French minister mocks US weakness in Gulf
Production
The French defence minister, Florence Parly, has criticised the US over the “unanswered” attacks on Persian Gulf oil supplies. Parly
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In Persian Gulf, it’s back to the future
Opinion
Is Robert Zemeckis a seer? The celebrated American director of the Back to the Future trilogy seems to have uncanny
Oil prices rise amid Iranian tensions
Policy
Global oil markets face more disturbances as tensions continue to rise between Iran and the US. Regional tensions, combined with
Iran accuses US of trying to spark conflict
Industry
Iran has accused American and other “hardliners” of attempting to spark a war by staging an apparent attack in the
Hormuz explosion pushes up oil prices
Production
Oil futures rose today (Monday) amid increasing concerns about West Asian supply disruptions despite the standoff in US-China trade talks.
Iranians are sanction-busters, Trump warned
Policy
Donald Trump’s attempts to throttle Iran will fail because the Iranians have a “PhD in sanctions busting”, according to the
Oil prices fall as Iran set to defy US sanctions
Policy
Oil prices fell today (Thursday) as record US output and rising crude oil stocks reduced the impact on markets of
Saudi export rise to prop up US Iran sanctions
Production
Oil prices have hit a six-month peak as Opec apparently looks to raise output following Donald Trump’s decision not to
Is Washington trying to bait Iran into closing Hormuz?
Opinion
Crude oil transit is the wild card of the global energy system. Oil producers and consumers act in mostly predictable,