Treasury's OFAC has issued a 30 day license for Iran to sell its oil - even to US buyers. It has been at least since 1987 that such a license has been granted. With US oil supplies dwindling, has reality set in for the US side?
The US on Monday announced a temporary easing of sanctions on Iran, allowing the Islamic Republic to produce, sell and transport crude oil and related petroleum products through August 21.
Oil prices are on track to close lower for the week, with WTI futures down more than 9% versus last Friday's close after the US and Iran secured an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The shuttered Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen within days, though conflicting reports suggest the US-Iran memorandum of understanding could be formally signed as early as today, Thursday, or Friday.
Solar energy accounted for 12.8% of US electricity production in May, surpassing coal at 12.2%, marking the first time this has occurred in a full calendar month.
Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned at the beginning of April that the economy was already rolling over.
The first Iranian ships crossed the area of the US naval blockade without obstruction after a memorandum of understanding was reached to end the war between Washington and Tehran, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Tuesday.
The Americas are replacing the Middle East as the key source of global oil supply, with crude exports from the Western Hemisphere hitting a record 14.5 million bpd while Strait of Hormuz traffic collapsed.
By the middle of March during Trump's Operation Epic Fury, Iran was flexing its retaliatory might, and the Gulf region was shocked to see the largest natural-gas production facility in the world, Qatar's North Field, badly damaged - with a key sectio
A Historic Energy Squeeze Is Locked In: U.S. Oil Inventories Have Fallen For 7 Weeks In A Row, And Global Oil Inventories Will Soon Hit The Lowest Level Ever Recorded
A Historic Energy Squeeze Is Locked In: U.S. Oil Inventories Have Fallen For 7 Weeks In A Row, And Global Oil Inventories Will Soon Hit The Lowest Level Ever Recorded
Brent crude futures jumped as much as 5% to $97.83 a barrel, while WTI traded around $95 a barrel, as renewed Iran-Israel fighting threatened to unravel a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and further disrupt energy flows.
Brent crude futures jumped as much as 5% to $97.83 a barrel, while WTI traded around $95 a barrel, as renewed Iran-Israel fighting threatened to unravel a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and further disrupt energy flows.
According to the ExxonMobil Vice President Neil Chapman, Americans may soon reminisce about the days when gas cost a mere $4.30 per gallon – the current national average price.
It's remarkable screen oil prices are little changed at below $100 today after Trump said the US is "not satisfied" over talks with Iran, days after claiming a deal was imminent, and hours after saying the terms the Iranians had leaked that the