(World Oil) – The UAE’s biggest oil company is proposing a new pricing methodology for the sale of crude supplies to term customers, said people with direct knowledge of the matter, opting for an approach that’s more aligned with wider regional trading norms. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s crude-marketing team has spoken with refiners and traders about the changes and traveled
(Oil Price) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar continue loading oil and LNG onto vessels at their Persian Gulf ports despite the attacks on two commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and the weekend tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The Middle Eastern producers are rushing to load oil and LNG while the Strait of Hormuz is
(BOE Report) – An economic crisis caused by the Iran war and a fresh surge of investment by oil majors are driving Iraq’s aggressive push for a higher OPEC production quota, potentially placing it on a collision course with the producer bloc. The pressure from Baghdad adds to the challenges confronting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, still reeling
(BOE Report) – Fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday than earlier this week, hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran, ship tracking data showed. The U.N. shipping agency temporarily paused its voluntary scheme to evacuate hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers from the Gulf after the ship was damaged in the attack
(Investing) – KUWAIT CITY – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday vowed that the United States will not do anything that would undermine the security of U.S. allies in the Gulf region when it comes to Washington’s dealings with Iran. “We’re going to be completely aligned with our partners in the Gulf,” Rubio told reporters in Kuwait City before
(Investing) – Oil prices extended losses on Wednesday, retreating for a third straight session as signs of a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and improving U.S.-Iran relations eased fears of a prolonged disruption to Middle East energy supplies. At 09:43 ET (13:43 GMT), Brent crude futures expiring in September, the global oil benchmark, slipped 4% to $73.71 a barrel. Notably, U.S. West
(Oil Price) – Oil prices have continued to whipsaw since the U.S. and Iran announced last week signed a deal to make a deal as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is anything but straight and not expected to normalize within days. Contradictory messaging from Iran and the United States on the navigability of the chokepoint have intensified during the weekend
(Investing) – NEW YORK – Oil prices fell more than a $1 on Tuesday as investors monitored crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz amid signs of progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks. Brent crude futures declined $1.18, or around 1.2%, to $76.72 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell $1.18, or 1.6%, to $72.68 a barrel by 10:06 a.m. ET (1406
(BOE Report) – Vulnerable countries that paid a high economic price during the Iran war are seeking to build domestic oil and gas storage buffers against future shocks, a drive that could bring roughly half a billion barrels of additional demand down the pike. While the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off a fifth of global oil
(World Oil) – Iran is shipping large amounts of oil that had previously been held back by a US blockade, a potential boost for Tehran after it signed an interim peace deal with Washington on Wednesday. A total of 11 tankers hauling a combined 20 MMbbl were detected leaving the Iranian port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman this
( Investing) – BEIRUT – The U.S.-Iran agreement — the first signed by an American and an Iranian president since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution — is being hailed by its backers as the deal of the century. But for Tehran’s adversaries across the Middle East — from Israel to Gulf states and factions in Lebanon — it looks more like the
(Investing) – WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the 60-day window laid out in a memorandum of understanding approved by President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders begins on Thursday. “I would say the 60-day period officially started today,” Vance told reporters at a White House briefing. Asked what happens after the 60-day period in terms of governance of the
