UAE exit from OPEC raises fears Kazakhstan and Iraq could be next to leave

The UAE’s OPEC exit has exposed the cartel’s fault lines, with Kazakhstan seen as the next member with both the motive and the capacity…

One big thing: Iran may have oil options to drag things out

Iran has more cards to play to avoid the U.S. blockade halting its oil output — at least for now, analysts say….

How US Data Restrictions in Iran Are Reshaping the Satellite Imagery Industry

Planet Labs’ decision to restrict Middle East satellite imagery is raising questions within a multibillion-dollar industry about commercial independence and global accountability….

Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster

TRADERS OF OIL futures are a sunny bunch. On April 17th, after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open”, the price of…

La réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz saluée à l’international, mais le retour à la normale va prendre du temps

Le ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères a annoncé, vendredi 17 avril, la réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz. Couloir maritime marchand par où transite près de…

Call it what it is: the War of Hormuz

The world oil market does not run in normal times with months of unnecessary buffer…