Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reported 1.60 million global EV sales in April 2026, up 6 per cent year-on-year but down 9 per cent month-on-month, driven by policy support, high petrol prices and Chinese OEM growth. ...
Total energy production in the US increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2025, a 3.4 per cent increase from the previous record set in 2024, according to new data in the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Energy Review....
A Reuters survey showed that oil output Opec fell to a more than 20-year low in April, dropping 830,000 barrels per day to 20.04 million bpd as Strait of Hormuz disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran hit exports....
Oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday after jumping about 6% yesterday following increased hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz....
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....
Oil prices went up further on Wednesday, extending a multi-day rally, as the Iran and US blockades of the Strait of Hormuz continued....
SLB has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the geoscience and petroleum engineering software business portfolio of S&P Global Energy, a provider of subsurface software widely used by US onshore and unconventional operators....
QatarEnergy marked its first LNG export from the Golden Pass project in Texas, a joint venture with ExxonMobil, as a milestone toward full operations, with cargo loaded onto the new 174,000-cubic-meter Al-Qaiyyah carrier....
Conflict between the US, Israel and Iran has disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping, exposing limited export alternatives. Existing pipelines offer partial relief, while proposed routes face major political, security and financial challenges. ...
The Iran–US–Israel conflict is driving the worst global energy crisis, IEA head Fatih Birol said, calling it the biggest in history, worsened by Russia-related energy shocks and supply pressures global....
Oil prices jumped more than 5 per cent on Monday (April 20), on fears that the ceasefire between the US and Iran could collapse after the US seized an Iranian cargo ship, while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz stayed largely halted....
The European Union (EU) will urge members to cut their dependence on Middle Eastern jet fuel and look into increasing imports from the US, in new guidelines expected next week, an official source told Reuters, as the Iran war disrupts global supply....
The US has authorised operations involving the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil and petroleum products of Russian origin loaded onto tankers, according to a general license published on the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department. ...
Qatar may extend force majeure on gas supplies beyond mid-June, Italian importer Edison said, after cancellations linked to the Middle East war, with Edison replacing lost LNG cargoes by increasing purchases from the US....
The US nearly became a net crude exporter for the first time since World War Two, as exports surged toward record levels to meet rising demand from Asia and Europe replacing disrupted Middle East supplies....
Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel this morning (April 14) over signs of new US-Iran dialogue to end their war. Brent crude was at $97.8 in early trade, while US WTI crude was at $96.83....
deVere Group CEO Nigel Green warns that closing the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a sharp oil price surge beyond previous spikes and cause intensified market volatility as blockade risks become more plausible....
Asia's biggest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) importers, including India and China, are racing to replace disrupted Middle East supplies with cargoes from the Americas, driving spot premiums to record highs, analysts and traders said....
It would take months for jet fuel supply to recover even if the he Strait of Hormuz reopens, given disruptions to Middle East refining capacity, said Willie Walsh, Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)....
Oil prices could rise to $120–$130 a barrel in the near term, with a risk of climbing above $150 if supply flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted into mid-May, according to a JP Morgan note cited by Reuters....
