Global oil prices climbed further on Monday, underscoring mounting concern over the energy crisis triggered by the US-Iran conflict and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz....
Oil prices surged past the $105 threshold on Friday as an escalating maritime standoff between Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz rattled global energy markets. ...
Oil prices jumped on Wednesday (April 22) with Brent trading above $100 a barrel, erasing earlier losses following reports of gunfire attacks on at least three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz....
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. ...
Integrated Global Services (IGS) research shows 46 per cent of oil and gas assets in Saudi Arabia and UAE operate beyond design life, with 83 per cent still confident in performance despite downtime losses and growing focus on efficiency and reliability. ...
Assala Gabon announced the start of production from the Grand N'Gongui (GNG) field. The field contains a 10–15 metre oil rim within the Gamba Formation, with up to 350 MMstb of stock tank oil initially in place (STOIIP)....
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....
Energy disruptions from the Iran war strain Gulf oil and gas exporters, while importers like Egypt and Jordan face higher commodity prices and reduced remittances from Gulf workers, worsening economic pressures across the region, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
Oil prices extended their decline on Wednesday, as cautious optimism over a possible resumption of US-Iran talks eased immediate supply fears, even as underlying risks from the ongoing conflict continued to cap losses....
bp has agreed to acquire a 60 per cent interest in three offshore exploration blocks in Namibia from Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas as part of bp’s strategy to grow its upstream portfolio....
Gas and oil sites are among the most vital and high-risk pieces of critical infrastructure. This is especially true for the Mena region, which produces 30 per cent of the global oil supply and 17 per cent of the global gas supply, while having to account for active security risks and vulnerabilities that most of the world never considers....
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....
Opec lowered its forecast for world oil demand in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day, the producer group's monthly oil report showed in its first public assessment of the Iran war's impact on the market....
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....
Kuwait has raised the official selling price for Kuwait Export Crude to Asia in May to $17 a barrel above the average of Oman/Dubai quotes, a price document reviewed by Reuters showed....
Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel again on Monday as the US Central Command said it will block ships from entering and exiting Iran ports via the Strait of Hormuz....
The total production of refineries in Oman recorded an increase of 11.1 per cent by the end of February 2026 compared to the same period in 2025....
OQ Group reported a net profit of RO 641 million ($1.6 billion) for 2025, up 25 per cent year on year. The result reflects the strength of its integrated business model and disciplined performance amid continued volatility in global energy markets....
The sharp hit to global oil production from the Iran war is poised to flip the oil market into a supply deficit this year, analysts say, a huge swing in forecasts that erases previous expectations of comfortable oversupply....
The US Department of Energy said it had loaned 8.48 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to four oil companies, the second allotment under the Trump administration's effort to curb fuel prices that have surged during the US-Israeli war on Iran....
