Sunday, April 20, 2025

Iran Reportedly Seizes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Iranian Revolutionary Guard seizes foreign tanker, claims it was smuggling fuel Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has reportedly seized a foreign oil tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that the ship was attempting to smuggle Iranian oil out of the country. Based on a series of videos released

Supertanker Suspected of Violating Sanctions Seized Off the Coast of Gibraltar

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vessel suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions An Iranian supertanker carrying oil allegedly bound for Syria was detained in Gibraltar by British Royal Marines this Thursday for violating sanctions put in place by the European Union, further straining the already tense relationship between and Tehran

A Fleet of Tankers Is Hoarding Oil for a Gathering Storm

From Bloomberg The world’s biggest offshore oil supermarket is stocking up for anti-pollution rules that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicts will upend energy markets. The Strait of Malacca off Singapore and Malaysia is not only a waterway linking supply from the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. to Asia, but has also been used in the past decade to store millions of