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Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is at a virtual standstill on Monday after a brief and confused reopening over the weekend ended with the first
By Scott Squires Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that soiled beaches, killed wildlife and sparked outrage from
By Selcan Hacaoglu Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol proposed building a new oil pipeline linking
By Catherine Wong Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is pushing beyond a chain of archipelagos to hold rare military
By Laura Alviž and Julian Lee Apr 19, 2026, 11:31 AM (Bloomberg) –Several cruise ships trapped in the Persian Gulf as a result of the Iran war
By Weilun Soon Apr 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Several oil tankers have u-turned in the Persian Gulf after appearing to try to transit the Strait of
(Bloomberg) — A Greek shipowner whose vessels have repeatedly braved the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war sent through its biggest oil supertanker
A Pakistan-flagged tanker that entered the Persian Gulf over the weekend has become the first carrier to exit through the Strait of Hormuz with a crude cargo
A partially filled supertanker heading to Japan after receiving its Middle Eastern oil cargo via a ship transfer at sea highlights the desperate measures the
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that’s become a focal point for the global economy, stayed far below peacetime levels as an effective
Iraq-bound supertanker Agios Fanourios I has sailed into the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on its second attempt, making it the first crude carrier
A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China is sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf of Oman, testing President Donald Trump’s naval
A US dredging company is calling out the bid terms of President Javier Milei’s signature concession in Argentina, claiming they’re tilted in favor of a
US President Donald Trump is invoking his Venezuela playbook with a pledge to blockade Iranian ships. But Iran poses more complicated logistics, higher risks
Asian liquefied natural gas imports have dropped to the lowest in almost six years as the conflict in the Middle East chokes supplies and forces buyers to curb
By Clara Ferreira Marques Apr 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia has restored the full pumping capacity of its East-West pipeline to 7 million
By Jason Gale Apr 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Australia set up a government working group with the fertilizer industry to safeguard urea supplies at risk
By Weilun Soon Apr 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two empty crude tankers attempted to make their way through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Persian Gulf
By Dylan Griffiths and Carlos Caminada Updated on Apr 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Dozens of refineries, oil fields, gas plants, ports and other energy
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports via the Red Sea are holding steady for now, as the impact of a drone attack on its vital cross-country pipeline has yet to filter
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