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By Patrick Sykes and Eltaf Najafizada May 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US President Donald Trump vowed to maintain a naval blockade on Iran and was briefed by commanders on further military …
By David Stringer (Bloomberg) — The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. “Those …
By Charles Gorrivan Apr 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US is seeking forfeiture of two Iran-linked oil tankers seized by naval forces enforcing a blockade against the Islamic Republic, according to …
(Bloomberg) — A fully-laden Japan-linked oil tanker completed a rare transit of the Strait of Hormuz, as the effective closure of the waterway to most international traffic enters its third …
By Weilun Soon Apr 29, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A 29-year-old Iranian supertanker has appeared at Kharg Island after years off the radar, a sign that Tehran could be using retired ships …
By Arsalan Shahla and Eltaf Najafizada (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said Iran has asked the US to lift a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while the two …
By Arsalan Shahla and Eltaf Najafizada Apr 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US President Donald Trump convened his national security team to discuss Iran’s proposal to end a war now in its …
By Prejula Prem and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut to international shipping as the double blow of Iranian and US blockades leaves the key …
By Julian Lee Apr 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two Iran-linked oil tankers that US forces interdicted near Sri Lanka last week are now sailing west. US forces carried out “maritime interdiction …
By Weilun Soon Apr 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –In early April — after a month of disruption around one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints — US President Donald Trump …
By Sam Kim and Tony Czuczka Apr 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US naval forces intercepted a sanctioned vessel in the Arabian Sea on Saturday as part of the Trump administration’s blockade …
By Prejula Prem and Julian Lee Apr 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Strait of Hormuz remains largely empty of merchant ships, with only a few Tehran-linked vessels moving through the waterway, …
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Mihir Mishra Apr 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –India is considering various options regarding its stake in the Chabahar port in Iran, including temporarily divesting from it, …
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s administration has given a 90-day extension to a shipping waiver making it easier to move oil, fuel and fertilizer around the US, marking the latest …
(Bloomberg) — US and Iran tensions grew over the Strait of Hormuz with both sides maintaining their blockades of the critical waterway, creating an uneasy standoff with no sign of …
By Weilun Soon Apr 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz ground to a halt on Thursday after Iran fired on commercial ships and said it had seized …
By Weilun Soon and Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Tehran maintained its grip on the vital energy …
By Weilun Soon Apr 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of …
By Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) — The International Maritime Organization is working on an evacuation plan for hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since US and …
By Upmanyu Trivedi (Bloomberg) — Two former executives at billionaire John Fredriksen’s oil trading firm sued for about $1 billion in over allegations that the shipping tycoon’s failed “vindictive” lawsuit …
By Weilun Soon Apr 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Three vessels — two cargo ships and a fuel tanker — appeared to be attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz early on …
By Weilun Soon Apr 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is at a virtual standstill on Monday after a brief and confused reopening over the weekend …
By Scott Squires Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that soiled beaches, killed wildlife and sparked outrage from environmental groups was caused by a …
By Selcan Hacaoglu Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol proposed building a new oil pipeline linking Iraq’s Basra oil fields and Turkey’s Mediterranean oil terminal …
By Laura Alviž and Julian Lee Apr 19, 2026, 11:31 AM (Bloomberg) –Several cruise ships trapped in the Persian Gulf as a result of the Iran war raced to exit …
By Catherine Wong Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is pushing beyond a chain of archipelagos to hold rare military drills that could be seen as a …
By Weilun Soon Apr 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Several oil tankers have u-turned in the Persian Gulf after appearing to try to transit the Strait of Hormuz, as shipowners and oil …
(Bloomberg) — A Greek shipowner whose vessels have repeatedly braved the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war sent through its biggest oil supertanker since the start of the conflict. …
By Weilun Soon Apr 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Pakistan-flagged tanker that entered the Persian Gulf over the weekend has become the first carrier to exit through the Strait of Hormuz …
By Weilun Soon, Tsuyoshi Inajima and Yuji Okada Apr 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A partially filled supertanker heading to Japan after receiving its Middle Eastern oil cargo via a ship transfer …
By Julian Lee and Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) — Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that’s become a focal point for the global economy, stayed far below peacetime levels …
By Weilun Soon Apr 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq-bound supertanker Agios Fanourios I has sailed into the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on its second attempt, making it the …
By Weilun Soon Apr 14, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China is sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf of Oman, testing President Donald …
By Patrick Gillespie (Bloomberg) — A US dredging company is calling out the bid terms of President Javier Milei’s signature concession in Argentina, claiming they’re tilted in favor of a …
By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump is invoking his Venezuela playbook with a pledge to blockade Iranian ships. But Iran poses more complicated logistics, higher risks for …
By Stephen Stapczynski Apr 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Asian liquefied natural gas imports have dropped to the lowest in almost six years as the conflict in the Middle East chokes supplies …
By Jason Gale Apr 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Australia set up a government working group with the fertilizer industry to safeguard urea supplies at risk from disruptions linked to the war …
By Clara Ferreira Marques Apr 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia has restored the full pumping capacity of its East-West pipeline to 7 million barrels a day, rehabilitating a vital link …
By Dylan Griffiths and Carlos Caminada Updated on Apr 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Dozens of refineries, oil fields, gas plants, ports and other energy infrastructure have been damaged by missile and …
By Weilun Soon Apr 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two empty crude tankers attempted to make their way through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Persian Gulf on Sunday, only to …
By Julian Lee Apr 10, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia’s oil exports via the Red Sea are holding steady for now, as the impact of a drone attack on its vital …
By Alisa Odenheimer, Sherif Tarek and Omar Tamo Apr 10, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US President Donald Trump demanded Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz while Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire, complicating …
By Weilun Soon Apr 10, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Russian-flagged supertanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, marking a rare passage for one of the nation’s ships …
By Weilun Soon Apr 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two fully laden Chinese oil tankers are waiting near the Strait of Hormuz with a third on its way, putting them in a …
By Stephen Stapczynski Apr 9, 2026 Bloomberg) –Russia is seeking to leverage a global natural gas supply crunch to lure energy-starved South Asia into purchasing shipments from its US-sanctioned facilities, …
By Stephen Stapczynski and Salma El Wardany Apr 8, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Qatar is mobilizing engineers and workers with the aim of resuming production at the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas …
By Weilun Soon Apr 8, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shipowners are rushing to understand the fine print of a US-Iran ceasefire that could temporarily unblock the Strait of Hormuz, potentially opening an …
By Bloomberg News Apr 7, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russian crude prices rose to the highest in more than 13 years as Moscow benefited from the Iran-linked global oil rally. The country’s …
By Weilun Soon Apr 7, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Japan is relying on ship?to?ship oil transfers far from the Middle East to secure crude supplies while keeping its tankers out of a …
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