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US-Iran talks collapse, driving oil prices toward $140 amid supply fears
US Vice President JD Vance confirmed the collapse of diplomatic talks with Iran on April 12, 2026. Iran rejected the final terms offered by Washington. The...
Chevron Strikes Oil at Bandit Prospect, Strengthening Gulf of Mexico Lead
Chevron confirmed a new oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Operator Occidental Petroleum and partner Woodside Energy...
Lukoil platforms struck by Ukrainian drones, targeting Russian military fuel supplies
Ukrainian forces launched a long-range drone strike against Russian offshore oil platforms in the northern Caspian Sea overnight on April 10th. Reports of the...
U.S. and Iran negotiate in Pakistan, aiming to reopen Strait of Hormuz
U.S. and Iranian officials began high-level negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, April 11. The talks aim to salvage a fragile ceasefire and reopen...
US Treasury ends Russian oil waiver, tightening global supply
The U.S. Treasury Department allowed a temporary general license for Russian oil sales to expire on April 11. This waiver previously permitted the sale of...
ExxonMobil warns of 6% production drop, citing Middle East conflict
ExxonMobil expects first-quarter global oil and gas production to fall 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. Ongoing Middle East disruptions significantly...
US Inflation Surges to 3.3%, Fueled by 10.9% Monthly Energy Spike
The U.S. Labor Department reported that headline inflation rose 0.9% in March. This monthly increase brought the annual inflation rate to 3.3%. The gain...
Energy Sector Drives March CPI to 3.8%, Fueled by $100 Oil
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on April 10, 2026, that the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.8% year-over-year in March [3]. A sharp spike...
Chevron discovers oil at Bandit prospect, targeting low-cost subsea tie-backs
Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Woodside Energy confirmed a significant oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The...
Hormuz Traffic Remains 90% Below Normal, Keeping Brent Near $100
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a near-standstill on April 10 despite a regional ceasefire. Tracking data shows traffic levels are...
Saudi Arabia Confirms 1.3 Million Barrel Oil Disruption, Citing War Damage
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry issued its first official report detailing extensive infrastructure damage from the recent conflict. The statement confirms...
Saudi Arabia confirms 1.3M barrel supply cut, detailing recent war damage
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry officially detailed the scale of oil infrastructure damage from the recent war with Iran on April 10. Strikes on the Manifa and...
Saudi Arabia Cuts Capacity 600,000 BPD, Sending WTI To $98.26 After Attacks
Saudi Arabia announced an approximate 600,000 barrel-per-day reduction in oil production capacity on April 10. Recent attacks on energy infrastructure caused...
Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz, Sending Oil Toward $100 Over Lebanon Strikes
Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic on Thursday. The move follows Israeli strikes in Lebanon that Iran deemed a violation of a U.S.-Iran...
Chevron approves $690M gas project, boosting regional LNG supply
Chevron reached a final investment decision for the Aseng Gas Monetization Project offshore Equatorial Guinea. The company committed approximately $690 million...
ExxonMobil production slides 6%, as Middle East conflict hits LNG
ExxonMobil expects first-quarter global oil-equivalent production to drop approximately 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. War-related outages and...
World Bank Slashes Middle East Growth To 1.8%, Citing Energy Turmoil
The World Bank downgraded its Middle East growth forecast on April 9, 2026. Regional GDP growth for 2026 is now projected at 1.8%. This figure marks a sharp...
U.S. and Iran agree ceasefire, crashing oil prices by 16%
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire late Tuesday. This agreement halts a month-long military conflict. The deal requires the...
Oil prices tank 15%, following two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices plummeted Wednesday following a two-week ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Brent crude fell 13% to $95.36 per barrel. U.S. crude...
🔴 VDE is trading 5.3% down today as oil plunges 15% on US-Iran ceasefire
VDE is trading 5.3% down today as crude oil prices collapsed 15% to $95.67 following news of a US-Iran ceasefire agreement. • The reopening of the Strait of...