Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado contests the illegality of the agreement on the Venezuelan people’s resources, signed by Maduro’s former second-in-command. Harvard professor Ricardo Hausmann accuses Rubio following all the broken promises

Schlein and the PS are calling for tighter fiscal controls on the oil giants, saying enough is enough with stopgap measures. “But this is a stopgap measure,” retorts the Confindustria representative. “What about nuclear power, then? Our businesses need to regain their energy competitiveness”

According to Bloomberg, actual volumes would thus exceed estimates by 4 million barrels a day, approaching the figures claimed by US Energy Secretary Wright

First casualties of the war in merchant shipping: the Houthis strike where oil was being transported to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, US Secretary Wright boasts of record volumes but is contradicted by experts

The Italian frigate Thaon di Revel has boarded a second suspicious oil tanker in less than two weeks. After years of financial sanctions, Brussels is opening a new front at sea: the expanded Irini mandate allows European forces to inspect vessels suspected of helping Russia evade oil sanctions

The shortage of barrels could now lead to further price rises, given that Beijing has resumed imports. And the market is already showing signs of fearing a persistent shortage. Meanwhile, yesterday the Houthis threatened Saudi Arabia, but no attacks have been reported