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Freedom Fuel retailer faces wholesaler lawsuit alleging millions of dollars in nonpayment​

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A fuel wholesaler is suing members of the Freedom Fuel Network in federal court for nearly $4 million in unpaid deliveries, which is leading some to say its discounts are simply the result of unpaid bills.

The fuel retailer KRSM and owner Syed Kazmi, part of the Freedom Fuel Network, are accused of not paying the Mansfield Oil Company for 1.1 million gallons of gas delivered from May 21 through July 7.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/eco...rs-in-nonpayment/ar-AA2bstkz?ocid=socialshare
 
How much oil is actually getting through the Strait of Hormuz? | DW News

Sep 3, 2026 #dwcurrentaffairs
Despite months of conflict, attacks on Gulf states and continuing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, oil supplies remain well above worst-case forecasts. Why? We ask Atlantic Council energy expert Ben Cahill how much oil is still flowing, and why it is so difficult to have an exact answer.

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The Diesel Crisis Nobody Is Talking About

Sep 2, 2026 Eurodollar University
Everyone believes the energy shock is about oil. It isn’t. The most important price in energy today isn’t really the price of crude. It is the difference between crude oil and the fuel made from it—a number known as the crack spread.
And for diesel, that spread has absolutely exploded to record highs. Now what?

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The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal​

CARACAS/MIAMI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The billionaire who helped broker the Trump administration’s sweeping long-term oil deal with Venezuela was until recently a target of U.S. money-laundering investigations involving funds embezzled from the state-owned oil company PDVSA. Now, after assisting U.S. authorities ahead of the capture of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, Alejandro Betancourt is Washington’s key partner in an unusual oil agreement with Caracas.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/oth...entagon-oil-deal/ar-AA2bCORS?ocid=socialshare
 

Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal vs Britain's Old Empire: The Revival of the American System​

Chapters
00:00 Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal
02:07 The Biggest Oil Deal in History
03:41 How the Venezuela Agreement Works
05:06 Who Is Alejandro Betancourt?
06:41 Britain’s Oil Empire in Persia
07:44 Venezuela vs. British Imperialism
08:46 Why the Postwar Liberal Order Failed
10:50 China’s Belt and Road Model
12:12 China’s Manufacturing Strategy
12:55 A New System for Global Development
14:08 Oil, Empire, and World War
15:24 Reviving the American System
16:08 Venezuela as Trump’s Test Case
 
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Here's the vid mentioned above. In the vid he talks about bunker fuel.

The Global Fuel Shortage Just Got Much Worse

Sep 7, 2026 #dieselprices #fuelcrisis #iranwar
One fuel shortage always leads to another as refiners ramp production of diesel for profit, shipping fuel is now in trouble.

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