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Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' CFO stated that the "de facto closure" of the Strait of Hormuz has driven up freight rates, leading to increased company profits.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' CFO stated that the "de facto closure" of the Strait of Hormuz has driven up freight rates, leading to increased company profits.
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Brent crude oil surpassed $97 per barrel on Thursday, and the average price of diesel reached a new high of $5.78 per gallon since 2022.
International benchmark Brent crude rose for a fourth consecutive trading day on Thursday, breaking above $97 per barrel during the session, with a cumulative gain of over 7% this week. The average pr
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Treasury Secretary Bessent praises Chevron's $7B Venezuela oil expansion deal, aiming to double production to 600,000 BPD within five years to ease gas prices
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lauded Chevron's plan to invest over $7 billion with Venezuelan joint-venture partners to double local oil production to 600,000 barrels per day (BPD) within five
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American Resources Corp joins Critical Minerals Institute as inaugural Platinum member
The move strengthens American Resources' position within the rapidly evolving critical minerals sector and underscores its commitment to building secure domestic supply chains. As the Institute's firs
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Ship-tracking data challenges US claims on Hormuz Strait traffic, showing far fewer vessels than Trump's 30-40 daily figure
While US President Donald Trump claimed the US was helping some 30-40 ships cross the Hormuz Strait daily, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at least 10 million barrels of oil were passing t
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Panama Canal restricts daily vessel traffic to 34 from Thursday, further to 32 by Sep 15, due to low water levels; one ship paid record $5.3M for transit
Panama Canal authorities announced that from Thursday (September 3), the number of vessels permitted to pass daily will be restricted to 34, down from the traditional 40. This cap will further drop to
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Diamond Hill Capital explained its continued focus on Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) in its Q2 2026 investor letter, despite share declines after the US-Iran war ended and the Strait of Hormuz reopened.
Diamond Hill Capital explained its continued focus on Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) in its Q2 2026 investor letter, despite share declines after the US-Iran war ended and the Strait of Hormuz reopened.
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Spot silver rises 3% to $67.36/oz
Spot silver rises 3% to $67.36/oz
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Oil Tanker Firms TNK and DHT Surge 74% and 86% YTD as Fleets Avoid Hormuz Amid "Permanent Uncertainty" Over Strait's Oil Flow
Teekay Tankers (TNK) and DHT Holdings (DHT) have seen their shares climb 74% and 86% year-to-date respectively, with both companies' fleets deliberately avoiding the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as Su
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Lindian Resources and Carester plan to build a rare earth separation plant in Kazakhstan and have reached a heavy rare earth offtake agreement.
Australia's Lindian Resources has reached an agreement with France's Carester to develop an 8,000-tonnes-per-annum rare earth oxide (REO) separation facility in Stepnogorsk, Kazakhstan, and has signed
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Ukraine Attacks Repair Vessels at Key Black Sea Oil Moorings
Ukraine attacked a small service vessel that was involved in planned maintenance work at a critical CPC oil mooring facility in the Black Sea, a source familiar with the situation said.
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Equinor starts operations at 100MW/200MWh Citrus Flatts energy storage facility in Texas
The facility, located in Harlingen, is Equinor's largest energy storage project in the US to date and its fifth battery storage site put into commercial service in the past four years. It was complete
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Russia's oil revenue sank to a six-month low in August, due to lower export prices
Russia's oil revenue slumped to a six-month low in August, reflecting lower export prices and compounding pressure on the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine.
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Donald Trump reposted a tweet stating that Syria is positioning itself as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump retweeted a post on Truth Social stating that Syria is positioning itself as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to become a hub in the Middle East that offers an option to byp
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Spot gold extends gains, rising nearly 2% to $4,472.85/oz
Spot gold extends gains, rising nearly 2% to $4,472.85/oz
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EnQuest H1 Cash Revenue Rose 18% to $609M, Malaysian Acquisition On Track to Double Production, Narrows Full-Year Output Guidance to 41,000-43,000 Boepd
EnQuest (LON:ENQ) reported its first-half cash revenue increased 18% to $609 million, adjusted EBITDA rose 13% to $273 million, and operating cash flow climbed 31% to $281 million. The company's acqui
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Nodal Exchange plans to launch futures contracts on AI computing power, aiming to rival CME and ICE
Nodal Exchange Holdings, LLC is seeking to launch futures contracts on computing power for artificial intelligence chips, joining a host of firms rushing to do the same.
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Bloomberg: Europe Faces Costly Winter Amid Soaring Energy Prices and Insufficient Fuel Reserves
Bloomberg reports that Europe is bracing for a costly winter, unprepared for higher consumption due to soaring energy prices and insufficient fuel reserves.
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Kyrgyzstan hosts SCO summit, Putin calls it the center of an emerging multipolar world; Iranian President Pezeshkian calls on the US to fulfill JCPOA commitments
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the SCO has evolved into one of the independent and influential centers of th
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EnQuest CEO Amjad Bseisu tells CNBC the company is interested in buying BP’s U.K. North Sea assets
BP announced on July 31 that it had launched a process to sell its U.K. North Sea business. Bseisu said there is still a "tremendous opportunity" in the U.K. oil and gas sector. EnQuest recorded an ad
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QatarEnergy cancels 29 LNG deliveries due to force majeure, lasting until early November.
Al Jazeera's analysis indicates that QatarEnergy has informed its European client, Edison, that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries will remain suspended until early November due to force majeu
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China Merchants Securities: El Niño has impacted Peruvian fishmeal and the Panama Canal, with a probability exceeding 90% for an extremely strong El Niño in autumn/winter 2026.
China Merchants Securities' latest research report indicates that the El Niño phenomenon has already impacted supply chains through two main channels: first, by increasing aquaculture feed costs due t
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Taiwan Proposes Over $13 Billion Funding to Secure LNG as Electricity Price Freeze Expires
Taiwan has proposed more than $13 billion in funding, mainly for its state-run energy companies, to secure liquefied natural gas (LNG) and shield electricity users when a price freeze expires at the e
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Bangladesh Pays Highest LNG Price Since 2022 to Ease Power Outages
Bangladesh was forced to pay the highest price for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in about four years to ease rolling power outages, a move that is likely to drive up the country's energy costs.
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Trump's 50% tariff on Canadian dairy products has led to stalled sales in the U.S., leaving Canadian dairy farmers with a milk surplus.
Canadian dairy exports to the United States have largely ceased since US President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on C$20 billion worth of Canadian goods, including dairy products, on August 22. Ca
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The U.S. State Department urges citizens to reconsider travel to the Middle East, and the Iranian Parliament Speaker reiterates that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed.
The U.S. State Department issued a warning Saturday night, urging American citizens to reconsider travel to the Middle East, citing the potential for rapid escalation of the conflict with Iran. This f
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US Retailers Restrict Motor Oil Supply, Prices Soar Fourfold
A U.S. retailer has begun limiting sales of automotive engine oil due to supply shortages, leading to a fourfold price increase.
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Houthis attack Saudi capital and Aramco facilities, US warns of "rapid escalation" of conflict, Saudi Arabia urgently seeks aid from multiple countries.
On September 19, Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a new round of missile and drone attacks targeting "sensitive sites" in the Saudi capital Riyadh and Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu. U.S. embassies in
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NVIDIA VP: AI Era Reshapes Hardware Cost Reduction Logic, Chip Evaluation Shifts to "Total Tokens Throughput Per Megawatt"
NVIDIA Vice President Ian Buck stated that in the era of AI factories, the most effective way to reduce token costs is to deliver significantly improved computing performance (10 to 30 times) with eac
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NVIDIA VP: Agentic AI to Boost Computing Power Demand 100-fold, Altering Traditional Scheduling Models
NVIDIA VP Ian Buck stated that the shift from Chat mode to Agentic AI removes the human-in-the-loop buffer, allowing hashrate to operate at seamless, high-frequency full load. In AgentX benchmarks, th
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Hong Kong to expand renminbi-denominated bond, gold and commodity markets, says Financial Secretary Paul Chan
Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated on Sunday that Hong Kong would expand its renminbi-denominated bond market and develop renminbi-denominated gold and commodity markets. This initiative aims to str
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The Strait of Hormuz cargo trade has vanished, forcing businesses to find alternative routes
The Strait of Hormuz, once a transit hub for goods ranging from helium to corn, has seen its cargo trade disappear, prompting businesses to seek alternative shipping routes.
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Global oil shipping costs have surged to historic highs, with supertankers earning over $1.2 million per day. A South Korean shipping magnate is making a massive bet, investing $7 billion, and is set to profit handsomely.
The global supertanker market is experiencing unprecedented supply-demand tightness, with soaring freight rates rendering some long-haul crude oil trades economically unviable and profoundly altering
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Venezuela and TotalEnergies Sign MOU, Paving Way for French Oil Giant's Return
Venezuela and TotalEnergies SE signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, setting up the French company for a return to operations in the South American country.
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JPMorgan Chase analysts warn: The biggest impact of El Niño on global agriculture is expected to materialize in Q1 2027.
Tracey Allen, JPMorgan Chase's head of agricultural commodities, stated in a research report published on September 18 that the intensifying El Niño phenomenon, coupled with global diesel and fertiliz
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U.S. retail diesel prices surged to a record high of $6.45 per gallon, as Congress considers legislation to ban exports.
Global diesel supplies remain tight due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the situation in the Middle East. U.S. Representative Tim Burchett introduced a bill this week to ban diesel exports, and Sen
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The Saudi-led coalition announced it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels towards Riyadh, while the Houthis claimed responsibility for attacking sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
The Saudi-led coalition announced that Iranian-backed Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at dawn on Saturday, but it was successfully intercepted and destroy
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US Commander Says Strait of Hormuz Oil Shipments Hit Six-Month High, Citing Effective US Navy Escorts and Mine Clearance
Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz reached a six-month high in the past two weeks, a U.S. regional commander said, indicating that U.S. Navy protection and mine clear
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Russia attacked two merchant ships in the Black Sea, and Poland raised its air defense alert level.
Ukraine's Air Force stated that Russia used dozens of drones and two anti-ship missiles to attack Ukraine overnight. Russia's Ministry of Defense, meanwhile, claimed that its forces used "Geran-4 Seek
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Brent crude oil surged to $132 this week after the Saudi East-West Pipeline was attacked and shut down, forcing Saudi Arabia to rely on high-cost "relay oil transportation" via the Strait of Hormuz.
A drone launched from Iraq by Iranian-backed militants recently struck Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, forcing its shutdown, the Wall Street Journal reported. The pipeline, previously a critica
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MarketWatch Analysis: Oil Prices and Energy Stocks Would Be Hit by a Sudden End to Iran War, But Company Insiders Are Still Buying
MarketWatch analysis suggests that despite a sudden end to the Iran war potentially leading to a drop in oil prices and energy stocks, company insiders are still buying these related stocks, indicatin
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World faces supertanker shortage, threatening long-haul oil flows as costs soar
The rising cost of global oil transportation is rendering some long-distance crude trades uneconomical, potentially disrupting flows at a time when fuel markets are exceptionally tight.
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Europe's winter power market is flashing its strongest warning since the energy crisis, with German wholesale electricity prices for January soaring over 60% year-on-year.
Bloomberg Markets reports that as Europe enters winter, the electricity market is flashing its strongest warning since the energy crisis. German wholesale electricity prices for January have traded ab
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Barclays: Humanoid robot computing power demand is mainly concentrated in edge AI, with limited but significant incremental growth for data centers.
Barclays Research states that the inference stage for humanoid robots needs to be completed on edge processors within the robots themselves. Data center computing power is primarily used for simulatio
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, issues its first air raid alert since Houthi attacks escalated in July.
Saudi civil defense authorities issued air raid alerts in the capital Riyadh and several other regions on Friday evening and Saturday morning local time, following reports of explosions in the capital
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Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of 26 attacks in 24 hours, EU raises alert level for Red Sea naval mission.
The conflict in Yemen continues to escalate, with Houthi rebels stating that Saudi Arabia launched 26 attacks on their controlled areas in the past 24 hours, totaling 300 over the past week. Meanwhile
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Venezuela's government is sidelining a senior American oil executive from Chevron.
The veteran oil executive, previously responsible for Chevron's strategy in Venezuela amidst years of political turmoil, is currently being sidelined by the Venezuelan government.
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Japan's Sojitz plans chip material transport hub for Tata fab in India
Japanese trading house Sojitz plans to establish a specialized logistics center in India for semiconductor materials. The hub will be located near a chip fabrication plant currently under construction
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