Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares News - March 2026
Vanguard Energy ETF surges 38% YTD, fueled by Hormuz oil disruptions
Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF (VDE) closed at $176.95 on March 27, 2026. The share price increased 1.61% during the trading session. After-hours trading saw a...
Oil Prices Seesaw, Iran Sends Mixed Signals on US Peace Deal
Global oil prices are fluctuating as investors interpret Iran’s mixed response to a US peace proposal. The proposal aims to end a month-long conflict...
Iran Rejects US Peace Proposal, Prolonging Global Energy Supply Crisis
Iran officially rejected a 15-point U.S. peace proposal on Wednesday. State media reported that officials dismissed terms delivered via Pakistani...
Shell Warns of European Fuel Shortages, Citing Strait of Hormuz Blockage
Shell CEO Wael Sawan warned that Europe faces significant energy shortages by April 2026. This crisis depends on whether the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to...
Brent Crude Sinks 6%, Following Reported White House Iran Peace Plan
Brent crude prices fell over 6% on March 25. The White House reportedly presented a 15-point peace plan to Iran to end weeks of conflict. This potential...
IEA readies emergency oil releases, countering Middle East supply risks
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol announced Wednesday the agency is prepared to authorize additional emergency oil reserve releases. This action remains...
Iran signals Strait of Hormuz reopening, oil prices tumble below $100
Iran informed the UN's maritime agency that non-hostile vessels may resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The critical waterway had been effectively...
Trump Announces Joint Control of Strait of Hormuz, Reopening Global Oil Supply
President Donald Trump announced a joint control agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This development follows a weeks-long conflict that...
Saudi Arabia pumps 4M bpd through Yanbu, bypassing Hormuz blockade
Saudi Arabia increased crude oil exports from its Red Sea port of Yanbu to nearly 4 million barrels per day (bpd). This strategic shift bypasses the Strait of...
Iran-Israel Conflict Drives Oil Past $103, Following Infrastructure Strikes
The Iran-Israel conflict escalated on March 24, 2026, after Iran’s parliament speaker denied de-escalation talks. Israeli and U.S. strikes targeted gas...
U.S. taps oil reserves for 1.5M bpd, fighting Iran conflict crisis
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a plan to release 1 to 1.5 million barrels of oil per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He delivered the...
Chevron CEO Warns Markets Underestimate Hormuz Closure, Citing Severe Supply Shocks
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned at the CERAWeek conference that global energy markets are underpricing the Strait of Hormuz closure. He stated that futures...
TotalEnergies scraps U.S. wind for $1B, pivoting to fossil fuel projects
The Trump administration will reimburse TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to abandon two major offshore wind projects. These projects targeted the coasts of New...
US-Israeli Forces Strike Iranian Energy Assets, Ending Five-Day Military Pause
US and Israeli forces conducted coordinated strikes on energy infrastructure in Isfahan and Khorramshahr early Tuesday. The attacks damaged a gas...
Trump Delays Iran Strikes, Sending Oil Prices Below $100
President Donald Trump postponed planned military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. [3, 4, 6] He cited productive conversations with...
Brent Crude sinks 7%, as Trump postpones Iranian energy strikes
President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. He cited productive conversations with Tehran as...
Oil prices crater, Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure
Global oil prices tumbled on March 23, 2026. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of military strikes against Iranian energy...
Trump postpones Iran energy strikes, citing productive talks as oil tumbles
President Trump announced a five-day postponement of U.S. military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. The decision follows productive conversations with...
IEA warns Iran war rivals 1970s shocks, as oil nears $113
IEA head Fatih Birol warned Monday that the energy crisis from the war in Iran rivals the 1970s oil shocks and the Ukraine war combined. The closure of the...
IEA weighs emergency oil release, following U.S. ultimatum to Iran
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is consulting member countries about a further release of emergency oil stockpiles. Executive Director Fatih Birol...
Oil prices surge, following Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to Iran
Global oil prices surged after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump threatened the decimation...
US and Iran threaten energy infrastructure, as oil hits multi-year highs
The U.S. and Iran threatened direct attacks on regional energy infrastructure Sunday. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the Strait of...
Trump Issues 48-Hour Iran Ultimatum, Threatening Power Plants as Oil Tops $100
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour deadline on Saturday for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump warned the United States will destroy Iranian...
US destroys Iranian missile bunker, securing oil routes as Brent hits $100
The U.S. military announced Saturday the destruction of an Iranian underground bunker threatening energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central...
IEA urges travel cuts, citing record oil disruption from Hormuz closure
The International Energy Agency (IEA) advised citizens on Friday to avoid air travel and work from home. This warning follows the largest supply disruption in...
U.S. Treasury permits stranded Iranian oil sales, fighting record energy crisis
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent authorized the temporary sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea. This measure responds to a global energy crisis...
Iran Drones Strike Kuwaiti Refinery, Sending Brent Crude Toward $110
Iranian drones struck Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery for a second day on Friday. The attack caused multiple fires and forced the shutdown of several units at...
Iran attacks Kuwaiti refinery as Israel hits Tehran, sparking US blockade fears
Iran launched a second consecutive drone attack on Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery on March 20. The assault caused multiple fires at the facility....
Iran drones hit Kuwait’s largest refinery, retaliating for South Pars strike
Iranian drones struck Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Friday for the second consecutive day. The attack sparked fires across multiple units of the...
U.S. to release 140M barrels of Iranian oil, countering $100 crude surge
The U.S. government announced plans on March 20, 2026, to release approximately 140 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Treasury Secretary Scott...
Iran strikes Gulf energy hubs, sending global energy prices soaring
Iran launched a major retaliatory assault on March 19 against critical energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf. The strikes targeted facilities in Qatar,...
QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iranian strikes, spiking oil to $120
Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on March 19. The attacks targeted critical energy infrastructure in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and...
Iran Attacks Gulf Energy Hubs, Sending Oil Past $115 After Israeli Strike
Iran launched drone and missile strikes against energy infrastructure in Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The attacks targeted Qatar’s Ras Laffan...
Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Hubs, Sending Brent Crude Toward $116
Iran launched retaliatory strikes on major energy facilities in the Gulf on Thursday. The attacks targeted Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal, which supplies...
Iran Attacks Qatari Gas Hub, Sending Oil Past $111 as Hormuz Shuts
Iran launched missile strikes against Gulf neighbors on March 19. The attack caused extensive damage to Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas facility, the world’s largest...
Iran Attacks Gulf Energy Hubs, Pushing Brent Crude Above $112
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure on March 19, 2026. The strikes targeted the United Arab Emirates and Qatar’s Ras Laffan...
Reliance Backs America First Refining, Securing US Oil Amid Iran Conflict
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is the lead investor in America First Refining. This project marks the first major new oil refinery built in the United...
Iran drones hit UAE energy hubs, halving output as Brent tops $103
Iran launched drone attacks against the Shah gas field and Fujairah oil hub in the United Arab Emirates. The strikes forced a suspension of operations at the...
ADNOC Suspends UAE Energy Operations After Strikes, Sending Oil Past $103
Drone strikes targeted critical United Arab Emirates energy infrastructure on March 17. The attacks hit the Shah gas field and the Fujairah oil port. ADNOC...
UAE Halts Major Energy Hubs, Brent Hits $103 After Drone Attacks
The UAE suspended operations at the Shah gas field and Fujairah oil port on Tuesday following drone attacks. Attributed to Iran, the strikes caused fires at...
UAE and Iraq Energy Sites Hit, Pushing Brent Crude Above $100
Drone strikes targeted energy facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq on Tuesday. An attack at the Shah gas field, one of the world's largest sour gas...
Iran Strikes UAE and Iraqi Energy Sites, Pushing Oil Above $100
Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Tuesday, striking the Shah natural gas field in the United Arab Emirates and an Iraqi oil field. The attack on the...
IEA releases record 400 million barrels, oil holds above $100 amid blockade
Brent crude traded at $101.49 on March 17. Prices remain above $100 per barrel as geopolitical risks offset supply efforts. The Middle East conflict...
Oil prices plunge as tankers transit Hormuz, following record IEA reserve release
Brent crude settled near $100 per barrel as global oil prices fell sharply. West Texas Intermediate dropped to approximately $93.50. These figures mark a...
IEA releases 400 million barrels, following historic Strait of Hormuz closure
Brent crude prices exceeded $106 per barrel as Middle East conflict persists. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked one-fifth of global oil...