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ExxonMobil warns of 6% production drop, citing Middle East conflict
ExxonMobil expects first-quarter global oil and gas production to fall 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. Ongoing Middle East disruptions significantly...
US Inflation Surges to 3.3%, Fueled by 10.9% Monthly Energy Spike
The U.S. Labor Department reported that headline inflation rose 0.9% in March. This monthly increase brought the annual inflation rate to 3.3%. The gain...
Energy Sector Drives March CPI to 3.8%, Fueled by $100 Oil
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on April 10, 2026, that the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.8% year-over-year in March [3]. A sharp spike...
Chevron discovers oil at Bandit prospect, targeting low-cost subsea tie-backs
Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Woodside Energy confirmed a significant oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The...
Hormuz Traffic Remains 90% Below Normal, Keeping Brent Near $100
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a near-standstill on April 10 despite a regional ceasefire. Tracking data shows traffic levels are...
Saudi Arabia Confirms 1.3 Million Barrel Oil Disruption, Citing War Damage
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry issued its first official report detailing extensive infrastructure damage from the recent conflict. The statement confirms...
Saudi Arabia confirms 1.3M barrel supply cut, detailing recent war damage
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry officially detailed the scale of oil infrastructure damage from the recent war with Iran on April 10. Strikes on the Manifa and...
Saudi Arabia Cuts Capacity 600,000 BPD, Sending WTI To $98.26 After Attacks
Saudi Arabia announced an approximate 600,000 barrel-per-day reduction in oil production capacity on April 10. Recent attacks on energy infrastructure caused...
Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz, Sending Oil Toward $100 Over Lebanon Strikes
Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic on Thursday. The move follows Israeli strikes in Lebanon that Iran deemed a violation of a U.S.-Iran...
Chevron approves $690M gas project, boosting regional LNG supply
Chevron reached a final investment decision for the Aseng Gas Monetization Project offshore Equatorial Guinea. The company committed approximately $690 million...
ExxonMobil production slides 6%, as Middle East conflict hits LNG
ExxonMobil expects first-quarter global oil-equivalent production to drop approximately 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. War-related outages and...
World Bank Slashes Middle East Growth To 1.8%, Citing Energy Turmoil
The World Bank downgraded its Middle East growth forecast on April 9, 2026. Regional GDP growth for 2026 is now projected at 1.8%. This figure marks a sharp...
U.S. and Iran agree ceasefire, crashing oil prices by 16%
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire late Tuesday. This agreement halts a month-long military conflict. The deal requires the...
Oil prices tank 15%, following two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices plummeted Wednesday following a two-week ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Brent crude fell 13% to $95.36 per barrel. U.S. crude...
🔴 VDE is trading 5.3% down today as oil plunges 15% on US-Iran ceasefire
VDE is trading 5.3% down today as crude oil prices collapsed 15% to $95.67 following news of a US-Iran ceasefire agreement. • The reopening of the Strait of...
OPEC output plunged 7.56 million bpd, driven by Middle East war
OPEC's crude oil production fell by 7.56 million barrels per day (bpd) in March. Total output reached 22 million bpd, according to a Bloomberg survey....
🔴 VDE is trading 4.4% down today on profit-taking as Iran geopolitical tensions fail to escalate
VDE is trading at $163 (-4.4%) in after-hours sessions as investors lock in profits following a surge in crude prices and a cooling of immediate geopolitical...
IEA warns of record energy crisis, as Hormuz blockade halts global oil
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol warns the current energy crisis is more severe than the 1973, 1979, and 2022 shocks combined. The blockade of the Strait of...
Oil surges past $116, following Trump's 8 p.m. Iran deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump set an 8 p.m. EST deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump threatened to destroy Iranian power plants and key...
Oil hits 4-year high, Trump sets 8pm deadline for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump set an 8:00 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose above $110 per barrel following threats of...