As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Continue Reading
The Trump administration refrained from a military strike last month, but the U.S. and Iran’s cycle of escalation continues. Iran announced its latest plans to reduce its commitment to the Continue Reading
The Government of Gibraltar has confirmed that the Iranian supertanker allegedly on its way to Syria was fully laden with 2 million barrels of crude oil, Reuters reported on Monday. Continue Reading
Tankers are shunning the port of Fujairah in the UAE, the main refueling hub of the Middle East, following the two attacks involving tankers in the area in the past Continue Reading
A blackout struck a major Venezuelan oil refinery, crippling operations at a time when oil production had appeared to be stabilizing. It’s been an odd few months for Venezuela, where Continue Reading
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Sunday that he was very hopeful of an improvement in the country’s crude exports, state TV reported, in spite of tightened U.S. sanctions Continue Reading
A second Turkish drillship will begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean within a week, Turkey’s energy minister said, in a move which that could strain Continue Reading
Tanker Ships on May 15 Position Route Countries Visited Most tankers that left the Persian Gulf from May 15 to June 15 were headed to ports in Asia. Source: MarineTraffic Continue Reading
Iran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by its landmark 2015 nuclear deal and may enrich at even higher levels, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Behrouz Continue Reading
A second Turkish drillship, which is expected to begin drilling for oil and natural gas near Cyprus this week, arrived off the Mediterranean island’s northeastern coast on Monday, Refinitiv Eikon Continue Reading
