(Investing) – Oil edged up on Monday, with investors cautious after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil and warned Iran of possible military action if it did not agree to a deal over its nuclear program. The more active June Brent crude futures was up 43 cents, or 0.59%, at $73.19 a barrel by 1322
(Investing) – The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced sanctions against a teapot oil refinery and its CEO for purchasing and refining Iranian crude oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The oil was sourced from vessels linked to Ansarallah, a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and the Iranian Ministry of Defense of Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). The refinery,
(Investing) – NEW YORK -Oil prices edged up for a third straight day on Tuesday as sanctions raised concerns about Russian and Iranian oil supplies, outweighing worries that escalating trade tariffs would boost prices and inflation and dampen global economic growth. Brent futures rose 86 cents, or 1.1%, to $76.73 a barrel by 11:06 a.m. EST (1606 GMT), while U.S. West Texas
(Investing) – DUBAI – Iran’s oil minister said imposing unilateral sanctions on crude producers would destabilise energy markets, the ministry’s SHANA news outlet reported on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero. “Depoliticising the oil market is a vital issue for energy security. Imposing unilateral sanctions against major oil producers and
(Oil Price) – Goldman Sachs analysts predict Brent crude prices could temporarily surge to $93 per barrel if sanctions successfully curb oil exports from Iran and Russia by a combined 1 million barrels per day (bpd). In a note shared by Zerohedge on X, the bank outlined a scenario where Iran faces persistent supply disruptions while Russia experiences temporary setbacks, tightening
(Investing)– NEW YORK – Oil prices edged up about 1% to a three-week high on Friday on expectations additional sanctions on Russia and Iran could tighten supplies, while lower interest rates in Europe and the U.S. could boost demand for the fuel. Brent futures rose 67 cents, or 0.9%, to $74.08 a barrel by 10:55 a.m. EST (1555 GMT). U.S. West Texas
( Oil Price) – A fuel oil smuggling network in Iraq has generated some $1 billion in profits for Iran, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources. According to the sources, $1 billion is the size of the annual profits from the operation, which began after Mohammed Shia al-Sudani became Prime Minister of Iraq. The smuggling mechanism essentially involves diverting fuel oil from
(World Oil) – (Bloomberg) – OPEC+ has little scope to reverse its oil production cuts, which have triggered a wave of rival supply from the U.S. shale industry, Iran’s representative to the group said. “This strategy in support of prices has effectively encouraged higher supply outside the group, particularly on the part of the U.S.,” Iranian OPEC governor Afshin Javan
(World Oil) – Traders who piled into bullish options bets on oil prices at record pace are waking up to a harsh reality: Most of those contracts are now worthless. Israel refrained from striking Iran’s energy infrastructure in its long-awaited bombardment of the OPEC nation over the weekend, sending crude prices crashing. That plunge has helped contribute to a chunk
(CNBC) – U.S. crude oil sold off steeply Monday, putting the benchmark on pace for its worst day in more than two years after Iranian energy facilities were not damaged during an Israeli attack over the weekend. Futures for global crude benchmark Brent slid 5.94% to $71.53 per barrel at 9:26 am ET, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped 6.26% to $67.29 per barrel. U.S.
(Oil Price) – Ten days ago, the Biden administration expanded sanctions on Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors in response to Iran’s October 1 attack on Israel, its second direct attack on Israel this year. According to the White House, Iran’s oil exports are enabled by a network of illicit shipping facilitators in multiple jurisdictions which, through obfuscation and deception, load and transport Iranian
(Oil & Gas 360) – Last Friday, the Biden administration unveiled its official response to the October 1 attack on Israel by Iran by imposing harsh sanctions on the National Iranian Oil Company. In addition to blocking oil exports, the increased sanctions include petrochemicals and elevated scrutiny and countermeasures to block “ghost ships” from the United Arab Emirates, Liberia, Hong Kong,
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