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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
1 289.00
0.00
1 215.00
+15.00
Aug 25
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	1 289.00	0.00	1 215.00	+15.00	Aug 25

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380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
618.64	+8.40	768.24	+8.39	1 332.98	+5.21	Aug 28

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All Indexes in $/mton	380HSFO			VLS FO			MGO LS			Date
All Indexes in $/mton	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	Date
Rotterdam	537	631	-94	660	707	-47	1 215	1 374	-159	Aug 28
Singapore	628	655	-27	775	800	-25	1 125	1 367	-242	Aug 28
Fujairah	615	605	+10	790	742	+48	1 379	1 430	-51	Aug 28
Houston	470	622	-152	673	722	-49	1 220	1 358	-138	Aug 28

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- 2026-08-31
  Mexico’s Green Energy Push Is Finally Gaining Momentum
  After a delayed start under the previous government, Mexico is now well on its way to undergoing a green transition. President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched an energy reform that opens Mexico’s energy sector to greater private investment and focuses... Read more After a delayed start under the previous government, Mexico is now well on its way to undergoing a green transition. President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched an energy reform that opens Mexico’s energy sector to greater private investment and focuses on expanding the country’s renewable energy sector. Meanwhile, the approval of several solar and wind projects demonstrates the government’s commitment to the accelerated deployment of clean energy.
  
  In February, Sheinbaum launched Mexico’s strategic energy transition roadmap, which includes achieving oil production of 1.8 million bpd and deploying a $43.6 billion investment package. The government aims to add more than 32 GW of new electrical generation capacity by 2030, at least 70 per cent of which should come from renewable sources.
  
  During the announcement, Sheinbaum stated, “Mexico not only has oil: it has sun and wind, clean energies that allow for fewer environmental impacts. We are working on the energy transition: moving toward greater participation of renewable energy sources in the electricity we consume. And that is the most important objective between now and 2030.”
  
  The roadmap includes renewable energy-specific targets, including increasing photovoltaic generation by 140 per cent, geothermal by 90 per cent, wind energy by 70 per cent, and hydroelectric energy – through the maintenance of existing plants – by 18 per cent. The government aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix from 24 per cent to 38 per cent by 2030.
  
  Achieving these goals will require a significant acceleration in the deployment of clean energy sources, particularly compared with previous years, when foreign investment in renewables was highly restricted. Between 2018 and 2024, former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) pushed for greater nationalisation, citing greedy international energy companies and sectoral corruption as reasons for the move. This decision was widely criticised for deterring investment in the energy sector and delaying Mexico’s green transition.
  
  However, AMLO’s successor, President Sheinbaum, has gone in a different direction. During her electoral campaign, Sheinbaum stated that she planned to spend at least $13.6 billion on renewables. Once in power, Sheinbaum announced that private companies would be permitted to add up to 9.6 GW of renewable capacity by 2030 via a new framework that allows 46 per cent of electricity generation to come from private investments – with the rest being operated by the state-owned electricity company CFE – marking a shift away from AMLO’s strict energy nationalisation strategy.
  
  Mexico is now welcoming investment in renewable energy projects, particularly in solar power. The country’s installed photovoltaic capacity is projected to more than triple by 2035, to 37.8 GW, growing at a compound annual growth rate of roughly 10.7 per cent between 2024 and 2035. A 2025 report from the thinktank Ember Energy suggests that Mexico has favourable climatic conditions for solar energy, which could supply close to 90 per cent of national electricity demand if exploited. However, solar power contributed just 6.6 per cent of Mexico’s electricity generation in 2023.
  
  To date, Mexico’s largest solar farm is located in the city of Puerto Peñasco in the northern state of Sonora. Phase one of four was completed in April 2023 and provides 120 MW of clean energy, while phase two, launched in September 2024, added 300 MW. The development of phase three is currently underway. Puerto Peñasco is expected to have 1 GW of installed capacity and 246 MW of battery storage once complete, making it the largest solar power plant in the Americas and the fifth-largest worldwide.
  
  In August, the Danish energy infrastructure investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced it had reached a final investment decision for the 420 MW solar-plus-storage La Esperanza Solar project, the company’s first investment in Mexico to reach financial close, representing the firm’s growing renewables portfolio in Latin America.
  
  Construction is currently underway on La Esperanza in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche, on the Yucatán Peninsula. The project is expected to come online in 2028 and will incorporate 150 MW of battery storage. Project funding comprises approximately $510 million in debt facilities provided by a consortium, with BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Natixis CIB, Santander, and Scotiabank.
  
  Mexico is also home to 76 wind farms across 16 states, with an installed capacity of 8,131 MW and over 3,300 wind turbines. The sector provides power for as many as 12.1 million households and supports over 10,000 jobs. Mexico is expected to attract between $4 billion and $5 billion of investment in wind energy by 2030, with 2,159 MW of new installed capacity, according to estimates from the National Energy Control Centre, the National Energy Commission, and the Mexican Wind Energy Association.
  
  After a stalled start, the Mexican government is supporting the accelerated rollout of renewable energy projects to help achieve its green transition aims. This is being supported by the establishment of favourable policies and energy reforms, and greater openness to private investment, which has led to the launch of several new green energy projects in recent years. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  U.S. Eyes 18th-Century Law to Seize and Sell Iranian Oil
  The US government is exploring an unusual legal route for dealing with Iranian oil and ships captured as part of its blockade: bringing back a wartime maritime system that has barely been used for generations, according to Bloomberg. The Justice Department,... Read more The US government is exploring an unusual legal route for dealing with Iranian oil and ships captured as part of its blockade: bringing back a wartime maritime system that has barely been used for generations, according to Bloomberg.
  
  The Justice Department, working with the Pentagon, is preparing to use prize law, which historically allowed courts to decide whether vessels and cargo captured during armed conflict could legally become property of the United States. The mechanism was once commonplace in naval warfare but largely disappeared from American practice after the 19th century and has been dormant since World War II.
  
  The appeal for the administration is largely practical. At present, the government generally relies on civil forfeiture to take ownership of vessels accused of sanctions violations or other offenses. Those cases can become complicated and slow, particularly when shipping companies, creditors, terrorism victims or other parties assert competing rights to the ship or its cargo. A prize proceeding could potentially narrow those disputes and allow captured oil to be sold more quickly, with the proceeds going to the US Treasury.
  
  Bloomberg writes that Houston is being considered as a central venue for these cases. The Southern District of Texas has jurisdiction over a major port and sits alongside the country’s largest concentration of petrochemical infrastructure, giving it the capacity to receive and store substantial quantities of crude. US Attorney Aaron Reitz, whose office is working with DOJ officials in Washington, said the department is “now reviving” prize courts, describing the concept as an “ancient body of maritime law.”
  
  The effort comes as Washington looks for additional ways to put economic pressure on Iran. US forces have already intercepted Iranian-owned or Iran-linked vessels since the blockade was imposed in April. Using prize law could turn those captures into a more direct financial tool: ships and oil deemed lawful prizes could be liquidated, potentially generating revenue while depriving Iran of valuable exports.
  
  Supporters also see a strategic purpose beyond the money. Reviving the system would reinforce the message that the US considers the blockade a serious wartime measure rather than simply another sanctions regime. It could also make it more difficult for neutral commercial vessels to continue transporting goods that Washington believes support Iran.
  
  But there is considerable uncertainty over how a centuries-old framework would operate under modern international law. “This really is a historical area of law that is not tested in modern times,” maritime attorney Allison Luzwick said. Courts could be asked to determine whether the current conflict provides sufficient legal grounds for invoking prize authority at all, particularly given questions surrounding congressional authorization for the hostilities.
  
  The practical challenges are significant as well. Federal judges, prosecutors and the Navy have virtually no contemporary experience administering prize cases, meaning procedures would effectively have to be rebuilt for modern shipping and warfare. Shipowners and other parties with financial claims are also expected to contest seizures.
  
  There are broader geopolitical risks. Critics argue that normalizing prize law could create a precedent that Washington may later regret. A rival power such as China, for example, could point to US practice when attempting to seize American or neutral merchant vessels during a future conflict.
  
  The proposal therefore offers Washington a potentially faster way to convert captured Iranian oil into government revenue and tighten economic pressure on Tehran, but it would do so by reopening an area of wartime law that has gone largely untouched for more than a century. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  Venezuela Helped Build OPEC. Now It May Help Break It Apart
  Venezuela helped create OPEC. More than six decades later, it is considering walking away, and Washington appears perfectly happy to hold open the door. Caracas is weighing whether to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Bloomberg... Read more Venezuela helped create OPEC. More than six decades later, it is considering walking away, and Washington appears perfectly happy to hold open the door.
  
  Caracas is weighing whether to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with discussions that have included U.S. officials. No final decision has been made.
  
  Venezuela produced about 1.117 million barrels per day (bpd) in July according to OPEC’s secondary sources, and is currently exempt from OPEC production quotas after years of sanctions, underinvestment and economic turmoil gutted output.
  
  But Venezuela was one of OPEC’s five founding members in 1960 and played a central role in assembling the organization, and its departure would come just months after the United Arab Emirates quit following years of frustration over production restrictions.
  
  Iraq may be next in line. Baghdad has warned it could reconsider membership if an ongoing capacity review does not produce a higher production quota.
  
  Together, the UAE, Venezuela, and Iraq represent more than 7 million bpd of production capacity, roughly 32% of capacity held by OPEC’s members, according to OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report. Just Venezuela and the UAE alone account for 4.9 million bpd.
  
  Interestingly, U.S. and Venezuelan officials are currently discussing greater American participation in the country’s oil fields, including a possible 100-year lease on several assets. Chevron has already expanded its position, while SLB and Hunt Oil recently reached agreements with PDVSA.
  
  Venezuela holds an estimated 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, but rebuilding production will take years. Current deals are expected to add only incremental barrels in the near term.
  
  OPEC is already contending with growing U.S., Brazilian and Guyanese supply, diminished Russian influence and a Gulf war that has left some members unable to produce anywhere near capacity. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-a-Day Assets
  More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more... Read more More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune.
  
  Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year ago—and nearly 27% above the $510,000 reached just ten days earlier.
  
  The spike comes as Persian Gulf producers increase crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz despite the continuing Iran war.
  
  That should, in theory, ease the oil supply crunch. Instead, it has created another one: ships.
  
  Few tanker owners are willing to send vessels through Hormuz, leaving exporters competing for the smaller pool that will take the risk. The result is an extraordinary premium for anyone willing to make the trip.
  
  And crossing Hormuz is increasingly only the first leg.
  
  Producers have begun shuttling crude through the strait before transferring cargoes onto other tankers outside the Gulf. That effectively creates two freight bills—one for getting the oil through Hormuz and another for hauling it onward to Asia.
  
  TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said earlier this week that moving a cargo through Hormuz cost about $20 million. Tanker market participants told Bloomberg those costs have risen further since then.
  
  Even outside the strait, rates are climbing. A tanker traveling from Oman to China now commands roughly $220,000 per day, up from $131,000 a month ago.
  
  The squeeze is being amplified by Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which have forced Saudi Arabia to redirect some barrels through the Mediterranean and around Africa, adding roughly 30 days to voyages bound for Asia.
  
  There are signs that more oil is escaping the Gulf. Traders estimate Hormuz outflows at 6 million to 8 million barrels per day, while Goldman Sachs puts flows at roughly two-thirds of pre-war levels. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  Gas Prices in Asia and Europe Jump as Qatar Extends LNG Force Majeure
  Natural gas prices in Asia and Europe jumped on Friday as the market digested reports that Qatar has extended the force majeure on its LNG deliveries into November amid still blocked transits through the Strait of Hormuz. In Asia, the spot LNG price... Read more Natural gas prices in Asia and Europe jumped on Friday as the market digested reports that Qatar has extended the force majeure on its LNG deliveries into November amid still blocked transits through the Strait of Hormuz.
  
  In Asia, the spot LNG price jumped to $23.388 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on Friday, traders told Bloomberg.
  
  The spot LNG price has been hovering at four-year high levels this week, as supply has tightened with the absence of Qatari term deliveries since the Iran war began. In addition, utilities in Asia have been outbidding Europe for LNG supply this summer amid a shrinking pool of Middle East cargoes, which other producers cannot fully offset with increased deliveries.
  
  In Europe, the LNG price surged this week to the highest level since 2023, while the benchmark natural gas prices in Europe at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) rose by 2% in morning trade in Amsterdam, to top $80 (69 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh).
  
  Europe is heading for the winter with gas storage sites barely 63% full as of this week, compared to a five-year average of about 80%.
  
  A perfect storm of elevated demand for filling depleted storage and electricity during the summer heatwaves, and slashed LNG supply with Qatar’s cargoes trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz has pushed European benchmark prices and LNG prices to the highest in three years.
  
  Reports from Friday that Qatar’s state-owned QatarEnergy has extended through October-early November its force majeure on LNG deliveries to customers further raised concerns about global LNG supply just ahead of the winter.
  
  LNG traffic at the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, even though oil flows are estimated to have rebounded in recent weeks.
  
  Unlike crude oil, LNG cannot be shuttle-shipped through Hormuz and then re-loaded via a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer, as the Persian Gulf producers have been doing in recent months to ship oil to customers. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  Qatar Extends Force Majeure as Hormuz Crisis Still Blocks LNG Traffic
  Qatar’s state-owned QatarEnergy has extended by several weeks its force majeure on LNG deliveries to customers as the LNG flows at the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked despite increased oil flows. QatarEnergy has notified buyers in Pakistan and Bangladesh... Read more Qatar’s state-owned QatarEnergy has extended by several weeks its force majeure on LNG deliveries to customers as the LNG flows at the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked despite increased oil flows.
  
  QatarEnergy has notified buyers in Pakistan and Bangladesh this week that LNG cargo cancellations would continue through October, traders with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg on Friday.
  
  Some previously planned deliveries to Europe under long-term deals have also been cancelled beyond September, with Edison of Italy saying the force majeure and cargo cancellations were extended into early November.
  
  At the end of July, Edison said that QatarEnergy canceled an additional three LNG cargoes with the force majeure period extended by September.
  
  As of July 28, a total of 24 LNG cargoes for delivery to Edison were subject to force majeure since April, representing a total volume of approximately 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
  
  Now this force majeure period has been extended beyond September as LNG traffic at the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, even though oil flows are estimated to have rebounded in recent weeks.
  
  However, unlike crude oil, LNG cannot be shuttle-shipped through Hormuz and then reloaded via a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer as Persian Gulf producers, including Qatar, have been doing in recent months to ship oil to customers with alternative methods and routes.
  
  Six months since the Iran war crippled Qatar’s LNG exports via the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas exporter has lost $24 billion in sales as exports tumbled by as much as 96%, Reuters calculations showed earlier this week.
  
  The number of LNG cargoes that Qatar has managed to export crashed to just 18, down from 509 cargoes shipped from Qatar in the same period of last year, per data from data intelligence firm ICIS cited by Reuters. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  Amazon Nears 1 GW of Wind Power in Sweden With Four New Deals
  Amazon has expanded Germany’s largest-ever power purchase agreement (PPA), signed in June, and announced another four deals to buy power from four wind farms in Sweden as the e-commerce giant and other electricity-intensive hyperscalers look to power... Read more Amazon has expanded Germany’s largest-ever power purchase agreement (PPA), signed in June, and announced another four deals to buy power from four wind farms in Sweden as the e-commerce giant and other electricity-intensive hyperscalers look to power their rising AI computing and data center needs with carbon-free electricity.
  
  Amazon on Friday highlighted the signing of a PPA to purchase 600 megawatts (MW) of carbon-free electricity from the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. By agreeing to purchase this energy, Amazon will give developer Skyborn Renewables the financial certainty needed to move forward with construction of the project.
  
  The Gennaker offshore wind farm will be located off the coast of northeastern Germany and, once operational, is expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than one million German households annually, Amazon said.
  
  Moreover, Amazon also announced four PPAs in Sweden to purchase power from four new wind energy projects in the Scandinavian country.
  
  With the new deals for wind power purchases, Amazon’s total carbon-free energy capacity in the country is closing in on 1 gigawatt (GW), equivalent to powering more than 350,000 Swedish households every year.
  
  The four farms in Sweden are being developed by Eolus AB and OX2 AB, Amazon said in comments on the PPAs emailed to Bloomberg.
  
  With the new agreements, Amazon has now invested in a total of nine utility-scale wind energy projects in Sweden.
  
  “The world needs more energy, and it needs that energy to be carbon-free, reliable, and affordable for everyone,” said Gulfem Toygar, country manager for Amazon Sweden.
  
  “Our wind energy investments in Sweden are part of how we're helping to bring more carbon-free energy to the grid.”
  
  Amazon and other giant hyperscalers are looking for carbon-free power – where available – to power their soaring electricity demand.
  
  Last year, electricity demand from data centers jumped by 17%, and that of AI-focused data centers surged even faster, soaring by 50%, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report in April. These surges in AI-driven power demand vastly outpaced the 3% growth in global electricity demand. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-31
  Pakistan’s Five Refineries Set for $6 Billion Upgrade Push
  Pakistan’s five oil refineries are expected to sign agreements in early September for upgrades that are expected to unlock as much as $6 billion in investment in the country’s refining sector. Representatives of the five refineries, Pak Arab Refinery... Read more Pakistan’s five oil refineries are expected to sign agreements in early September for upgrades that are expected to unlock as much as $6 billion in investment in the country’s refining sector.
  
  Representatives of the five refineries, Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO), Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), National Refinery Limited (NRL), Cnergyico, and Attock Refinery Limited (ARL), have met with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, to discuss the so-called Refinery Upgradation Policy, local daily Business Recorder reported on Friday.
  
  Executives at all five refineries said they were prepared to sign the upgrade program deals under the policy, according to a statement cited by Business Recorder.
  
  The upgrades would help Pakistani refineries begin production of Euro-5 compliant fuels with ultra?low sulfur content, which are the norm in most Western countries and which will help Pakistan reduce its fuel imports, the minister said.
  
  Modernizing Pakistan’s refining capacity is of crucial importance for the quality of domestic petroleum products, as well as for strengthening domestic supply resilience, reducing reliance on imported petrol and diesel, and advancing the country’s broader energy security objectives, Malik was further quoted as saying.
  
  Since the Iran war crippled oil and fuel supply from the Middle East, Pakistan’s key energy supplier, the South Asian country has paid record premiums for fuel imports, scrambled to procure alternative crude oil supply, and paid the highest price for LNG cargoes since 2022, when spot prices in Asia spiked to record highs after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the slashed pipeline gas supply from Russia to Europe.
  
  Pakistan’s refiners have been inquiring with traders about potential crude oil supply from the U.S., Nigeria, and Central Asia, amid the crisis in the Middle East that threatens supply from both the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
  
  Separately, Pakistan’s national Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) this month signed an agreement with a Canadian firm to deploy advanced technology to boost production from heavy crude oilfields in a bid to raise domestic crude supply. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-08-28
  Oil drifts lower as Hormuz flows balance slow progress in Iran diplomacy
  Oil prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly drop as traders weighed crude flows making it through the Strait of Hormuz against the deadlock in U.S.-Iran diplomacy. Brent crude futures were down 40 cents or 0.45% to $89.30 a barrel at 1231... Read more Oil prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly drop as traders weighed crude flows making it through the Strait of Hormuz against the deadlock in U.S.-Iran diplomacy.
  
  Brent crude futures were down 40 cents or 0.45% to $89.30 a barrel at 1231 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 76 cents, or 0.91%, to $82.77.
  
  Both benchmarks were poised to end the week lower, with Brent down around 5.4% and WTI falling 4.9%.
  
  "The market has been surprised by the additional flow, Iran-Oman shipping corridor and the U.S. mine clearance claims," said Rystad analyst Janiv Shah.
  
  "The weekly decline would likely be due to the available volume that is able to exit the Strait and the pace of ramp-up in flows, that would allow Asian refiners to pull and consume," he said.
  
  The U.S. announced what it called the "toughest sanctions in history" on Iran earlier in the week. Tehran said the sanctions were an "inhumane and hostile act" that had lost their effectiveness.
  
  Mediators are stepping up efforts to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation.
  
  FLOWS THROUGH HORMUZ REMAIN CHOPPY
  
  Meanwhile, the tentative recovery of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz — through which 20% of the world’s oil supply moved before the war — remained choppy.
  
  Seven commodity vessels transited on Thursday, down from 17 a day earlier and below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Friday. The Bab el-Mandeb, another major maritime chokepoint, saw 17 commodity vessels pass through, with six entering and 11 exiting.
  
  Goldman Sachs on Thursday estimated recent total Gulf exports at 15 million to 16 million barrels per day, 7 million to 8 million bpd below pre-war levels but 5 million to 6 million above the lowest point in March.
  
  "The ramifications on who will be in or out of OPEC, how China’s demand is affected, whether the refinery issues of the globe can now be solved are hitched firmly to this bumpy wagon of war," PVM Oil Futures analyst John Evans said.
  
  TRUMP EYES VENEZUELA DEAL
  
  Trump administration officials are working on a deal to secure long-term access to a portion of Venezuela’s crude reserves, sources with knowledge of the negotiations said on Thursday, a move that could ultimately lower the cost of oil imports.
  
  Venezuela is also considering leaving the OPEC oil production group, Bloomberg reported.
  
  Separately, geopolitical tensions escalated after Moscow warned it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s attacks on Russian territory using British-supplied long-range cruise missiles.
  
  Trump, however, said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack a NATO country, and he downplayed media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe this week had warned Russian officials against such an attack. Britain is one of the founding members of NATO.
  
  Ukraine’s military struck a Russian oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region overnight, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Friday.
  
  Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-08-28
  ICM supplying processing tech for Atvos’ Brazilian corn ethanol production plant
  Kansas-based ICM, Inc. will be providing process technology for Atvos’ first corn ethanol facility in Brazil. The project will be integrated into Atvos’ existing Santa Luzia industrial complex in Nova Alvorada do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul. When complete,... Read more

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