした。

WH News Sep 1, 2026

Energy & Commodities

US launches new strikes against Iran as war escalates

The United States military conducted new strikes against Iran on Tuesday, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) locations, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

WH News Sep 1, 2026