55 h. ago Russia’s Spare Oil Export Capacity Running Out as Drones Hit Refineries

Russia’s ability to divert its crude to the global market is diminishing fast as the nation’s oil refineries come under attack from Ukrainian drones.

Economics

9 d. ago Port of Vancouver moves record amount of cargo first 6 months of this year

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says 13 per cent more cargo moved through Canada's biggest port during the first six months of the year than during the same period of 2024.  

Sport

9 d. ago Port of Vancouver enables record trade in first half of 2025, supporting Canada and Canadians during global uncertainty

More than 85 million metric tonnes of cargo moved through Canada’s largest port over six months, as Canadians and their businesses increasingly look west Vancouver, B.C., Sept. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Port of Vancouver moved record volumes of Canadian trade in the first six months of 2025, delivering vast quantities of made-in-Canada grain, […]

Economics

9 d. ago Iraq says it will resume oil exports from the Kurdish region after a halt of more than 2 years

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq will resume exporting oil from the country’s northern, semiautonomous Kurdish region through Turkey’s Ceyhan port after exports had been halted for more than two years, officials said Friday. The resumption, which starts on Saturday, is a step toward boosting Iraq’s oil revenues and stabilizing the relationship between the central government in […]

Economics

9 d. ago Oil exports push Port of Vancouver to record cargo shipments in the first half of 2025

Oil exports from Trans Mountain's Westridge marine terminal added up to 11.6 million tonnes over the first six months of 2025, an average of 443,000 barrels per day of mostly diluted bitumen

Economics

9 d. ago Vitol in Talks for Iraq Oil Sales Once Kurdish Pipeline Exports Restart

Iraq is in talks with Vitol Group to handle crude sales once exports resume from the country’s Kurdish region after a two-year halt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Economics

1 week ago Iraq’s Kurdistan and Foreign Oil Firms Agree to Resume Exports

Iraq’s Kurdistan region and most oil firms operating in the area signed a deal to resume crude exports, but still need the federal government’s go-ahead, leaving market-watchers looking for clarity on when shipments might flow.

Economics

1 week ago China’s Surging Crude Imports from Indonesia Point to Iran Trade

China has recorded a surge in Indonesian crude imports over the past two months, highlighting an unlikely route that suggests new workarounds could be emerging for Iran’s oil exports — even in the face of US pressure.

Economics

2 w. ago Ukraine’s Drones Target Russian Refineries, Pumping Stations

Ukraine claimed drone strikes that damaged energy infrastructure deep within Russian territory on Saturday, the latest of a series of attacks aimed at denting export revenues and stemming the flow of oil.

Events

2 w. ago IEA Sees Lower Oil Use in Mideast Power, Boosting Crude Exports

The amount of oil burned to generate electricity in the Middle East and North Africa is set to shrink sharply, freeing up more Saudi and Iraqi crude for export, according to the International Energy Agency.

Economics

2 w. ago Record B.C. deficit highlights sluggish economy, slumping resource revenues, and a cooling housing market

Vaughn Palmer: Bookkeeping dodge does little to mask grim numbers for NDP government

Sport

2 w. ago 'I've never won anything in my life': Vancouver's Seth Rogen stunned by record Emmy Awards win

Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg set comedy record with The Studio

Sport

2 w. ago B.C.'s record deficit projected to increase to $11.6 billion as NDP cites lower resource, tax revenues

Government revenues have taken a hit with the loss of $2.8 billion from the carbon tax and lowered windfalls from property transfer tax.

Economics

3 w. ago Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused more than 80,000 deaths globally

VANCOUVER — A peer-reviewed study says smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths and about 82,100 premature deaths worldwide. The study published in the journal Nature acknowledges some variation in mortality estimates depending on the methods used, but says its overall conclusion is the smoke led to an “enormous […]

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