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Oil prices rose about 3% to nearly $108 a barrel as attacks on Gulf shipping and the closure of a key Saudi pipeline raised fears of wider supply disruptions. Analysts see a possible move to $120 if threats continue, though prices could fall toward $80 if exports stabilize.
10:15 PMEconomic Times
Oil prices climbed more than 2% after new strikes by Houthi militants and Iranian forces, including damage to a Saudi pipeline and an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that forced its crew to evacuate.
9:52 PMEconomic Times
GasPort Chairman Iqbal Z. Ahmed says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted LNG supply chains and changed Pakistan's demand outlook. The disruption is forcing Pakistan to reassess how much gas it can reliably secure and at what cost.
11:39 PMBloomberg MarketsChevron Australia’s president expects liquefied natural gas prices to remain elevated for at least six months after surging amid the US-Iran war.
9:51 PMBloomberg MarketsThe US-Iran war has cut global liquefied natural gas supply by about a fifth, driving a $7 billion increase in costs for developing Asian markets. The shock is prompting governments and buyers to reconsider LNG’s role in their long-term energy plans.
7:00 PMBloomberg MarketsDiesel prices have reached a record as refinery disruptions overseas collide with limited US refining capacity. Producing more crude will not quickly increase fuel supplies because refineries are already operating near their limits.
11:22 AMBloomberg Markets
Donald Trump urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian diesel refineries, arguing that the strikes are driving fuel prices to record highs rather than the US war in Iran.
3:08 PMFinancial TimesSummary
Oil prices rose about 3% to nearly $108 a barrel as attacks on Gulf shipping and the closure of a key Saudi pipeline raised fears of wider supply disruptions. Analysts see a possible move to $120 if threats continue, though prices could fall toward $80 if exports stabilize.
The market has shifted from pricing isolated attacks to pricing a broader risk to Gulf
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Oil’s next move depends on whether Middle East attacks disrupt physical supply rather than merely raise risk premiums.
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Oil prices climbed more than 2% after new strikes by Houthi militants and Iranian forces, including damage to a Saudi pipeline and an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that forced its crew to evacuate.
The decisive change is the spread of attacks from regional targets to a major oil
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Threats to the Strait of Hormuz could turn geopolitical escalation into a direct constraint on global oil flows.
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GasPort Chairman Iqbal Z. Ahmed says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted LNG supply chains and changed Pakistan's demand outlook. The disruption is forcing Pakistan to reassess how much gas it can reliably secure and at what cost.
The closure exposes Pakistan's dependence on a chokepoint that links major LNG flows to its
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Pakistan shows how a maritime chokepoint can quickly become a power-generation and economic problem for import-dependent countries.
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Chevron Australia’s president expects liquefied natural gas prices to remain elevated for at least six months after surging amid the US-Iran war.
The immediate shift is that LNG’s price spike now looks persistent rather than temporary. Asian
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Sustained LNG prices would extend inflation and energy-security pressure across import-dependent markets.
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The US-Iran war has cut global liquefied natural gas supply by about a fifth, driving a $7 billion increase in costs for developing Asian markets. The shock is prompting governments and buyers to reconsider LNG’s role in their long-term energy plans.
The supply loss is turning LNG from a bridge fuel into a costly source of
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The crisis could permanently weaken LNG demand growth in emerging Asia and reshape investment across the region’s power sector.
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Diesel prices have reached a record as refinery disruptions overseas collide with limited US refining capacity. Producing more crude will not quickly increase fuel supplies because refineries are already operating near their limits.
The constraint has shifted from crude supply to refining capacity. Trucking, agriculture, industry, and consumers
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A shortage of refining capacity is pushing energy costs higher and limiting the impact of increased crude production.
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Donald Trump urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian diesel refineries, arguing that the strikes are driving fuel prices to record highs rather than the US war in Iran.
The statement shifts Washington's focus from military pressure on Russia to protecting global fuel supply,
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A US push to protect Russian fuel infrastructure could narrow Ukraine's military options and reshape the energy costs of the conflict.
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Baker Hughes says higher borrowing costs have not yet slowed investment in major energy projects. It points to rising LNG demand from artificial-intelligence data-center buildouts as a source of continued momentum.
11:27 PMCNBC
Guyana's president said the country is earning more from oil as the conflict with Iran reshapes global energy markets. Higher prices are increasing the value of Guyana's expanding production.
3:55 PMAl JazeeraCrude oil tanker futures have delivered extraordinary gains as the US-Iran war sends oil prices higher and intensifies freight-market stress. The surge has outpaced other shipping trades, reflecting the direct impact of disrupted crude flows on tanker economics.
11:00 AMCNBCIran is seeking Gulf backing for a new arrangement governing the Strait of Hormuz as attacks disrupt shipping and raise energy costs. Gulf governments are weighing how to respond while facing pressure from the US and growing frustration with the conflict.
8:29 AMBloomberg MarketsScotland often produces more wind power than its grid can absorb, forcing operators to curtail turbines when demand or transmission capacity falls short. Data center developers see an opportunity to locate computing facilities near that surplus electricity and convert wasted generation into AI and digital infrastructure.
8:03 AMBloomberg MarketsSummary
Baker Hughes says higher borrowing costs have not yet slowed investment in major energy projects. It points to rising LNG demand from artificial-intelligence data-center buildouts as a source of continued momentum.
Strong expected demand is outweighing the financing penalty for large energy developments. AI-related power consumption
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AI is becoming a material demand driver for gas infrastructure and is delaying the investment slowdown higher rates would normally cause.
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Guyana's president said the country is earning more from oil as the conflict with Iran reshapes global energy markets. Higher prices are increasing the value of Guyana's expanding production.
The conflict is turning Guyana's offshore oil output into a larger source of public revenue,
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Guyana is gaining fiscal leverage from the energy shock, but the same market volatility could make its oil-led growth more fragile.
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Crude oil tanker futures have delivered extraordinary gains as the US-Iran war sends oil prices higher and intensifies freight-market stress. The surge has outpaced other shipping trades, reflecting the direct impact of disrupted crude flows on tanker economics.
The 3,600% jump shows that the oil shock is rewarding control of transport capacity as
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The biggest winners from the oil shock may be tanker markets, where geopolitical disruption has created extreme pricing power.
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Iran is seeking Gulf backing for a new arrangement governing the Strait of Hormuz as attacks disrupt shipping and raise energy costs. Gulf governments are weighing how to respond while facing pressure from the US and growing frustration with the conflict.
Iran’s push would give regional governments a larger role in managing a chokepoint central to
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A new Hormuz framework could alter who controls the rules for one of the world’s most important energy corridors.
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Scotland often produces more wind power than its grid can absorb, forcing operators to curtail turbines when demand or transmission capacity falls short. Data center developers see an opportunity to locate computing facilities near that surplus electricity and convert wasted generation into AI and digital infrastructure.
The proposal turns a grid bottleneck into a potential source of industrial demand, but proximity
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Data centers could become a major new customer for Scotland’s stranded wind power, but only if reliability and grid constraints are addressed.
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