This week saw a major storm over the Persian Gulf. Literally. Heavy rains caused flooding in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran.

It seems those dark clouds could also serve as a metaphor. The unusual weather for the region coincided with Washington restoring sanctions against Tehran that were lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

The sanctions cover Iran’s energy, banking, shipping, and shipbuilding industries.

How fast can US pipelines get built? That question has been asked this autumn at conferences around the world.

It’s no wonder. The Permian Basin has arguably become the global swing supplier. Production has soared, helping offset supply declines from OPEC.

The pipeline between the Cano Limon oil field in northeast Colombia and the Caribbean town of Covenas has been bombed repeatedly by leftist guerrillas for more than 30 years.

A fresh round of attacks that began last month blamed on the Marxist National Liberation Army (ELN) has occurred at a fragile moment in the country’s history.

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This news also featured in an exclusive Forbes article found here.