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Iran signals Strait of Hormuz reopening, oil prices tumble below $100
Iran informed the UN's maritime agency that non-hostile vessels may resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The critical waterway had been effectively...
Chevron Warns of California Energy Crisis, Threatening Refining Exit Over Iran
Chevron warned of a potential California energy crisis linked to the Iran conflict. The company may halt state refining operations unless officials reduce...
Trump Announces Joint Control of Strait of Hormuz, Reopening Global Oil Supply
President Donald Trump announced a joint control agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This development follows a weeks-long conflict that...
Saudi Arabia pumps 4M bpd through Yanbu, bypassing Hormuz blockade
Saudi Arabia increased crude oil exports from its Red Sea port of Yanbu to nearly 4 million barrels per day (bpd). This strategic shift bypasses the Strait of...
Iran-Israel Conflict Drives Oil Past $103, Following Infrastructure Strikes
The Iran-Israel conflict escalated on March 24, 2026, after Iran’s parliament speaker denied de-escalation talks. Israeli and U.S. strikes targeted gas...
Enverus forecasts $100 Brent by 2027, citing Strait of Hormuz closure
Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR) raised its global oil price outlook due to escalating Middle East conflict. Brent crude is expected to average $95 per...
U.S. taps oil reserves for 1.5M bpd, fighting Iran conflict crisis
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a plan to release 1 to 1.5 million barrels of oil per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He delivered the...
🟢 VDE is trading 2.4% up today as Middle East conflict fuels oil price surge
VDE is trading 2.4% up today as Brent crude prices surged 3.5% to $103.47 per barrel following escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and airstrikes on energy...
Chevron CEO Warns Markets Underestimate Hormuz Closure, Citing Severe Supply Shocks
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned at the CERAWeek conference that global energy markets are underpricing the Strait of Hormuz closure. He stated that futures...
TotalEnergies scraps U.S. wind for $1B, pivoting to fossil fuel projects
The Trump administration will reimburse TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to abandon two major offshore wind projects. These projects targeted the coasts of New...
US-Israeli Forces Strike Iranian Energy Assets, Ending Five-Day Military Pause
US and Israeli forces conducted coordinated strikes on energy infrastructure in Isfahan and Khorramshahr early Tuesday. The attacks damaged a gas...
Chevron Warns Oil Markets Underprice Supply Risks, Citing Hormuz Closure
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned at the CERAWeek conference in Houston that oil futures markets underprice supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz...
Trump Delays Iran Strikes, Sending Oil Prices Below $100
President Donald Trump postponed planned military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. [3, 4, 6] He cited productive conversations with...
Brent Crude sinks 7%, as Trump postpones Iranian energy strikes
President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. He cited productive conversations with Tehran as...
Oil prices crater, Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure
Global oil prices tumbled on March 23, 2026. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of military strikes against Iranian energy...
Trump postpones Iran energy strikes, citing productive talks as oil tumbles
President Trump announced a five-day postponement of U.S. military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. The decision follows productive conversations with...
IEA warns Iran war rivals 1970s shocks, as oil nears $113
IEA head Fatih Birol warned Monday that the energy crisis from the war in Iran rivals the 1970s oil shocks and the Ukraine war combined. The closure of the...
IEA weighs emergency oil release, following U.S. ultimatum to Iran
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is consulting member countries about a further release of emergency oil stockpiles. Executive Director Fatih Birol...
Oil prices surge, following Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to Iran
Global oil prices surged after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump threatened the decimation...
US and Iran threaten energy infrastructure, as oil hits multi-year highs
The U.S. and Iran threatened direct attacks on regional energy infrastructure Sunday. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the Strait of...