The price of gasoline has gone up around 50 percent in the United States since the war in Iran began, but that average can mask big differences across the country. A gallon of regular fuel cost $4.54 on Wednesday, according to the AAA motor club. But in California, gas averaged $6.16, while it was just…
When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung in the air and everything was coated in a layer of black grime. “I saw train carriages covered in residue from the black rain and animals. It’s all very toxic,” he told Al Jazeera. “And…
Ukraine has succeeded in depriving Russia of much of the windfall profits it would have made from oil exports during March and April, as the war in the Gulf sent prices soaring to above $100 a barrel, a series of sources suggest. Ukraine intensified a long-range strike campaign against Russian port and energy infrastructure on…
The price of diesel has risen much more quickly than gasoline as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has choked global oil supplies. That could have severe consequences for the diesel-dependent transportation industry. Since the war began on Feb. 28, the average price of a gallon of diesel has gone up about 45 percent, while a…
Shorouk Express Transition troubles Technically, securing exemptions or appointing a state-backed manager to the refineries shouldn’t be an issue. That said, the worst-case scenario — where the refineries cease operations — would play out very differently for the two countries. For Bulgaria, where the Russian-owned refinery provides up to 80 percent of the country’s fuel…
