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Energy & Commodities

Asian refiners resist Saudi Aramco request to load oil at Red Sea port amid Houthi threat

2026-08-17T07:26:54.000Z
Brent and WTI are on track for weekly gains of 6% and 5.4%, respectively.
Companies & Markets

Oil climbs over US$1 on tanker attacks, no progress on peace

2026-08-15T00:58:39.000Z
China Aviation Oil’s H1 revenue is down 8.8% year on year at US$7.8 billion, reflecting lower business volume even as higher oil prices provided a partial offset. 
Transport & Logistics

China Aviation Oil H1 net profit falls 17.8% to US$41.1 million on squeezed margins, lower volumes

2026-08-13T07:00:16.000Z
Crude inventories rose by 17.4 million barrels to 424.4 million barrels in the week ended Aug 7, their highest since Jun 5.
Energy & Commodities

Oil drops on lower demand forecasts despite deadlock in US-Iran talks

2026-08-13T02:41:11.000Z
This year’s expected supply drop will put global supply around 1.27 million bpd below demand this year.
Energy & Commodities

Global 2026 oil supply shortfall to deepen as Hormuz reopening remains elusive

2026-08-12T14:22:41.000Z
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has signalled that a deal to reopen the strait could be close, only to have Iran deny that talks are ongoing.
International

US expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz; Sunni powers unite in defence pact

2026-08-08T01:21:09.000Z
The Strait of Hormuz was a channel for about a fifth of global shipments of crude oil and natural gas before the conflict.
Energy & Commodities

Oil prices drop 4% after Qatar, Bessent raise hopes of a US-Iran deal

2026-08-04T13:26:52.000Z
The world’s oil inventories have fallen by about half the amount many anticipated earlier in the conflict.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The global oil cushion isn’t really hitting ‘tank bottoms’

2026-08-03T08:42:26.000Z
With September’s output hike now agreed, Opec+ still has in place one more layer of output cuts that apply to most of the group’s members.
International

Opec+ makes small quota hike to finish unwinding 2023 oil cuts

2026-08-02T23:20:58.000Z
For July, Brent gained 24% and WTI rose 21%. 
Companies & Markets

Oil prices settle more than 1% higher, log strongest month since March

2026-08-01T01:58:31.000Z
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