• April 22 2026
  Norway

  Is Norway really a war profiteer?

  The country is facing pressure from its neighbours to share increased energy earnings to support Ukraine

  Richard Milne

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• April 22 2026
  FT live news

  Iran attacks container ship near Oman

  Strike follows Tehran’s ambassador to UN accusing US of ‘wrongful acts’ in breach of ceasefire agreement

  Live

  
• April 21 2026
  Middle East war

  Middle East crisis as it happened: Trump extends ceasefire, Iran accuses US of violating international law over vessel seizure

  Iran’s ambassador to UN accuses Washington of ‘continuing internationally wrongful acts’

  
• April 21 2026
  Food security

  Hormuz disruption raises risk of global food shock, traders warn

  World ‘on borrowed time’ to avert crisis as higher gas prices squeeze fertiliser production

  
• April 21 2026
  Middle East war

  Iranian tankers bypass US blockade

  Dozens of ships exiting the Gulf include several loaded with Iranian oil

  
• April 21 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  Oil market has lost a billion barrels due to Iran war, Vitol boss warns

  Top energy traders warn of unprecedented hit to global energy supplies

  
• April 21 2026
  War in Ukraine

  Ukraine to restart flows via Russian oil pipeline

  Volodymyr Zelenskyy says repairs have been completed after three-month hiatus that jeopardised Kyiv’s financing

  
• April 21 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  Shell faces fresh climate court test case

  Dutch non-profit activist group makes push to halt new oil and gas production

  
• April 21 2026
  Energy Source

  How the energy shock has reshaped jet fuel economics

  Also in today’s newsletter, environmental groups sue to block BP’s $5bn deepwater drilling project

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• April 21 2026
  Energy crisis

  EU countries struggle to replenish gas reserves for winter

  Iran war keeps prices high despite consumer demand dropping as heating season ends

  
• April 21 2026
  Renewable energy

  Tackling energy security can no longer be put off

  The Middle East war should accelerate a shift to renewable power sources

  Niamh Brodie-Machura

  
• April 20 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  US oil refiners reap windfall from Iran war

  Soaring fuel prices and access to cheap North American crude oil put American refiners in pole position

  
• April 20 2026
  Commodities

  Trump’s social media posts have transformed oil trading, says Citadel

  Hedge fund’s commodities head says traders are struggling to adjust to volatility sparked by president’s frequent messages

  
• April 20 2026
  FT live news

  Middle East crisis as it happened: ‘Highly unlikely’ Iran ceasefire will be extended if no deal reached, Trump says

  US delegation expected to leave ‘soon’ for Pakistan peace talks even as Tehran’s attendance remains unclear

  
• April 20 2026
  Gunvor Group Ltd

  Interview. Oil prices set for more turbulence in months ahead, warns Gunvor chief

  World’s fourth-largest independent crude trader says markets may be ‘very choppy’ between April and June

  
• April 20 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  Germany to begin privatisation of seized Gazprom division

  Head of company now known as Sefe says capital increase could raise up to €2bn

  
• April 18 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  New kind of boom for US oil patch: Wall Street securitisation

  Rising popularity of deals highlights intense investor demand for esoteric debt secured by cash flows

  
• April 18 2026
  Global trade

  Turkey promotes ‘Middle Corridor’ as Strait of Hormuz alternative

  Officials plan to reopen frontier with Armenia to unlock a Trump-backed trade route between Europe and Asia

  
• April 18 2026
  FT News Briefing podcast16 min listen

  Bonus: A US shale pioneer on the Middle East war

  The FT’s Jamie Smyth speaks with shale pioneer Scott Sheffield and his son Bryan about energy security

  
• April 17 2026
  Middle East war

  Oil falls as US and Iran declare Strait of Hormuz open to shipping

  Some tankers reverse course after attempting to transit waterway amid confusion over its status

  
• April 17 2026
  Moral Money

  Green energy’s fossil fuel problem

  Sulphur squeeze highlights sector’s exposure to the industry it seeks to replace

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• April 17 2026
  US foreign policy

  Energy independence could make America more aggressive

  Being a net exporter means that energy shocks no longer constrain US foreign policy in the ways they once did

  Jason Bordoff

  
• April 17 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  Scramble for biodiesel as price drops below regular diesel for first time

  Oil squeeze driven by Iran war triggers rush to secure replacements

  
• April 17 2026
  The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast34 min listen

  Will the energy shock change global trade imbalances? With Brad Setser

  Higher oil prices may not be enough to dent the world’s biggest trade surplus

  
• April 17 2026
  Middle East war

  Trump administration urges US oil bosses to increase drilling

  Energy and interior secretaries hold call with executives to encourage more production

  

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