UAE Crude Output Nears Record High Following OPEC Exit Amid Surge In Chinese Buying

US To Order 3,000 82nd Airborne Soldiers To Mideast; Tehran Appoints Larijani Successor, Cuts Gas Flows To Turkey Summary WSJ, Fox reporting 3,000 elite Army Airborne soldiers to be ordered to Middle East. Backchannel diplomacy vs skepticism: Abbas Araghchi reportedly signaled openness to negotiations with the US via envoy Steve Witkoff, but Israel has appeared cool on deal prospects or offramp. Heavy exchange of fire and testing red lines: Iran continues missile and drone waves targeting Israel and US bases, amid reports of overnight airstrikes on military and gas infrastructure near Isfahan. Iran reshuffles its...

Norway Lobbies To Persuade EU To Drop Arctic Drilling Ban Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Norway, Western Europe's top oil and gas producer, has intensified lobbying at the European Union to persuade the bloc to remove or tweak its moratorium on Arctic oil and gas drilling. Norway, which is not a member of the EU but is the biggest gas supplier to European markets, has sent nearly a dozen of its ministers to Brussels so far this year to discuss energy and trade and the state of the Arctic drilling. The Iran...

Crypto Scammers Using Couriers To Collect Cash, Avoid Detection: FBI Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Crypto scammers are using couriers to pick up cash from victims in person to avoid being traced by banks, the FBI is warning. The fraudsters first approach targets, typically seniors, with business or romantic proposals via social media, texts, or a fake cryptocurrency investment profile, the bureau said in a June 15 public service announcement alert. “After establishing a relationship with the victim, the scammer suggests investing in cryptocurrency and instructs the victim to download...