Hormuz Crisis Raises Risk of Largest Energy Shock in Decades
Some say markets have long priced in Iran conflict risk and it’s ‘no black swan’ while others say a prolonged…
Iran Threatens Gulf States’ Oil and Gas Sites After Strike on World’s Largest Gas Field
Phases 17 and 18 of South Pars gas field development in the southern Iranian port town of Asaluyeh, on July…
Japan Starts Releasing Stockpiled Oil Amid Iran Crisis
Signboards display fuel prices outside gas stations, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tokyo on March 13, 2026. Issei…
G7 Holds Off on Releasing Emergency Oil Reserves
Oil tanks in the petro chemical complex of Fos-sur-Mer, France, on Nov. 21, 2025. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty ImagesG7 countries…
Iran Attack on Bahrain Refinery Forces Bapco to Declare Force Majeure
Oil pipelines near a refinery in Sitra, Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf, on Aug. 19, 2009. Hasan Jamali/AP PhotoBapco Energies,…
Qatar Energy Minister Says Middle East War Could ‘Bring Down World Economies’
Saad al-Kaabi, then-chief executive of Qatar Petroleum, gestures as he speaks to reporters in Doha, Qatar, on July 4, 2017.…
Cyprus Says UK Not Doing Enough to Protect It From Iranian Attacks
A dog sits at the main gate of the U.K.’s RAF Akrotiri air base after it was hit by a…
Trump Meets Germany’s Merz at White House, Says Berlin Aligned With US on Iran
GlobalGermany has signaled support for tougher action on Tehran while Trump has clashed with the UK and Spain over Iran.…
Oil Prices Increase as Middle East Conflict Threatens Strait of Hormuz Flows
A man walks away as a black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah…
Germany’s Merz Pushes Deeper China Cooperation on 1st Beijing Trip
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses the audience during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Michael…
China Targets Dozens of Japanese Firms With Export Curbs Over Military Concerns
Japanese troops take position during a joint military drill and demonstration with participants from Britain, Canada, Germany, the United States,…
Macron Blames Renewable Energy for Spain’s National Blackout
Since adopting its Climate Change and Energy Transition Law in May 2021, Spain has committed to achieving climate neutrality by…