On a train bound for @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social, where I will do archival research on the Brent Spar controversy for an article. Excited!

I remember protesting the immense LNG investments with Ende Gelände in Hamburg a couple of years back. It doesn't take a lot of convincing to make people see this was a terrible idea now. The immediate energy future might be locked in, but Europe needs to start drastically cutting down on gas ASAP

Great episode with Gillian Hart on the current conjuncture of imperialism and resurgent nationalism 👇

Just reminding everyone about the Irish documentary crew that managed to film from inside the Miraflores palace during the coup against Chávez in 2002 – well worth watching: youtu.be/iH5nzZU0qCc?...

Like in Venezuela, the immense investments in fixed capital needed to extract a lot of Greenland's resources makes short term profit very difficult. Rather, it's about imperial ambitions. Interesting piece by @lslothuus.bsky.social

Fullt hus for seminar om oljas rolle i Venezuela-krisen, i regi av forskningsnettverket Olje og samfunn @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social i dag. Vegard Bye m.fl innleder

'hvordan synes du selv det går?'

New blogpost from Adam Hanieh on Venezuela and the US empire 👇

This piece by Andreas Malm & Maxy Guez brilliantly captures both how mind-bogglingly difficult, but also courageous, the Colombian pledge not to permit new exploration of fossil fuels actually is.

Much fuzz over Gustavo Petro meeting with Trump soon, but we all know the most important meeting of the Colombian president took place last year

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There is yet again an abundance of simplistic obituaries of the Bolivarian process in Venezuela. Sharing this article from 2022 that might help to historicise the current conjuncture: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Meanwhile my local paper isn't pulling punches when it comes to world events vis-a-vis the oil industry.

The imperial Derisking State, making oil investible for the barrons that are destroying the planet.

The war on Venezuela is a prism through which we can see the importance of fixed fossil capital: Gulf refineries were build for way more heavy crude than the dwindling exports under ever tighter economic sanctions up until today.

Kommer ikke over at Falkenberg Mikkelsen sa at det hadde vært økt spenning mellom VZ og USA, og at nå har situasjonen eskalert, etter at stormakten hadde bombet Caracas og kidnappet statslederen. «Økt spenning mellom Navalnyj og Putin - situasjonen eskalerte»

Unhinged imperialism

I have not seen or heard the word "kidnapped" used by Norwegian national broadcaster NRK so far either – there is an impressive array of euphemisms.

Worth following Matt Huber and his prolific analysis of fossil Capital in the war on Venezuela 👇

For a sense of just how massive the legacy problems left by retreating fossil extraction are, check out the struggle to plug just one orphan oil well in a residential neighborhood. CA currently has more than 40,000 orphaned wells, w potential for many 1000s more. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

❗ "If they’re going to maintain the pretense of independence and journalistic skepticism, they should maybe, at least every now and then, seek to complicate these euphemisms, ask themselves why they use a different set of terms when it comes to Russian military aggression"

Or "kidnapped"

The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking. It exposes that much of the world has been cowed. Most notable exception: the Latin American left. That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3

From November 9: President Petro was not wrong.

Wrote up some quick thoughts on oil and imperialism in light of Venezuela. open.substack.com/pub/matthube...

Eneste adjektivet NRKs reportere klarer å stille med når de skal omtale den folkerettsstridige kidnappingen av Venezuela's president og hans kone er "spektakulært" #kveldsnytt

'hvordan synes du selv det går?'

A great day overall for fossil capital. Trump is less worried about who exactly will lead the Venezuelan government, even saying Machado won’t have the respect to govern Venezuela. What matters is that US oil companies get to drill and sell oil to other countries too.

In the wake of kidnapping Maduro, Trump just threatened Colombian president Gustavo Petro, telling him to "watch his ass"

The United States is a rogue actor throwing the world into disarray. It hosts war criminal Netanyahu, sanctions ICC and European officials, launches strikes around the world, and now kidnaps foreign leaders. Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.

... but at least pipelines are removed in Australian waters, as opposed to the North Sea

Venezuela

"...Globally, shipowners are not retiring their old vessels. Post-COVID, a surge in demand led to record profits in shipping. With freight rates soaring, owners are pushing ships beyond their usual operational life instead of sending them for dismantling.”

Bill McKibben on how US imperialist aggression towards Venezuela ties in with oil

Was browsing through rooms to rent around Durham for my academic mobility next semester when I came across the village 'Pity Me' :(

For ein utruleg varm velkomst! Nabolagsverkstaden har allereie fått fleire spørsmål om korleis folk kan støtte prosjektet. Det er skikkeleg rørande at de ogso ser kor viktig eit tilbod som dette vil vere💚💛 Me treng hjelp for å få organisasjonsnummer, og den enklaste måten å hjelpe på er å donere!

Incredible

Speaking of Venezuela: Marxist geographer Doreen Massey had a long lasting relation with the Caribbean nation. Her idea of power geometry came to be a key concept for Chávez (!) eprints.lse.ac.uk/105117/

The US has issued a new NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) for the entire Venezuelan Flight Information Region, advising of a hazardous security environment amid worsening conditions and heightened military activity in and around Venezuela.

US operations against Venezuela to begin within days. Covert ops the first move.

Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."

Came across this little gem telling the story of the spectacular protests against Shells plans to dump the Brent Spar in 1995 youtu.be/0INCoJvEFdw?...

lol

The whole Harvey at 90 blog series is now out

Absolutely nuts for Norwegian media to report on Brazil's 'hypocrisy' without mentioning Equinor SPINNING UP THE LARGEST FIELD IN BRAZIL SINCE 2000 - literally days after Equinor celebrated its production start Another day in the petrostate!!!!! COP30's going to be cool www.nrk.no/klima/krafti...

unbelievable

So, who's on Mastodon? I'm @pederoe.mastodon.social

Unbelievable. The peace prize went to Marina Corina Machado, who welcomed the illegal summary execution of 11 Venezuelans last month: amp.dw.com/en/tensions-...

A bridge for the future: The aluminum helideck of the decommissioned Gyda platform has become a new pedestrian and bike bridge in Trondheim, Norway. Think about all the cool things we can do with all the thousands of tonnes of fixed fossil capital out there!