AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoOil and Shipping: Crude rebounded above $92 a barrel as fresh attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz offset hopes of a US-Iran de-escalation. October saw 37 ship attacks in the region, the highest monthly total since the war began. Russia’s Refining: Ukrainian drone strikes have cut Russia’s oil-processing capacity by about 30%, Reuters reported, while a separate attack set fire to the Baltic port of Ust-Luga. Energy Security: South Korea plans to add 20 million barrels of oil storage as it prepares for supply risks and rising power demand from AI and semiconductor industries. Regional Power Links: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria signed a pact to develop cross-border electricity links, aiming to move renewable power from the Caspian region to European markets. Transition Outlook: Wood Mackenzie says countries prioritizing energy security may accelerate electrification and lower emissions as a side effect, even when climate goals are not the main driver. Nuclear: Russia’s Rosatom says it is in advanced talks to supply floating nuclear power plants to African countries.
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