Oil and Gas

Commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump claims US total control while Iran rejects the assertion

Trump Claims Total US Control Over Strait of Hormuz; Iran Calls It Lies

Donald Trump declared on Truth Social Thursday that the US has 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz and will 'keep it,' prompting an immediate rejection from Iran's military. Tehran's military command

August 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Oil tankers navigate Hormuz shipping risks as IEA forecasts 1.8 million bpd global oil deficit in Q3 2026

IEA Forecasts Global Oil Deficit of 1.8Mln Bpd in Q3 2026 – Report

The International Energy Agency more than doubled its Q3 2026 global oil deficit forecast to 1.8 million barrels per day in its monthly report, warning that inventory drawdowns have reached 410 million

August 12, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Oil tankers navigating Middle East waters as Saudi Arabia reserves hit record highs amid Hormuz blockade

Saudi Arabia’s Onshore Oil Reserves Hit Record Highs – IEA

Saudi Arabia's onshore oil reserves surged to record highs by early August after Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea transit disruptions halted tanker loadings, even as production rose 900,000 barrels per day

August 12, 2026

Business·Economy·News

US-led Middle East operations as Vance presses Zelensky to halt Black Sea CPC oil facility attacks

US Vice President Tells Zelensky to Stop Attacks on Oil Facilities in Black Sea – Reports

US Vice President JD Vance told Ukrainian President Zelensky on July 31 to halt all attacks on Caspian Pipeline Consortium oil facilities in the Black Sea, the Financial Times reported. Kiev has

August 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran-US peace talks stall August 2026

Iran Peace Talks Hit Fresh Impasse as Trump Sets Economic or Military Choice

Iran-US peace talks hit a fresh impasse Tuesday night as new shipping attacks resumed in the Gulf, while Trump publicly framed his two options toward Tehran as either sustained economic pressure or

August 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke rising from Nizhnekamsk Taneco oil refinery after Ukrainian drone strike, August 10 2026

Ukraine Drone Kills 13 at Nizhnekamsk Oil Hub, Hitting Workers’ Hostel

A Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region killed 13 people, including migrant workers from Uzbekistan sleeping in a hostel, and struck the Taneco oil refinery — one of the

August 11, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran refuses to reopen the passage without sanctions relief

Oil Rises on Hormuz Stalemate as Iran Refuses to Reopen Without Sanctions Relief

Brent crude settled at $84.11 a barrel as Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi rejected Hormuz reopening without sanctions relief, war reparations and shipping control. Oil is 16 percent higher since the US-Israeli war

August 10, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·Markets·News

Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia targeted by Houthi drone strike

Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco’s Jazan Refinery With Drone as Red Sea Blockade Shifts to Saudi Soil

Yemen's Houthis struck Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery with a drone on Sunday, igniting a fire that was extinguished with no casualties reported — but signalling that the group's Red Sea blockade against

August 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Northern tip of Oman at the Strait of Hormuz photographed from the International Space Station

Iran and Oman Establish Hormuz Monitoring Mechanisms With Fees; Parliament Weighs US-Israel Vessel Ban

Iran and Oman have agreed on a transit corridor for the Strait of Hormuz and are establishing monitoring mechanisms with fees, as Iran's parliament approved a bill on the waterway's security and

August 10, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery complex in southwestern Saudi Arabia targeted by Houthi drone strike

Houthis Strike Aramco’s Jazan Refinery as Iran’s War Reaches Saudi Arabia

Houthi forces struck Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery complex on August 9, igniting a fire at a facility that processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily. The attack came two days after Saudi

August 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Subject: Oil and Gas

IEA Forecasts Global Oil Deficit of 1.8Mln Bpd in Q3 2026 – Report

Saudi Arabia’s Onshore Oil Reserves Hit Record Highs – IEA

US Vice President Tells Zelensky to Stop Attacks on Oil Facilities in Black Sea – Reports

Iran Peace Talks Hit Fresh Impasse as Trump Sets Economic or Military Choice

Ukraine Drone Kills 13 at Nizhnekamsk Oil Hub, Hitting Workers’ Hostel

Oil Rises on Hormuz Stalemate as Iran Refuses to Reopen Without Sanctions Relief

Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco’s Jazan Refinery With Drone as Red Sea Blockade Shifts to Saudi Soil

Iran and Oman Establish Hormuz Monitoring Mechanisms With Fees; Parliament Weighs US-Israel Vessel Ban

Houthis Strike Aramco’s Jazan Refinery as Iran’s War Reaches Saudi Arabia

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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