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Oil Drops as Hormuz Reopening Prospects Ease Supply Concerns

Sep 22, 2026

Oil prices fell to a two-week low on Tuesday as prospects for Gulf supplies improved, with Iran signaling it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and Saudi Arabia set to resume exports from its Red Sea port of Yanbu.The Brent crude futures LCOc1 November contract was down $2…

Oil Goes Down 2% as Saudi Supply Concerns Recede

Sep 18, 2026

Oil prices fell 2% on Friday, extending losses for a third straight session as easing concerns over Saudi supply disruptions outweighed anxiety about a widening of conflict across the Middle East.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell by $2.14, or 2%…

XRG, ADNOC and SEFE Deepen Gas Ties in Europe

Sep 14, 2026

XRG, ADNOC and SEFE have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore wider cooperation across the natural gas and LNG value chain, including supply, infrastructure and shipping opportunities aimed at Germany and the wider European market…

Saudi Oil Lifeline Shut After Attack as Red Sea Threat Grows

Sep 14, 2026

Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher.The world’s largest crude oil exporter said it temporarily…

Oil Jumps as Houthi Strikes Disrupt Saudi Energy Operations

Sep 08, 2026

Oil prices hit multi-week highs on Tuesday after Iran-backed Houthis attacked Saudi energy facilities and Tehran threatened the United States with 'economic warfare'.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $2.00, or 2.06%, at $99.00 a barrel by 0800 GMT…

Iran Outlines Terms for Restoring Hormuz Shipping

Aug 28, 2026

Iran is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators asked Tehran to set them out, said Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, adding that ending the regional war was among them…

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Marks Slight Rise

Aug 27, 2026

Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, data showed on Thursday, while the market monitored Iran-Oman talks about the waterway.Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday…

Iran-Oman Talks on Hormuz Reopening Drive Down Oil Prices

Aug 26, 2026

Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday as talks between Iran and Oman revived hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and remove shipping constraints affecting supply in the key Middle East region.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell $2…

Iran Tightens Enforcement of Strait of Hormuz Transit Rules

Aug 24, 2026

Iran has issued a warning that vessels violating its arrangements for transiting the Strait of Hormuz could face restrictions, including fines, detention, or confiscation, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority wrote in a post on X.The warning heightens…

Oil Rises as Uncertainty Clouds US-Iran Peace Talks

Aug 04, 2026

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a diplomatic resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict remained uncertain, while disruptions to oil flows through key shipping routes persisted.Front-month Brent futures LCOc1 rose $1.04, or 1.24%, to $84.81 a barrel…

Oil Eases After Topping $100, Still Set for Weekly Rise

Jul 24, 2026

Oil futures prices fell over 3% on Friday but are still set for hefty weekly gains because of concerns about disrupted energy flows in the Red Sea and fears of further escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Brent futures LCOc1 fell nearly $4…

ABL Gets Papua New Guinea FSO Job

Jul 22, 2026

ABL has been awarded a contract by Oil Search (PNG), a subsidiary of Santos, to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for Papua New Guinea's first offshore floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility.The work will support the supply…

Oil Rises on Dual Shipping Threat in Hormuz and Red Sea

Jul 22, 2026

Oil prices rose to near six-week highs on Wednesday on mounting concerns about disruptions to key Middle Eastern supply routes because of escalating hostilities between the U.S. and Iran and threats to shipping by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen…

Hormuz Crossings Decline as US Renews Iran Blockade

Jul 16, 2026

Fewer vessels travelled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries escalating strikes across the Gulf, shipping data showed.Nine vessels crossed the strait on Wednesday…

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