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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: 65 Billion Barrels, a 35% Stake and Big Execution Doubts
The announced agreement would give Washington preferential access to Venezuela's largest oil fields, but sanctions, a $1...
Iran Conditions Hormuz Reopening on U.S. Compliance Amid Khamenei Unity Call
As Iran's Supreme Leader calls for Muslim unity against the U.S. and Israel, Tehran says the Oman-brokered Strait of Hor...
Fed's Warsh Opens Door to Rate Hike as Oil Slides and AI Stocks Rally
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh left the door open to tightening after a hot core PCE reading, while Brent slipped on Hormuz hopes...
Refining Crisis from Iran War Keeps Diesel and Gasoline Prices Under Pressure
Crude has retreated from wartime peaks, but fuel cracks, inventories and refining outages point to a prolonged diesel-ga...
Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Troops
Tehran's military says it will pay $30,000 for the death or capture of American troops — double for women — as disputes ...
US Energy Secretary: Iran's Strategy Will Fail and Its Market Leverage Will Shrink
Chris Wright says Iran's disruption strategy is losing, points to 8–9 million barrels daily through Hormuz, and reiterat...
European Stocks Edge Lower as Contradictory Iran Ceasefire Reports Whiplash Markets
Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.16% with energy, luxury and retail shares weak, while Vestas, Ocado, Nokia, Balfour Beatty an...
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Leverage Is Draining Away
An Atlantic Council analysis argues Iran’s oil-chokepoint leverage is weakening as non-OPEC supply, bypass pipelines and...
Brent Holds Gains With $92.12 Resistance in Focus, BNP Technical Note Says
A BNP Paribas technical note sees Brent constructive above $87.28, with a break of $92.12 opening the way to $97.80.
U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve Drops Below 300 Million Barrels for First Time in Over 40 Years
America’s emergency crude stockpile has fallen to 298.7 million barrels after massive releases ordered during the Iran c...
Trump Says Future of Strait of Hormuz Will Be Decided 'Today or Tomorrow'
Trump has issued a 'last chance' ultimatum on Strait of Hormuz shipping, with an Omani-brokered deal — or US military ac...
Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Now One Energy Shock — Refining Is the Fault Line
Crude prices recovered by July, but the system that turns it into fuel never did. Two wars now drain the same spare refi...
Iran Denies US Hormuz Compromise Report, Says Strait Closed Until Hostility Ends
Tehran calls reports of a deal with Washington on reopening the Strait of Hormuz false, and says the waterway will remai...
CENTCOM Commander Urged Halt to Iran Strikes, Citing Limited Returns
The top U.S. general in the Middle East reportedly recommended the White House stop attacks on Iran, saying most militar...
U.S. Redeploys Fighter Jets to Middle East as Iran Tensions Mount
Washington is shifting F-35 and F-16 squadrons from European bases to CENTCOM territory, a move that signals heightened ...
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...
Unconfirmed US Military Medevac from Jordan Hints at Escalating Iran Conflict with Widespread Business Risks
Unverified reports of a major US aeromedical evacuation after Iranian strikes raise the specter of higher American casua...