Natural gas prices in West Texas have plunged to record negative levels due to pipeline bottlenecks, even as global markets face shortages from Middle East conflict. Producers are flaring excess gas while oil output remains strong, driven by high cru
While Iran's decision to close the Straits of Hormuz in response to the US-Israeli bombing campaign was understandable, after all it's the biggest point of leverage the IRGC-controlled nation has left (it is certainly more understandable than bombing
The U.S. has granted a 30-day authorization for the delivery and sale of crude oil and petroleum products from Iranian-origin vessels. This decision comes from the U.S. Treasury Department.
On Thursday, Scott Bessent told Fox News that the US is considering unsanctioning Iranian oil, thereby making the 140 million barrels stuck on Iranian tankers, available to any buyer in the world and not just China, to ease the supply-chain bottlenec
The head of the International Energy Agency told the Financial Times on Friday that the world is severely underestimating the scale of the Gulf energy shock, and that it may take at least six months to restore disrupted oil and gas flows.
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tsvetana Paraskova
The federal Iraqi government is in contact with Iran to persuade Tehran to allow some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq's Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani said on Tuesday.
Crude oil futures rose in overnight trading, with Brent nearly reaching $105 per barrel and WTI climbing as high as $98.42 per barrel, as Iran intensified drone strikes on energy infrastructure across the Gulf.
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One week after Trump announced that the US would cover insurance for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and would provide them with US navy escorts, Reuters reports that the US Navy has refused...
Update (1850ET): As night fell across the Middle East, Hezbollah launched a huge wave of at least 150 rockets rained down on northern Israel (Times Of Israel):
Oil production cuts in the Middle East are deepening as the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway remains at a near-standstill, widening the chaos in energy markets.
Iran just hit the heart of Israel's fuel system. On March 8, 2026, IRGC forces fired Kheibar Shekan ballistic missiles at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa Bay – the single largest refinery in Israel, supplying over half of the country's fuel
Scott Ritter unleashes on US and Israeli strikes on Iran's oil depots and details Iran's ongoing retaliation to the war of aggression entering the second week. Are we headed toward economic and military armageddon? Watch the stream in full as we brea
TankerTrackers.com is one of the highest-quality public sources available right now. Kpler & Vortexa now note the trickle of dark or escorted transits. 14-16 Tankers passed through Hormuz Today.