Oil prices hold near six-week highs on US-Iran attacks Updated 07 Sep, 2026 05:29pm Brent crude futures rose $1.19, or 1.2% to $97.47 a barrel
Iran's Hormuz leverage wanes as US economic squeeze bites Published 06 Sep, 2026 06:20pm Despite the toughest sanctions, Iran's resilience is tested; leaders fear unrest but show little sign of abandoning their demands
US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on American naval ships, Central Command says Updated 05 Sep, 2026 08:31pm Says no casualties reported, crew being evacuated
Iranian oil leaves Gulf despite US blockade Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am PARIS: Four Iranian-flagged oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a first since April 15 and...
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says Updated 29 May, 2026 04:21am Global market impact of the conflict
Reliance buys 5 million barrels of Iranian oil after US waiver, sources say Published 24 Mar, 2026 04:14pm The crude was priced at a premium of about $7 a barrel to ICE Brent futures
Iranian oil is offered to India at premium to Brent, sources say Published 23 Mar, 2026 08:15pm Refiners have a month to maximise purchases of oil and liquefied petroleum gas from Iran
Middle East oil benchmarks hit record highs as war cuts supply Published 16 Mar, 2026 05:37pm Middle East crude exports to Asia fell to 11.665 million barrels per day (bpd) in March
German defence minister rejects Trump’s call for military support against Iran Published 16 Mar, 2026 05:20pm This is not our war, we have not started it
China January-February crude oil throughput up 1.9% year-on-year Published 16 Mar, 2026 10:39am China combines data for January and February into one release to smooth out the impact of the Lunar New Year holidays
Oil prices mixed amid attacks on Gulf export facilities Updated 16 Mar, 2026 06:31pm Brent crude futures were up 16 cents to $103.30 a barrel US West Texas Intermediate crude was down $1.50
Oil unlikely to hit $200 a barrel, US energy chief says Published 12 Mar, 2026 09:37pm Oil prices jumped more than 9% to nearly $100 a barrel
Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed in new leader’s first statement Published 12 Mar, 2026 09:15pm 'I assure everyone that we will not neglect avenging the blood of your martyrs,' says Mojtaba Khamenei
India’s non-Hormuz crude sourcing has increased to 70% of imports, oil minister says Published 12 Mar, 2026 04:58pm India’s petrol and diesel availability is also fully secure and liquid natural gas cargoes are arriving almost daily
Iranian oil flows through Strait of Hormuz even as Gulf neighbors’ exports shut Published 12 Mar, 2026 10:30am Iran has exported about 13.7 million barrels of crude oil since Israel and the US launched attacks on the country on February 28
China’s crude oil imports rebounded in November, but so did storage flows: Russell Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:48am LAUNCESTON: China’s crude oil imports in November hit a 14-month high, but much of the additional volume is likely...
Oil prices edge down on soft Chinese spending data Updated 16 Dec, 2024 08:16pm Oil futures dropped from their highest levels in weeks on Monday, pressured by weakness in consumer spending in...
Iranian oil prices to China hit new multi-year highs as sanctions hit Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:43pm SINGAPORE: The price of Iranian crude oil sold to China has risen to the highest in years as fresh US sanctions have...
Oil falls as Trump victory pushes dollar higher Updated 06 Nov, 2024 08:49pm Oil prices fell about 3% on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar was set for its biggest one-day rise since March 2020 on...
Iran oil prices to China at multi-year high after exports fall Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:45pm SINGAPORE: Discounts on Iranian crude oil sold to China are at their tightest in around five years as lower exports...
Brent crude oil holds above $87 a barrel Updated 04 Jul, 2024 07:21pm LONDON: Oil prices for Brent crude held above $87 a barrel on Thursday, near their highest level since late April...
Reformist, ultraconservative in Iran presidential runoff Published 03 Jul, 2024 12:23pm TEHRAN: Iranians will vote on Friday in a presidential runoff pitting the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian against...
Iran is exporting crude oil to 17 countries Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:46am DUBAI: Iran is selling crude oil to 17 countries, Oil Minister Javad Owji was quoted as saying by the semi-official...
Iran boosts crude supply to Venezuela for refining, freeing up exportable oil Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am CARACAS: Iran is increasing supplies of a key crude grade that Venezuela is using to boost its aging refineries’...
Oil slides 2% as Iran talks overshadow Ukraine crisis Published 17 Feb, 2022 11:43pm NEW YORK: Oil prices fell about 2% on Thursday as talks to resurrect a nuclear deal with Iran entered their final...
US has reached out to China about cutting oil imports from Iran Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am WASHINGTON/PARIS: The United States has reached out to China diplomatically about reducing its purchases of Iranian...