March 31, 2026 - Oil & Gas 360

Oil & Gas 360 Series: The new energy shock: How the U.S.–Iran conflict is hitting fuel markets- oil and gas 360

The new energy shock, Part 1: How the U.S.–Iran conflict is hitting fuel markets: by Oil & Gas 360

March 31, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – While crude oil grabs the headlines, the real pressure point in the U.S., Iran conflict is showing up downstream, in the fuels that actually power economies. Gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel markets are tightening faster and more unevenly than crude, revealing a different kind of energy shock that is driven by logistics, refining constraints,

UAE investment firm buys U.S. midstream gas assets for $2.25 billion

March 31, 2026

(Oil Price) – 2PointZero, an Abu Dhabi-based investment company focused on energy infrastructure, has signed a deal to buy 100% in U.S. firm Traverse Midstream Partners, owner of minority stakes in natural gas pipelines, for $2.25 billion. 2PointZero, led by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, entered in the deal through its subsidiary E Point

Analysis-Oil and war top financial markets worry list for an uncertain Q2

March 31, 2026

(Investing) – LONDON – Battered financial markets enter the second quarter significantly exposed to war headlines, a backdrop that could prompt a bigger retreat for equity markets while a hefty selloff in bonds could tempt buyers back. Even if a resolution to the conflict boosts near-term sentiment, damage inflicted on Middle East energy infrastructure and higher for longer oil prices

Six more weeks of choked Hormuz supply could send oil to $200

March 31, 2026

(Oil Price) – Oil prices could jump to $200 per barrel and even higher if the Strait of Hormuz remains near-closed as it is at the moment, Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman Emeritus of energy consultancy FGE NexantECA, told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Although the oil market is moving on sentiment and U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media posts about the war, the fact is that

Edison says Qatar still evaluating impact of Iran attack on LNG supply

March 31, 2026

(BOE Report) – QatarEnergy has yet to update its liquefied natural gas (LNG) customers on the impacts of recent attacks on its gas plants, Edison CEO Nicola Monti said on Tuesday. Monti said a pause in LNG supply until mid-June, which QatarEnergy notified the Italian utility of last week, was mainly due to the shipping blockade in the Strait of

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Countries need to step up on Strait of Hormuz, says Hegseth

March 31, 2026

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The United States has done the lion’s share of the work in making Iran less of a threat and other countries now need to step up to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday. Hegseth cited President Donald Trump’s early morning exhortation to other countries to loosen Iran’s stranglehold on

SLB, Azule Energy expand digital platform to optimize Angola operations

March 31, 2026

(World Oil) – SLB has signed a three-year agreement with Azule Energy to expand deployment of its Delfi digital platform across the company’s operations in Angola, aiming to improve execution efficiency and streamline upstream workflows. Azule Energy—an Angola-based joint venture between bp and Eni—is the country’s largest independent producer, operating a portfolio of complex offshore assets. The expanded agreement builds on earlier use of the Delfi platform within

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