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Iran’s GDP drain grows as maritime blockades tighten financial pressure points

April 20, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Iran’s economy is absorbing a fast‑widening financial shock as the combined impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade and Red Sea disruptions sharply constrains oil exports, trade flows, and access to hard currency. Analysts tracking sanctions enforcement and maritime traffic estimate the immediate economic damage at roughly $435 million per day, with

Inflation jumps to 2.4% in March driven by Iran war oil shock, StatCan says

April 20, 2026

(BOE Report) – The annual rate of inflation accelerated to 2.4 per cent in March as the war in Iran sent fuel costs soaring, Statistics Canada said Monday. That’s a jump of more than half a percentage point from the headline inflation rate of 1.8 per cent in February, though economists had widely expected the March figures to come in

Oil shock 2.0: Inflation back, rate cuts fading

April 14, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The market isn’t just reacting to higher oil prices. It’s reacting to what those prices mean this time. What’s unfolding looks less like a temporary spike and more like a second-order shock, one that’s already starting to ripple through inflation, interest rates, and growth expectations in ways that feel more persistent than 2022. This time,

Goldman: Oil shock will hit jobs

March 27, 2026

(Oil Price) – The oil shock will soon show up where it usually does—jobs. Goldman Sachs warned that higher crude prices could cost the U.S. labor market around 10,000 jobs per month through the rest of the year, as elevated energy costs ripple through the broader economy. The hit comes even after accounting for gains in the oil patch. Higher prices

Oil prices hover around four-month high, buoyed by weak dollar and outages

January 28, 2026

(Investing) – NEW YORK- Oil prices rose to their highest since late September on Wednesday after a winter storm disrupted U.S. crude production while a weak U.S. dollar and continued Kazakh outages lent further support. Brent crude futures were up 43 cents, or 0.64%, to $68 a barrel at 11:40 a.m. ET (1640 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 53 cents, or

How long can Wall Street shrug off Trump’s ‘visible hand’?: McGeever

January 12, 2026

(BOE Report) – If record-high U.S. stock prices accurately reflect investors’ assessment of the first year of Trump 2.0, then it’s a glowing scorecard for the most interventionist government in decades. It’s yet another example of the topsy-turvy economic world where the global norms and orthodoxies of the last 40 years are being questioned and sometimes discarded by the U.S.

Trump’s tariffs could hit U.S. oil and gas with $50 billion in project delays

October 29, 2025

(Oil Price) – The tariff offensive that President Trump is leading against trade partners across the world will deal a blow to the oil and gas industry next year, according to a report by Deloitte. The consultancy, as quoted by Reuters, noted that the oil and gas industry relies on international supply chains that stand to be affected by tariffs, leading to cost

Oil prices steady; traders look to U.S.-China trade progress

October 27, 2025

(Investing) – Oil prices steadied Monday as traders digested potential progress in U.S.-China trade talks, starting to discount the chances of an economically costly trade war between the world’s two largest economies. At 08:25 ET (12:25 GMT), Brent oil futures for December fell 0.1% to $65.14 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.1% to $61.54 a barrel. U.S., China agree to framework

Exxon to cut 2,000 jobs as oil sector workforce reductions accelerate

October 1, 2025

(World Oil) – ExxonMobil plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as the Texas oil company consolidates smaller offices into regional hubs as part of its long-term restructuring plan. The reductions represent about 3% to 4% of Exxon’s global workforce and are part of the company’s ongoing efficiency drive, Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said in an memo to employees

Oil edges lower on US demand concerns ahead of Fed interest rate decision

September 17, 2025

(Investing) – NEW YORK – Oil prices eased on Wednesday after data showed an increase in U.S. diesel stockpiles, stoking worries about demand, as investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. Brent crude futures lost 44 cents, or 0.64%, to $68.03 a barrel by 11:29 a.m. EDT (1529 GMT) while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were also down 44 cents,

Industry job losses and $2 billion cuts threaten U.S. oil output growth

September 10, 2025

(World Oil) – The U.S. oil industry is facing significant challenges, having laid off thousands of workers and reduced billions in spending due to declining oil prices and major industry consolidation. This shift may signal the end of the rapid output growth that once positioned the U.S. as the top global producer. In response, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting

Goldman: The boom years of U.S. oil output growth are over

July 17, 2025

(Oil Price)– The years of very rapid growth in U.S. crude oil production are behind us, in large part due to the maturing of the biggest growth engine, the Permian, according to Goldman Sachs. The investment bank expects declines in America’s crude oil output for this year and next because of the lower oil prices, Daan Struyven, oil research head

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