Global Energy Show: The 2026 Executive Conference Program Is Now Live

Capitalizing Canada’s role in an increasingly competitive global energy system. The global energy system is entering a period of intensified competition for energy security, supply, capital and long-term market access, as recent expansion across LNG, nuclear and export infrastructure moves into its next phase. Investment is concentrating in jurisdictions that can deliver reliable supply, scalable …

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Iran War Upends IEA’s Oil Market Outlook as Global Supply and Demand to Contract in 2026 

  IEA slashes oil demand growth forecast, citing Middle East and Asia-Pacific contraction Strait of Hormuz closure and attacks cause largest oil supply disruption in history, IEA reports IEA warns resuming Hormuz flows is critical; alternative scenario sees deeper supply, demand shocks (Reuters) – The Iran war will force both global oil supply and demand …

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The Commodities Supercycle is Here. How Might Investors Participate?: Taosha Wang 

Commodities supercycles can reshape markets for years, if not decades. We appear to be in one again, as the Iran war has amplified several long-term bullish trends. The question for many investors has shifted from whether to engage with the supercycle to how. Following the initial U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran on February 28, oil recorded …

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US Begins Blockade of Iran’s Ports, Tehran Threatens Retaliation

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi Trump says Iranians want to make a deal US, Pakistani officials says talks continue Iran warns of harsh response to maritime blockade Oil prices jump back over $100 NATO allies refuse to join in WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military began a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s …

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Peak Oil Price Likely to Come ‘in Next Few Weeks,’ US Energy Secretary Says

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – Oil prices are likely to hit their peak “in the next few weeks” once ship traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, ​U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday. Prices are expected to ‌continue rising until “meaningful” ship traffic resumes through the strait, Wright …

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IEA is Ready to Further Tap Global Oil Reserves if Needed, Chief Says

(Reuters) – The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said on Monday he hopes another oil stockpile release is not needed but “we stand ready to act” if the energy shock resulting from the war with Iran requires it. The 32-member IEA agreed last month to release 400 million barrels of oil from …

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OPEC Lowers Second-Quarter Global Oil Demand Forecast on Iran War

(Reuters) – OPEC on Monday lowered its forecast for world oil demand in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day, citing the impact of the war in the Middle East, the producer group’s monthly oil report showed on its website. Global oil demand is projected to average 105.07 million bpd in the second quarter, …

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Chevron Agrees to Asset Swap in Venezuela to Focus on Oil Projects

By Sheila Dang, Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago Chevron relinquishing Loran gas field Chevron signs pacts for expansion in the Orinoco Belt New areas, reassignments come after law reform approval CARACAS/HOUSTON, April 13 (Reuters) – Chevron (CVX.N) signed two ‌agreements on Monday to expand operations at Venezuela’s vast Orinoco Belt, including an asset swap adding …

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Iran’s Hormuz Gamble Ushers in a Tense New Normal for Gulf Energy: Bousso

(Reuters) – The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the uneasy “new normal” has likely set the stage for yet another round of conflict. Tehran has now demonstrated …

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NATO Allies Refuse to Join Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade

(Reuters) – The United States’ NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in President Donald Trump’s plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, further ratcheting up tensions within the increasingly fragile alliance. Trump said the U.S. military would work with other countries to block all maritime traffic in the waterway, after weekend …

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