U.S. Port Blockade Enters Second Day Amid Stalled Iran Negotiations
Global shipping routes face disruption as Strait of Hormuz enforcement tightens following the collapse of Islamabad peace talks.
Energy Markets
War Economies
How the Iran War Is Already Affecting Oil Prices, Shipping, and the Cost of Living
Five weeks into the conflict, the economic damage is measurable and spreading. Brent crude has surged more than 55 percent since the war.
- by Editor
- April 5, 2026
Energy Markets
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Major Russian Oil Companies Amid Ukraine War
Washington Calls on Moscow to Agree to an Immediate Ceasefire as Sanctions Target Russia’s Energy Sector The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on.
- by Editor
- October 28, 2025
Energy Markets
Trump Sanctions Russian Oil Giants Rosneft and Lukoil: Will Putin’s War Economy Feel the Heat?
New U.S. sanctions target Rosneft and Lukoil to choke off Russia’s oil revenues—but experts say Moscow may still find ways to keep funding.
- by Editor
- October 27, 2025
Energy Markets
Oil Prices Set for Second Weekly Drop Amid US-China Trade War Tensions
Oil prices edged up on Friday after a steep decline in the previous session, but both Brent and WTI crude are on course.
- by Editor
- April 11, 2025
Energy Markets
US and UK Impose Harsh Sanctions on Russian Oil Industry to Curb War Funding
The Biden administration has announced some of its most stringent sanctions yet on Russia, targeting the nation’s oil industry in an effort to.
- by Editor
- January 15, 2025