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Crisis-Hit Southeast Asia Looks to Sign Petroleum Security Pact
oilprice.com

... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) looks to ratify a petroleum security agreement, Philippine Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said on Thursday as Asian nations are reeling from the shock oil supply crisis amid the Middle East war.

"APSA, or the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement, is being pursued to enable coordinated emergency fuel sharing and collective responses to supply disruption," Roque said during an online briefing, as carried by Reuters.

Southeast Asian economies such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam were the first to feel fuel shortages after the blocked Strait of Hormuz cut off most of their regular crude and fuel supply from the Middle East.

The Philippines, which sourced 98% of all its oil from the Middle East before the war, declared a national energy emergency as early as in the middle of March.

Many of the Southeast Asian countries have turned to alternative suppliers, including Russian oil, which is now allowed for unsanctioned sale by the U.S. Treasury until May 16, under a waiver the Trump Administration extended by a month earlier in April. ...


Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damn Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Tangentially related ...

Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver
www.reuters.com

... President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has leveraged Ukraine's expertise in drone warfare into a series of successful diplomatic deals during visits to the Middle East and Europe, showcasing how Kyiv is using military prowess to boost its diplomatic clout.

Since Russia's invasion in 2022, Zelenskiy has sought to strengthen Kyiv's alliances, both with Western allies and with countries of the "global south", to restrict Russia's diplomatic sway.

The Iran war has confirmed how central drones are to modern warfare and handed Zelenskiy a diplomatic trump card at a time when U.S. support for Kyiv appears unreliable, analysts say.

During the war, Ukraine has invented cheap and highly effective ways to counter drone attacks instead of relying only on state-of-the-art defensive missile systems such as the costly U.S. Patriot, used by the U.S. in the Gulf. Kyiv has also developed long-range attack drone capabilities to hit Russian energy infrastructure.

This month alone, Ukraine signed defence and drone deals in Germany, Norway and the Netherlands, following long-term security partnerships with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in late March.

Zelenskiy has in recent weeks also agreed security cooperation with Turkey and Syria, and signed agreements at the weekend with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on defence and energy.

"Zelenskiy is really trying hard to show that Ukraine is an asset and not a liability and that it has an answer to the changing nature of war," said Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, a London-based think tank. "Ukraine now needs to organize itself to actually deliver." ...



#108 Oh? Okay?

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damn Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damn Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Meanwhile, I see you're impotent in responding to this ...

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damn Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damn Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damns Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damns Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

"He's attacking us by saying what? More democrats should speak up for moderates?"

Nope.

Not saying that at all, you fool.

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damns Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damns Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damns Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

it turns voters off.
#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-30 06:59 PM

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