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NLR Study: Can Five Emerging Fuels Ease Aviation’s Supply Crunch?
With jet fuel demand set to soar to 165 billion gallons by 2050, researchers evaluate SAF, hydrogen, LNG, ethane, and Je...
Japan’s 1970s Oil Crisis Lessons Offer a Roadmap for Today’s Energy and Price Shocks
As 2026 brings renewed Middle East instability and oil-driven inflation, Japan revisits the 1973 and 1979 crises: how st...
Behind Closed Doors: Netanyahu’s Push for Wider US Strikes on Iran Meets Trump Skepticism
A low-key White House visit by Israel’s PM failed to secure US commitment to expand military action against Iran, as Was...
Iran and Ukraine Step Back from Conflict After Caspian Ship Strike
Tehran accepts Kyiv's apology for the unintended attack on an Iranian vessel, but demands compensation for the crew memb...
Oman Leads Regional Diplomacy to Ease Tensions Around Strait of Hormuz
Oman’s foreign minister held phone talks with counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Iran, focusing on...
Nigerian Navy Intercepts Vessel with 683 Tonnes of Stolen Crude as Anti-Theft Drive Lifts Output
The seizure of MT FILIA off Akwa Ibom underscores the Navy's crackdown on crude theft, with production gains pushing Nig...
US Strikes on Southern Iran Hollow Out Civilian Infrastructure and Threaten Regime Control
A new phase of US-Iran hostilities concentrates on the Strait of Hormuz region, systematically dismantling bridges, powe...
Japan Rules Out Tapping Strategic Oil Reserves, Sees Purchases on Track
PM Sanai Takaichi says crude supplies are sufficient and Tokyo will not release stockpiles, calming markets as oil remai...
Egypt's Grid Hits 39.6 GW Peak but No Return to Load Shedding, Ministry Says
A record summer demand of 39,600 MW did not trigger power cuts thanks to expanded capacity and grid upgrades, according ...
Russia Extends Gasoline Export Ban Through 2026 as Ukrainian Attacks Strain Refineries
Moscow extends its gasoline export ban to the end of 2026, citing domestic fuel shortages and Ukrainian drone strikes on...
Tyumen Refinery Fire After Drone Strike Deepens Russia’s Fuel Strain
A blaze at the Tyumen refinery, reportedly sparked by a drone, threatens to prolong Russia’s fuel export ban and supply ...
Russia Forced to Import Gasoline After Ukrainian Strikes Hobble Its Refineries
Ukrainian drone attacks have cut Russia’s refining capacity by 40%, forcing Moscow to buy gasoline from India and Belaru...
Oil Tops $100 as Explosions Rock US Base in Iraq and Strikes Hit Iran
A fresh wave of explosions near a US base in Irbil and escalating US strikes across Iran pushed Brent crude past the $10...
Russia Imports Gasoline from India and Belarus as Drone Strikes Cripple 40% of Refining Capacity
After Ukrainian drone attacks cut Russia's refining output by an estimated 40%, Moscow has turned to imports from India ...
Oil Prices Soar to Six-Week High as Iran and Houthis Threaten Key Shipping Lanes
Brent crude jumped to $96.27 after Iran claimed to mine the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi rebels blockaded Saudi oil in th...
Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. and Allies, Threatening Hormuz Oil Blockade
Tehran vows an 'eye for an eye' military response to any new American attacks, extending threats to countries that provi...
Iran's IRGC: Southern Hormuz Route Mined; US Threatens Infrastructure Strikes
Tehran declares the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz mined, while Washington vows to destroy Iranian bridges and po...
With Hormuz Blocked, Iraq Trucks Oil Through Syria to the Mediterranean; U.S. Discusses Pipeline Reactivation
As conflict shutters the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq has turned to truck convoys across Syria to export fuel oil, reshaping M...
Kazakhstan Slams Drone Strikes on CPC Oil Tankers as ‘Economic Assault’
Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry condemned a Ukrainian drone attack on two tankers loading CPC oil in the Black Sea, callin...
Kazakhstan Warns of Oil Export Damage After Drones Strike Black Sea Tankers
The Kazakh foreign ministry condemned drone attacks on tankers loading its crude at the CPC terminal in Novorossiysk, ca...
Pipeline Blitz Could Cut Strait of Hormuz Oil Reliance to 25% by 2028
A rapid build-out of Mideast pipelines is set to slash global dependence on the contested Strait of Hormuz, with Goldman...
Ukraine's Refinery Strikes Force Russia to Import Fuel, Exposing Economic and Social Fractures
Ukrainian drone attacks have crippled Russian refining, forcing urgent fuel imports. The crisis erodes public trust and ...
Kazakhstan Condemns Drone Strikes on CPC Tankers, Warns of Broken Safety Accord
Kazakhstan's foreign ministry accuses unnamed parties of deliberately ignoring an information-sharing pact for civilian ...
Escalating Drone War Cripples Russian Oil Exports, Sparks Fuel Crisis and Threatens Global Grain Markets
Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have halted Black Sea crude loadings, sparked a domestic fuel cris...