(Investing) – SINGAPORE – Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, in a sign of traffic slowly picking up after Iran said it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed. Iran lifted its effective blockade of Hormuz last week after agreeing to a 60-day ceasefire with the United States while talks
(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
(BOE Report) – Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10%, to $83.75 a barrel by 0004 GMT and U.S. West
(Investing) – LONDON – Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Friday to their lowest in nearly two months after U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled new strikes on Iran, reducing fears of an escalation of hostilities following tit-for-tat attacks earlier in the week. Brent futures were down $2.27, or 2.5%, at $88.11 a barrel by 1322 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
(Oil Price) – Oil prices remain elevated in the wake of the Iran War. Tehran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz has sharply crimped world oil supply, with around 20% of all petroleum consumed globally passing through the waterway. This triggered an oil shock with prices surging to levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Although this is straining economies worldwide, it
(BOE Report) – The Iran war has become an additional driver of demand for gas turbines, Siemens Energy executives said on Thursday, at a time when manufacturers are already flooded with orders due to the massive data centre expansion in the United States. Along with rivals GE Vernova and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Siemens Energy has seen demand for gas turbines
(World Oil) – President Donald Trump threatened additional military action against Iran on Thursday and suggested the U.S. could eventually target key Iranian oil export infrastructure, including Kharg Island, the country’s primary crude export terminal. Trump said the United States would strike Iran again following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire over the weekend. In a post on social media,
(Investing) – LONDON- OPEC oil output in May hit its lowest in more than two decades, a Reuters survey found, as a U.S. naval blockade cut Iran’s exports and Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz slashed exports by other Gulf producers. Output by the 11-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell by 1.06 million barrels per day month-on-month
(Investing) – LONDON – Oil prices pared gains on Monday, after rising more than 5% earlier in the session, following an announcement from Iran’s military that a wave of attacks on Israel was over. However, Iran warned of harsher attacks if Israel continues strikes on Lebanon. Brent crude futures were up $1.43, or 1.5% at $94.52 a barrel as of 1304 GMT,
(Oil Price) – Iranian drones and missiles struck Kuwait International Airport overnight, hitting Terminal One, killing at least one person, injuring several others, and causing what Kuwaiti authorities described as significant material damage. Kuwait immediately suspended air traffic, activated emergency procedures, and diverted flights to alternative airports. In what is being viewed as one of the most direct Iranian strikes against
(Investing) – NEW YORK – Oil prices were little changed in volatile trade on Tuesday as the market waited for news on the war in the Middle East as Iran reviewed a proposed agreement with the United States to halt the war. Brent futures were up 17 cents or 0.2% to $95.15 a barrel at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 GMT), while U.S. West
(Investing) – NEW YORK – Oil prices surged more than $6 per barrel on Monday after Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran’s negotiating team has halted message exchanges with the United States and its allied “Resistance Front” are considering measures to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and choking other waterways including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The report comes after
