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Escalating Attacks on Gulf Energy Assets Plunge Iran War Into New Phase

Strikes targeting infrastructure in Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have put strategic oil-and-gas facilities at the center of the conflict.

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Oil Prices Barrel Toward $110. Why the Strike on Iran's Gas Field Matters So Much.

Oil price surged to $108 after Iran reports explosions at the world's largest gas field. Iran has threatened to respond.

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Russia's Shadow-Fleet Kingpin Is Back in Business

Moscow's salesman-in-chief has turned the Iran war to his favor, selling oil that until recently was adrift at sea.

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U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Rise by 6.2 Million Barrels

Commercial crude-oil stockpiles rose by 6.2 million barrels last week. Analysts had predicted crude stockpiles would decline by roughly 40,000 barrels.

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Asian Refiners Lock in Russian Crude Early Amid Middle East Shortages

Asian refiners are moving earlier than usual to secure crude oil from Russia's Far East, as hopes for a swift resolution to Middle Eastern supply disruptions fade.

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How Waiving the Jones Act for Oil Tankers Would Work

Relaxing U.S. shipping rules would allow vital fuels to flow more easily between U.S. ports.

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Alimentation Couche-Tard, crude oil futures and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

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InCommodities Inks $141.5 Million Australian Battery Deal With Vena Group

InCommodities, the Danish energy trader backed by Goldman Sachs, has signed a battery storage agreement with Vena Group in Australia valued at 200 million Australian dollars, equivalent to US$141.5 million.

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Oil prices drop more than 5% as U.S. calls for international effort to secure Strait of Hormuz

Oil futures finished sharply lower Monday, with U.S. prices down by more than 5%, as traders continued to weigh developments in the Iran conflict.

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Sable Offshore Resumes Oil Transport After Emergency Order

Sable Offshore resumed the transportation of oil through the Santa Ynez pipeline system off the California coast, following a Defense Production Act emergency directive from the Trump administration.

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Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration That Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen

Oil executives told officials in White House meetings that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz might push up oil prices further.

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White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis

The Trump administration is asking other countries to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but a deal isn't set.


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