By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Shipping companies sailing through the Middle East Gulf are being urged to avoid having private armed security guards onboard as the risk...

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – Britain does not intend to escort every British-flagged merchant vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, a security source said on Thursday, after...

By William Schomberg LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – Three Iranian vessels tried to block a British-owned tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but backed off when confronted by a Royal...

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters...

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Tests have shown a supertanker seized in Gibraltar last week was fully loaded with crude oil, the government of the British territory said on Monday....

By Kelly Gilblom and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) –An oil tanker run by BP Plc is being kept inside the Persian Gulf in fear it could be seized by Iran in...

By Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) –Oil tanker owners are avoiding sending their ships to the Middle East’s main refueling hub after a spate of attacks on vessels in the past two months...

(Bloomberg) –An oil tanker damaged in a bombing that was blamed on Iran is back in business. The ship’s first destination: Iran. The Andrea Victory is sailing in the northern...

(Bloomberg) –The cost of insuring Middle East oil shipments is soaring as tensions mount in a region responsible for about a third of all seaborne petroleum. So-called war risk premiums...

By Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) –The U.S. is seeking support from allies for a program to monitor commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf after attacks on tankers that the Trump administration...

By Alaric Nightingale and Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –Oil tanker owners are raising the prices they charge to export Middle East crude as tensions surge in a region that accounts for about...

By Liam Denning (Bloomberg Opinion) –“It is not the role of the United States to take the lead in protecting neutral shipping in the [Persian] Gulf.” That was George Shultz,...

By Aziz El Yaakoubi FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates, June 19 (Reuters) – The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional...

By Babak Dehghanpisheh GENEVA, June 18 (Reuters) – If, despite its firm denials, Iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf last week and a further four...

By Aaron Sheldrick and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that countries need to cooperate on keeping shipping lanes open...

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) The Royal Navy plans to deploy 100 marines to the Persian Gulf to protect British ships after a series of attacks on vessels, the Telegraph newspaper...

By Mark Niquette and Shawn Donnan (Bloomberg) There’s “no doubt” Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf last week, and the U.S. will guarantee...

by Tarek Fahmy (Reuters) – Crew members of Frontline’s oil tanker Front Altair, one of two vessels attacked this week in the Gulf of Oman, have landed in Dubai, the...

by Lisa Barrington (Reuters) – One of two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran is now...

by Alex Longley and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) –Oil tanker owners face spiraling insurance costs to load cargoes from the world’s largest crude-export region after the latest round of attacks on...