middle east

While global energy markets are not yet pricing in worst-case scenarios for the Israel-Iran war, oil tanker rates are providing a good real-time gauge of

Oil-shipping rates for Middle Eastern routes have spiked after some tanker owners and managers paused offering vessels as they assess risks from Israel’s

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since Friday as they assess the risks from Israel’s

The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to

With tensions in the Middle East ratcheting upward again, the tanker market is taking notice. In a weekly market opinion piece titled “Tankers in

by John Konrad – gCaptain has received multiple reports that the US Navy oiler USNS Big Horn ran aground yesterday and partially flooded off the coast

DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday Middle East economies would grow at a slower pace this year than it

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The United States carried out retaliatory airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria

(Bloomberg) — A far-reaching plan to channel Europe–Asia trade through the Middle East is at risk of stalling before it even gets started. The

By Zohra Bensemra and Sebastian Rocandio TYRE, Lebanon, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Fishermen in the Lebanese city of Tyre are among those counting the costs of

By Grant Smith Oct 8, 2023 (Bloomberg) –As oil traders prepare for the market to open after the sudden eruption of war in Israel, one question is

SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The cost of chartering a supertanker to load Middle Eastern crude oil for Asia has rebounded from a 19-month low

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for giant crude supertankers posted their second-largest daily gain in three years as the number of cargoes jumped from the Middle

By Sam Dagher (Bloomberg) –The US is trying to convince Middle East allies to add dozens more robot vessels around the Arabian Peninsula to better

April 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the

By Ari Rabinovitch and Jonathan Saul HAIFA, Israel, July 26 (Reuters) – The city of Haifa is set to become an increasingly significant east