Oil rose as peace negotiations between the US and Iran stalled, with both sides using blockades of the vital Strait of Hormuz to try and gain leverage in a seven-week war that has upended global energy markets.
President Donald Trump said it’s “highly unlikely” he would extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran if a deal is not reached before it ends, and said the Strait of Hormuz would remain blocked until an agreement is finalized.
The Trump administration sanctioned more than a dozen entities tied to the network of Iranian oil kingpin Hossein Shamkhani, part of its campaign to maintain pressure on Tehran amid diplomatic talks and a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said it was too early to consider tapping Russian gas despite the Iran war driving up energy prices and squeezing supply.
Oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel in early Asian trade following the collapse of U.S.-Iran negotiations and Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of writing, West Texas Intermediate was trading at $105.30 per barrel, up 9.04%, while Brent had risen 8.55% to trade at $103.30. Both benchmarks remain roughly […]
Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, a critical artery bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, was reportedly hit in an Iranian drone attack on Wednesday, Reuters has reported. According to the report, a pumping station along the 1,200 km pipeline was struck by a drone early morning on Wednesday. Prior to the attack, the pipeline was pumping at its emergency capacity of 7 million barrels per day (bpd) to bypass the shuttered Strait of Hormuz
Oil and natural gas prices dropped sharply after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire aimed at halting the six-week conflict, though uncertainty persists over the timing of resumed flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a last-ditch deal that averted President Donald Trump’s threatened escalation of the war.
President Donald Trump has suggested the United States may try to take over Iran’s oil the way it did with Venezuela’s, per a Financial Times interview.
Iran is maintaining oil exports near prewar levels and capturing higher prices as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz constrain shipments from other Gulf producers. Exports are estimated at about 1.6 MMbpd in March, largely unchanged from before the conflict, with cargoes continuing to load at Kharg Island and transit the strait. That contrasts sharply […]