• April 14 2026
  Middle East war

  BP hails ‘exceptional’ quarter for oil traders as Iran war stokes volatility

  Energy shock unleashed by the conflict has left traders and refineries competing for available cargoes

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• April 14 2026
  Oil

  Interview. Young trader who made $250mn on Russian crude sets sights on Guyana

  Christopher Eppinger is ‘getting goosebumps’ over opportunities from South American nation’s oil boom

  
• April 13 2026
  Middle East war

  Oil supply crunch intensifies as last Hormuz tankers reach refineries

  Final prewar cargoes to leave Gulf set to unload in coming days, escalating a global rush to secure barrels

  
• April 13 2026
  Middle East war

  Opec production falls more than a quarter as Iran war hits oil exports

  Output dropped by biggest volume on record in March with closure of Strait of Hormuz hitting Gulf producers

  
• April 13 2026
  Middle East war

  Oil prices soar above $100 a barrel

  Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

  
• April 13 2026
  Middle East war

  Why time is on Iran’s side

  A global energy crisis is only just beginning. Political turmoil will follow

  Gideon Rachman

  
• April 11 2026
  Middle East war

  The damage wrought to the Middle East’s oil and gas supplies

  Saudi Arabia and Qatar have both suffered significant damage to production capacity during the US-Israeli war against Iran

  
• April 11 2026
  Chinese economy

  ‘Fortress China’ shows cracks as Iran war strains supply chains

  Energy, chemicals and helium supply under pressure despite Beijing’s push to build up economic security

  
• April 10 2026
  Ireland

  Ireland risks cutting off oil supply amid fuel protests, premier warns

  Micheál Martin’s comments come as demonstrations threaten to spill over into Northern Ireland

  
• April 10 2026
  Moral Money

  BP’s Exxon emulation lands it in hot water

  Oil major sparks controversy by rejecting shareholder resolution

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• April 10 2026
  Oil

  Alphaville. Surveying the Middle East’s energy infrastructure damage

  A look at the 60-ish facilities hit in the war

  
• April 10 2026
  Oil

  North Sea oil prices hit record high as Iran keeps hold over Hormuz

  Washington-Tehran ceasefire agreement fails to stem global energy crunch

  
• April 10 2026
  EU energy

  EU boosts imports of Russian gas as Middle East crisis squeezes supplies

  The bloc took 97% of the cargoes from the vast Yamal LNG project in Siberia in the first three months of year

  
• April 9 2026
  EU energy

  EU to relax methane rules to secure energy supplies

  Proposed changes offer ‘flexibilities’ to strict requirements due to be imposed on fossil fuel importers

  
• April 9 2026
  Energy Source

  The climate showdown between Big Oil and US states

  Vermont and New York’s ‘climate superfund’ laws face legal challenges and a pending Supreme Court case

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• April 9 2026
  Middle East war

  US oil exports to hit record as Iran war triggers race for supplies

  ‘Armada’ of Asian tankers heads for American ports as energy shortages spread

  
• April 8 2026
  Shale Oil & Gas

  Sheinbaum proposes fracking plan as Mexico seeks to curb US gas reliance

  Global energy shock prompts rethink of environmental concerns by world’s largest buyer of US natural gas

  
• April 8 2026
  Oil

  Lex. How this oil shock unwinds

  At a rate of 1mn barrels a day of overproduction, it would take not far off two years to make up the buffers

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• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  Saudi Arabia’s key east-west oil pipeline hit as Middle East energy attacks continue

  Iran, Kuwait and UAE also report attacks despite start of two-week ceasefire

  
• April 8 2026
  ExxonMobil

  Exxon warns of $6.5bn hit from Iran war

  US oil group says bulk of impact on first-quarter earnings is accounting issue that will be offset as contracts complete

  
• April 8 2026
  Shell PLC

  Shell’s oil traders get earnings boost from Iran war

  FTSE 100 group expects a drop in gas production because of hit to facilities in Qatar

  
• April 7 2026
  BP PLC

  BP chair faces re-election battle after board blocks climate resolution

  Glass Lewis recommends voting against Albert Manifold at annual meeting, while L&G also plans to oppose him

  
• April 7 2026
  Global Economy

  The Iran war shock is about half the size of Covid-19

  An assessment almost six weeks into the latest global economic crisis

  Chris Giles

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• April 7 2026
  Energy Source

  How the Iran war will reshape our energy future

  Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, has six predictions

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• April 6 2026
  Middle East war

  Saudi Arabia charges record premium for its oil

  World’s biggest crude exporter to ask Asian customers for close to $20 a barrel on top of benchmark prices

  

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