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Energy, Oil & Gas

Trump sends US-Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress for review

US President Donald Trump has formally submitted a proposed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress, setting in motion a 90-day review period for a pact that would give US companies a major role in developing the kingdom’s nuclear power programme....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil near $94 as US vows toughest-ever Iran sanctions

Oil prices remained near their highest level in more than three weeks on Friday as the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz and a sharp escalation in US economic pressure on Iran raised fresh concerns about global energy supplies....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Iran’s grip on Strait of Hormuz weakens; Trump rules out talks

Iran appears to be losing significant control over the Strait of Hormuz as commercial vessels increasingly use an Omani shipping route despite Tehran’s warnings, while US President Donald Trump has ruled out any current or planned negotiations with Iran, adding to uncertainty over the strategic waterway and pushing oil prices higher....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil slick reaches Oman coast as Iran signals long war strategy

The Middle East conflict is widening into an increasingly complex security, shipping and environmental crisis, with an oil slick from a grounded tanker reaching Oman's coastline just as Iran signals that it may be prepared to sustain its confrontation with the United States for years....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil prices surge as Trump, Iran demands cloud Hormuz deal

Oil prices extended their rally on Tuesday after surging about 5% in the previous session, as fresh demands by US President Donald Trump and Iran's insistence on major concessions from Washington cast renewed doubt over efforts to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil prices tumble as US-Iran hostilities remain on hold

Oil prices extended their sharp decline in early Asian trading on Tuesday as markets welcomed a fourth consecutive night without military strikes between the United States and Iran, easing immediate fears of a wider disruption to Middle East energy supplies....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Trump says Saudi must join Abraham Accords for US nuclear deal

US President Donald Trump has thrown the future of a newly signed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia into uncertainty by declaring that it will take effect only if the kingdom normalises relations with Israel, a condition that was not publicly attached to the deal when it was signed....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Trump approves landmark nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump has approved a 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually allow the kingdom to enrich uranium for its nuclear energy programme under a modified oversight framework, CNN reported, citing two US officials and a source familiar with the matter....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Trump declares US 'Guardian of Hormuz', unveils 20% cargo levy

The Gulf faced a fresh escalation on Monday as US President Donald Trump announced the immediate reinstatement of a blockade targeting Iranian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and proposed a 20 per cent charge on all cargo transiting the strategic waterway, intensifying a growing war of nerves between Washington and Tehran over one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Brent crude tops $125 a barrel as no end seen for blockades

Oil prices continued to climb on Thursday with no sign of easing, as markets priced in a prolonged supply squeeze from the Middle East following stalled negotiations and firm signals from Donald Trump that the blockade on Iran will remain in place....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil prices climb after new Trump threat against Iran

Oil prices climbed on Monday as markets reacted to US President Donald Trump's threat of further action against Iran and set a Tuesday evening deadline linked to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Strait of Hormuz not US problem, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at allies for not getting further involved in the Iran war, telling them to go to the Strait of Hormuz to take their own fuel and securing the strait is "not for us." ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil moves lower after Trump's comment on Hormuz

Oil prices turned lower in Asian trading on Tuesday as markets reacted to reports that Donald Trump had indicated to aides he was prepared to bring the conflict with Iran to an end without insisting on the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Trump wants to 'take the oil in Iran'

US President Donald Trump has said in an interview with Financial Times that he wanted to "take the oil in Iran" and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil soars to $119 as several key Mideast energy facilities hit

Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped above $119 a barrel on Thursday after ‌Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel's strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war. Meanwhile, Middle East benchmark ​Dubai and Oman premiums hit all-time highs at about $65 per barrel, according to trade sources and Reuters data. ...

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