Julian Lee

Ukraine’s switch to attacking tankers lets plants process more crude, ship less abroad

OPEC’s crude oil production recouped some more of its wartime losses last month with gains in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, though opaque shipping data complicated the process of tracking the group’s output, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Iran’s oil terminals have appeared largely idle this month as the US continues to impose a blockade aimed at pressuring the country into a peace deal, though visibility into its operations remains patchy.

Oman is dealing with a widening oil slick covering about six-and-a-half times the land area of Manhattan after a tanker ran aground off an island near the country’s southeastern coast.

A brief lull in drone strikes allowed refiners to boost runs, likely diverting crude from exports

A supertanker is moored at Saudi Arabia’s main oil export terminal inside the Persian Gulf, the first such sighting in almost a month, as the kingdom strives to maintain shipments after threats to its exports were extended to the Red Sea.

Black Sea strikes hamper oil flows from Novorossiysk, while crude processing tumbles

Oil loadings from Iraq’s export installations in the Persian Gulf jumped on Monday with seven tankers collecting the nation’s cargoes, the latest sign that regional flows might be climbing.

As we gear up for the final quarter, we have three major events ahead, plus our 21st annual award gala for the Canadian IT channel.

Saudi Arabia’s oil loadings inside the Persian Gulf appear to be rising sharply, the latest sign the kingdom is reorienting shipments in the face of a threat from Yemen’s Houthi militants to its Red Sea exports.