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(Reuters) – Qatar may extend its force majeure on gas supplies beyond mid-June, Italian importer Edison said on Wednesday, while predicting the gap will be plugged by U.S. supply instead of Russian gas. Speaking in a media briefing, Edison CEO Nicola Monti and its head of gas portfolio management Fabio Dubini said the Italian group …
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(Reuters) – Iran can withstand a complete halt in oil exports of up to two months before being forced to curb production, analysts said, after the U.S. began blocking shipping in and out of the country’s ports on April 13. The blockade could prevent roughly 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude from …
Iran Can Go Up to Two Months Without Oil Exports Before Cutting Output, Analysts Say Read More »
Canadian oil and gas producers anticipate sharply higher profits in 2026 as prices surge due to the Iran war but will channel those earnings back to shareholders rather than invest in major new capital projects, senior executives said on Tuesday. At an annual conference in Toronto, the executives acknowledged their companies’ financial fortunes have changed …
Canada Oil and Gas Profits to Surge on Iran War, but Firms Hold off New Investment Read More »
A third Iran-linked tanker was entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday on the first full day of the U.S. blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports, shipping data showed. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to …
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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 …
Iran War Upends IEA’s Oil Market Outlook as Global Supply and Demand to Contract in 2026 Read More »
(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 …
IEA is Ready to Further Tap Global Oil Reserves if Needed, Chief Says Read More »
(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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(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 …
Iran’s Hormuz Gamble Ushers in a Tense New Normal for Gulf Energy: Bousso Read More »
(Reuters) – The European Union’s member states must coordinate on energy prices amid a 22 billion euro ($25.70 billion) increase in fossil fuel bills since the start of the Iran war, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. “We’re also looking into … coordination of member states’ gas storage filling to …
EU Member States Must Coordinate on Energy Prices Amid Iran Conflict, von der Leyen Says Read More »
Summary US to start blockading vessels later on Monday from reaching Iranian ports Two Pakistani tankers enter the Gulf on Sunday Malta-flagged tanker makes U-turn at Hormuz (Reuters) – Oil tankers are steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a U.S. blockade later on Monday following failed peace talks between the U.S. and …
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