Prof. Brenda Shaffer specializes in intl energy, natural gas, Middle East, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Caspian energy, and East-Med. Passion-mountain gorillas
Joined March 2014
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Brenda Shaffer retweeted
thebureau.news/p/as-bc-moves… As B.C. Moves to Repeal Indigenous Rights Law, Secret Intelligence Spotlights Beijing’s Long Game for Canada’s Resources
‘A September 2026 gathering involving Yuen Pau Woo, Bill Morneau and Chinese officials raises new questions about Beijing’s enduring interest in Indigenous resource relationships’
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SCOOP: Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot.
But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run -- as well as other candidates.
nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
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European Commission sounds the alarm (now !!!) about the number of oil refineries closing in the region over the last 20 years. "We need to counter this trend," says EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. "This crisis is a wake-up call." Quite.
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CHART OF THE DAY: The Canadian oil benchmark is trading at the widest discount to WTI in ~8 years: minus $31 a barrel, per @General_Index data.
As I wrote a few days ago, expensive freight is behind the balkanization of the global oil market: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… @Opinion
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An Iranian court has sentenced Jafar Panahi, the Oscar-nominated director of Azerbaijani origin, to five years and one month in prison, with his property confiscated.
Tehran's Revolutionary Court handed down the sentence.
Panahi is one of Iran's most internationally known filmmakers.
Brenda Shaffer retweeted
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle Biden-era rules that sought to limit emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas on.wsj.com/4iKSGqs
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Russian refineries are bringing units back online very quickly following maintenance because almost all of the oil & gas equipment they require is manufactured domestically, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday. #oott marketscreener.com/news/russ…
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📌Türkiye aims to load the first nuclear fuel at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant within weeks and begin using electricity from the facility in 2027, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says
🔗et.aa.com.tr/60551
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When countries tell you their ambitions, listen.
Russia's invasions of Ukraine and Georgia show why strategic warnings matter.
Now the West faces questions about China's military doctrine and the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
Preparedness starts before a crisis—not after.
Watch the full webinar, featuring @ProfBShaffer: youtu.be/nWPpJb8p9xQ
Brenda Shaffer retweeted
The Japan Times has reported that, "the US military has restricted vehicles made by the Chinese car manufacturer BYD from its sprawling Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture over security concerns about the vehicles.
The ban, which took effect Monday, currently only affects Kadena — one of the largest U.S. Air Force installations in the region.
The ban comes as the U.S. and other Western countries have been tightening their security messaging following concerns about the smart technology used by Chinese-owned car brands such as BYD, MG and Jaecoo."
Brenda Shaffer retweeted
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States is urging an international effort to dismantle the Houthis as an armed force. Reema Bandar Al-Saud made the call following the Oct. 10 missile attack on Riyadh's airport, which she said killed 13 people. Her remarks appeared in an op-ed published by The New York Times.
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Iranian security forces arrest 6 members of a terrorist group in Bampur, southern Sistan and Baluchestan, during a joint operation. Three Kalashnikov rifles, a handgun, 7 magazines and 172 rounds of ammunition were seized.
Follow: t.me/presstv
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Climate policies have consequences
EU pays 1.9x US prices and 3x China and India
UK has the costliest electricity in the world
iea.org/data-and-statistics/…
The cheap green lie
You are told that solar and wind are cheap
But you need near-100% backup when no sun or wind, paying for two systems
Data for 2025 shows that
cramming in more solar and wind makes electricity overall more and more costly
Sources:
Electricity prices, households and industry, 2025
iea.org/data-and-statistics/…
Solar and wind generation, electricity use and consumption weights
iea.org/data-and-statistics/…
Solar and wind for countries without IEA 2025 data
ember-energy.org/data
Electricity trade partners, plus industry prices for Norway, Albania, Iceland and Kosovo
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/en…
US industry price
eia.gov/electricity/annual
Australia, IEA 2021 prices updated with official price indices
abs.gov.au/statistics/econom…
South Africa industry price
eskom.co.za/wp-content/uploa…
Taiwan industry tariff
taipower.com.tw
Egypt industry tariff
egyptera.org/en/TarrifAug202…
Tunisia tariffs (archived copy, the STEG site is unreachable)
web.archive.org/web/20250614…
Azerbaijan industry tariff
regulator.gov.az/en/istehlak…
2025 tariff changes applied to IEA 2024 prices
Pakistan: nepra.org.pk
Thailand: erc.or.th
Ghana: purc.com.gh
Paraguay: ande.gov.py
Kazakhstan: stat.gov.kz/en/industries/ec…
GlobalPetrolPrices 2025 averages for 18 countries, read from archived 2025 pages
globalpetrolprices.com/elect…
web.archive.org
Sri Lanka 2025 tariff changes
pucsl.gov.lk/end-user-tariff…
Indonesia solar and wind estimated from official 2025 capacity
esdm.go.id/id/media-center/a…
Statista 2025 averages for China, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Singapore, Peru, Argentina and South Africa (data from GlobalPetrolPrices)
statista.com/statistics/1369… (business prices worldwide)
statista.com/statistics/1461… (household prices worldwide)
statista.com/statistics/1173… (Latin America business)
statista.com/statistics/1123… (Latin America households)
statista.com/statistics/1373… (China business)
statista.com/statistics/1372… (Mexico business)
statista.com/statistics/1372… (Mexico households)
statista.com/statistics/1617… (South Africa households)
Brenda Shaffer retweeted
He’s right
UNDERCOVER: GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS THE DSA IS "GOING TO BE DOMINANT" AND "MAINSTREAM" IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!
"The DSA, the energy and the desire and demand for bold change, not incremental change, is very much going to be dominant. I mean, that's going to be a mainstream Democratic movement. Absolutely. No question about that."
That's California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, speaking to an undercover journalist while campaigning in New Hampshire.
Asked by a "younger voter" who said "we don't want Kamala Harris, we want more democratic socialist policies":
"No one is arguing to manage the status quo and fail more efficiently."
"You can't play in the margins anymore. The system's broken. It's completely unbalanced, and we can't manage the decline. We have to completely reimagine."
Brenda Shaffer retweeted
Ethnic Azerbaijani girl in Iran mocks the Iran's government offer to pay for the education of girls from the Rep. of Azerbaijan so they can cover up in hijab. She states that Iran doesn't even allow its own citizens to study in their native languages and the Azerbaijanis in Iran are forced to study in Persian @Farid_Shahbazli
teapawt.net/Farid_Shahbazli/status…
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In response to the Iranian govt's offer to Azerbaijani girls to fund their education in Iran, if they want to go in hijab cover to school, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Education reminded Tehran that Iran does not allow its ethnic minorities, including "40 million" ethnic Azerbaijanis, to study in their mother tongue. Baku suggested to Tehran to stick with its solving its own problems in Iran and not interfering in the affairs of its neighbors.
edu.gov.az/az/news-and-updat…