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Rashid Husain Syed

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The Middle East stranglehold on oil is dead and it isn’t coming back

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The Middle East is no longer a reliable energy partner

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12.04.2026 10

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Carney talks like Canada is a reliable energy partner

16.03.2026 40

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The world is scrambling for energy but can’t count on Canada

10.03.2026 30

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The race to control Greenland’s resources is on

24.02.2026 30

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Iran conflict exposes Canada’s oil export policy failures

24.02.2026 20

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Politics is driving oil prices now, but the correction is coming

10.02.2026 10

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Canada is paying a high price for its short-sighted oil strategy

04.02.2026 10

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Canada put all its oil eggs in one basket and lost its leverage

27.01.2026 10

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Trump is in a hurry for Venezuelan oil; oil majors are not

20.01.2026 10

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Venezuela matters again, but not for the reasons most people think

13.01.2026 10

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Geopolitics no longer drives oil prices the way it used to

17.12.2025 10

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Could Canada lose its biggest oil customer?

08.12.2025 10

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Carney’s pipeline deal hits a wall in B.C.

03.12.2025 10

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IEA peak-oil reversal gives Alberta long-term leverage

25.11.2025 10

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Carney bets on LNG, Alberta doubles down on oil

18.11.2025 10

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Canada’s oilpatch shows strength amid global oil shakeup

13.11.2025 10

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OPEC+ blinks as oil oversupply pressures grow

05.11.2025 10

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U.S. sanctions on Russian oil are more about optics than outcome

28.10.2025 10

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Trump forces India’s hand on Russian oil imports

21.10.2025 10

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Oil’s brief rebound masks a looming glut

16.10.2025 10

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Alberta throws down pipeline gauntlet

09.10.2025 10

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Oil markets tighten as Russia exports shrink

30.09.2025 20

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Oil prices fall under pressure as global supply surges

23.09.2025 20

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Carney’s retreat on climate policy a major win for Alberta

16.09.2025 20

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OPEC+ chooses market share over stability, and Canada will pay

10.09.2025 20

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Alberta’s oil slump will affect every Canadian

03.09.2025 20

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Oil prices rise as Ukraine hits Russian pipelines

26.08.2025 10

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Trump’s Putin pivot sends oil prices sliding

18.08.2025 10

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U.S.–India rift widens as Trump takes aim at Russian oil

12.08.2025 20

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Trump’s Pakistan oil deal could shake global energy

07.08.2025 20

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Oil markets stumble as sanctions, tariffs and oversupply collide

22.07.2025 20

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Short-term gains can’t hide oil’s long-term decline

15.07.2025 10

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OPEC+ is playing a dangerous game with oil

09.07.2025 10

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Trump opens door to Iranian oil exports

01.07.2025 10

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Middle East clash sends oil prices soaring

16.06.2025 20

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Oil prices are headed for a hard fall

10.06.2025 20

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Oil producers brace for market share battle

02.06.2025 10

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Ottawa’s bold energy promises face skepticism in Alberta

28.05.2025 10

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Trump’s Middle East investment blitz faces harsh economic reality

22.05.2025 10

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Canada’s oil sector is built to last, unlike its U.S. counterpart

13.05.2025 20

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Saudi oil pivot could shake global markets and hit Alberta hard

06.05.2025 10

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Global oil market chaos puts Canada’s economy at risk

29.04.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s tariffs are backfiring

22.04.2025 10

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Global oil crisis deepens as crude prices tumble

16.04.2025 10

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Oil prices slide despite market rebound

11.04.2025 10

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Trade war threatens oil markets and global energy stability

01.04.2025 20

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Energy policy takes centre stage in high-stakes election campaign

25.03.2025 10

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Oil demand faces reckoning as EVs surge, China slows

18.03.2025 10

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The era of total reliance on the U.S. market for Canadian oil is over

11.03.2025 10

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