{"podcast":{"title":"Oil Ground Up","slug":"oil-ground-up-5975771","podcast_index_feed_id":5975771,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/be62e120/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oilgroundup","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/31841512/31841512-1746537330246-c45bbde1ca5b5.jpg","author":"Oil Ground Up","episode_count":62,"summary":"Rory Johnston navigates listeners through the financial market dynamics of the world's oil and gas sector. Get the latest fundamentals behind the price action and hear from industry experts from the field and from the corporate offices of the world's leading energy producers.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oil-ground-up-5975771"},"episode":{"title":"From Economic to Kinetic Statecraft: Enforcing US Oil Sanctions","slug":"from-economic-to-kinetic-statecraft-enforcing-us-oil-sanctions","published_at":"2026-02-27T19:05:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oil-ground-up-5975771/from-economic-to-kinetic-statecraft-enforcing-us-oil-sanctions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oil-ground-up-5975771","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oilgroundup/episodes/From-Economic-to-Kinetic-Statecraft-Enforcing-US-Oil-Sanctions-e3fn7qh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/be62e120/podcast/play/116153617/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2Fc7574255-f700-6eac-65a4-a239e3f1efbe.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Oil Ground Up Podcast, guest Rachel Ziemba joins host Rory Johnston to provide an update on the rapidly shifting landscape of U.S. economic statecraft and its impact on Venezuela, Iran, and Russia. The discussion explores the unprecedented transition in Venezuela, where the U.S. has moved from an aggressive naval blockade to a tightly managed stabilization effort following the extraction of Nicolás Maduro. Regarding Iran, Ziemba examines the massive military buildup in the Middle East and evaluates the possibility of a pragmatic "deal" designed to lower global oil prices. The conversation also breaks down the convoluted sanctions regime against Russia, detailing how recent blocking measures on major firms like Rosneft and Lukoil have significantly curtailed Indian imports. Finally, the episode highlights the challenges of the "shadow fleet" and the geopolitical dance between the U.S. administration and international oil majors to secure global supply chains.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Oil Ground Up Podcast, guest Rachel Ziemba joins host Rory Johnston to provide an update on the rapidly shifting landscape of U.S.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4082,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/oil-ground-up-5975771/episodes/from-economic-to-kinetic-statecraft-enforcing-us-oil-sanctions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oil-ground-up-5975771/from-economic-to-kinetic-statecraft-enforcing-us-oil-sanctions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}