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A recent shipment of Russian Urals crude delivered to Cuba has been refined and distributed, temporarily reducing widespread rolling blackouts. Officials say the volume will cover only a few days of fuel needs and that Cuba would require multiple similar deliveries each month to sustain power generation and industrial activity. Moscow has signaled …
Four European embassies have accused Russian authorities of attempting to obliterate remembrance of atrocities carried out under Soviet leader Josef Stalin after a memorial complex in Tomsk honoring victims of the NKVD was unexpectedly dismantled. The memorial - located on land thought to be a mass grave and including the so-called "Stone of Grief"…
On April 23, a Malta-flagged tanker completed a cross-country delivery of U.S. crude from Phillips 66’s Beaumont terminal to Monroe Energy’s Trainer refinery in Pennsylvania under a temporary Jones Act waiver issued by President Donald Trump. Ship tracking data from Kpler and LSEG show the HTM Warrior loaded light, sweet Bakken crude in early April…
A recent operation using a swarm of small, fast Iranian boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz underscores the persistent asymmetric maritime threat that remains despite strikes on Iran’s conventional navy. The tactic - backed by heavily armed Revolutionary Guards crews and integrated with shore-based missiles, drones, mines a…
European natural gas benchmarks rose Thursday as military and maritime confrontations between the United States and Iran intensified. Market attention centered on a fresh U.S. seizure of an Iranian-affiliated tanker and Iranian boarding actions in the Strait of Hormuz, even after a ceasefire extension was announced. Supply disruption concerns and d…
The European Union’s approval of a 90-billion-euro loan provides Ukraine with critical budgetary breathing room and averts imminent cuts to public services, but economists and Ukrainian officials say the package will not fully cover rising military and energy-related costs. Only half of the loan will be disbursed this year, with the balance arrivin…
Two container ships seized near the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are being moved toward Bandar Abbas with about 40 seafarers onboard. Countries whose nationals are on the vessels have reported their crews safe but are seeking more information, as Iran vows retaliation after U.S. forces seized an Iranian cargo ship da…
Summary: The European Union will announce eased state aid rules to allow governments to shield households and key sectors from energy price rises linked to the Iran war. Brussels intends the measures to be targeted and temporary, but nine European finance officials and analysts warned that widespread fuel duty cuts, VAT relief and price caps alread…
Global crude prices climbed again this week, pushing Brent above $100 per barrel and prompting a pullback in equity markets despite a string of strong results from technology and industrial firms. Tensions between the United States and Iran, including a U.S. maritime blockade and continued Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, have coincided wit…
The U.N. Development Programme head warned that the Iran war’s disruptions to fuel and fertiliser supplies - compounded by blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - are already reducing agricultural productivity and will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, even if hostilities end quickly. The crisis has eroded global output an…
A Netherlands-based chemicals distributor majority-owned by U.S. private equity firm Advent International is the focus of both criminal and regulatory probes in Brazil over alleged links between its methanol sales and a large fuel fraud operation run by the First Capital Command (PCC). Prosecutors and the national fuel regulator have raised questio…
Brazil’s government projects a 13% increase in exports by 2038 if the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement is fully enforced, with industrial exports potentially rising 26%. The deal, signed in January, phases out tariffs and immediately begins gradual tariff removal, including zero duties on close to 5,000 products from May 1. Legal challenges in the …
European wholesale gas prices climbed as forecasts for colder weather combined with renewed geopolitical strain linked to US-Iran talks. The benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub rose to 45.40 euros per megawatt hour, reflecting a modest intraday gain amid continued uncertainty over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the status of p…
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has prompted policymakers in Asia to reassess the vulnerability of other critical sea lanes, notably the Strait of Malacca. The 900-km channel is the world’s busiest route for international trade and the largest oil transit chokepoint, carrying significant volumes of crude destined for major East Asian economies.…
Iran seized two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. president said he would indefinitely hold off renewed attacks while waiting for proposals from mediators. Tehran has not acknowledged any truce extension, and Iranian leaders say a full ceasefire requires lifting what they call a U.S. naval blockade. The blockade and seizures…
Gold prices declined in Asian trade, extending losses and briefly slipping beneath a recent two-week trading band as uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations and prospects for U.S. interest rates supported the dollar and reduced appetite for bullion. Spot gold and futures each fell about 0.7%, while silver and platinum recorded larger percentage d…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's statistical arm plans to survey more farmers for key acreage reports after a marked decline in response rates for its March 31 planting intentions report. Pending Office of Management and Budget approval, the agency aims to boost the June 30 sample by about 35% and increase later survey samples by 10%, while add…
Oil prices moved higher in Asian trading on Thursday after shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained thin following attacks on vessels this week and with little sign of renewed negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. Brent rose above $102 a barrel and U.S. crude traded near $93.50 as market participants weighed the continued closure risks to a…
Oil prices eased marginally on Thursday following a strong rally the previous session, as negotiations between the United States and Iran remain stalled and both countries continue to limit ship movements through the Strait of Hormuz. Market moves reflected inventory data showing large draws in U.S. gasoline and distillate stocks, a record high in …
Mexico’s Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard acknowledged that tariffs affecting the country’s automotive, steel and aluminum sectors are unlikely to be fully removed, even if the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is renegotiated. Ebrard said Mexico will aim to reduce duties rather than return to a tariff-free environment as talks with U.S. counterpar…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told a Senate subcommittee that the Department of Agriculture is in daily contact with the White House and other federal agencies about elevated fertilizer costs and will announce both short- and long-term measures to address the problem. Rollins also said she has been speaking with leaders of major fertili…
U.S. firm Virtus Minerals and Indian partner Lloyds Metals & Energy plan to resume full production at Congolese miner Chemaf in January 2027 after completing a Washington-supported takeover, according to a union executive and company communications. The transaction, which included a $30 million purchase and assumption of about $900 million in debt,…
Canada's prime minister said Ottawa will resist any attempt by the United States to unilaterally impose terms for the scheduled review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Mexico has already engaged Washington in two rounds and plans a first formal negotiation next month, while Canada has not set a date for talks. The USMCA review must be …
The European Commission is evaluating rules that would require member states to hold dedicated jet fuel stocks and allow for regional redistribution of supplies should shortages emerge, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said. The move accompanies new EU steps to monitor refinery output across the bloc to maximize capacity amid concerns that the …
Senior executives from two leading maritime groups said safe, sustainable and clearly open passage through the Strait of Hormuz is a precondition for a return to normal shipping flows. Despite a tentative ceasefire two weeks earlier, shipping traffic remains largely halted as safety concerns and warnings of mines persist, leaving fleets anchored an…
