Global fuel shortages from Middle East oil disruptions

Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here

Iran War Is Driving Up the Cost of Your Next Oil Change

Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War

The Global Fuel Crisis Is Driving Up the Costs of Home Heating Oil, Too

Trafigura Launches Oil Tanker Unit

11% of French Gas Stations Lack Fuel and Trigger G7 Energy Summit Call

• Diesel Surge Costs European Drivers €203 Million Per Day28 days ago
• French Fuel Shortages Hit 16% With Diesel Prices At All Time Highs29 days ago
• France Rejects Fuel Tax Relief After Record High Diesel Prices30 days ago

Trump Administration Picks Voluntary Diesel curbs over Total Ban

Saudi Arabia Tests East-West Oil Pipeline

• Saudi Oil Shipments Hit Highest Level Since Iran War26 days ago
• Aramco Studies Fifth Oil Export Route to Bypass Regional Chokepoints27 days ago

Iraq Diversifies Supply Routes Amid Gulf Crisis via Economic Pivot

Worried Republicans Float Ideas to Lower Diesel, Gas Prices Before Midterms-2nd update

Brent Crude Falls 2.14% to $104.32 per Barrel

Pakistan PM Calls for Open Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab at UN

Norges Bank Chair Blames Petrol Prices for Inflation Jump

• ECB Vujcic Warns Refined Energy Prices Will Drive Inflation25 days ago

Community Note Challenges UK Fuel Rationing Claims

• UK Plans Fuel Rationing and 50mph Speed Limit After Record Diesel Prices23 days ago
• Community Note Challenges UK Fuel Rationing and 50mph Cap23 days ago

QatarEnergy Extends LNG Shipment Cancellations for Pakistan and Bangladesh Through November

• Qatar Extends LNG Force Majeure Into November for Asia and Europe23 days ago

Iraq Imports US and Qatar Gasoline to Bypass Hormuz Shipping Closure

• Iraq Loses $60B in Oil Revenue as Hormuz Blockade Cuts Gulf Exports by 90%22 days ago
• Syria Trucks 32,800 Tons of Gasoline to Iraq in First Reverse Flow25 days ago

EU Refineries Run at Near Max Capacity to Maintain Stable Oil Supply

• Italy Summons Oil Refiners Oct 8 to Combat Record Fuel Costs25 days ago

White House Urges EU to Release Diesel Reserves to Lower Global Prices

• Trump Urges China to Boost Petroleum Production to Stabilize Global Supply24 days ago

IEA Birol Says New US Oil Reserve Release Is Not Priority at 1982 Low

• US Offers Final 40M Barrels From Lowest SPR Reserve Since 198221 days ago
• US Offers 40M Barrels From Strategic Oil Reserve at 1982 Low21 days ago
• US Department of Energy Tests Market for 30 Million Barrel SPR Loan at Lowest Level Since 198228 days ago
• US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Hits Lowest Level Since 1982 at 285 Million Barrels29 days ago
• US Oil Reserve Falls to 283.8M Barrels, Lowest Since 198222 days ago
• US SPR Falls 9M Barrels Below Mandate in Extended October Drawdown23 days ago

Lufthansa Fuel Bill Tops $1.7B on Iran War Oil Spike

Trump Weighs Diesel Export Ban

• Trump Plans First 90 Day Diesel Export Ban to Lower Fuel Prices27 days ago
• Trump Says He May Still Ban Diesel Exports Despite White House Assurances to Refiners23 days ago
• Trump Weighs First US Diesel Export Ban to Lower Fuel Prices26 days ago
• Trump Endorses Diesel Export Ban To Curb Record $6.53 Prices28 days ago
• White House Holds Diesel Export Ban Talks Ahead of Midterms21 days ago
• US Demands EU Diesel Dump to Lower Fuel Costs21 days ago
• TotalEnergies CEO Says Europe Would Have to Tap Strategic Reserves if US Bans Diesel Exports22 days ago
• Trump Orders Study of Diesel Export Ban After Prices Hit Record $6.5327 days ago
• Republicans Push Diesel Export Ban to Cut Record $6.51 Diesel Prices29 days ago
• White House Denies Reported 90 Day Diesel Export Ban27 days ago

Saudi Loading Blitz Pushes Hormuz Oil Flows to 13.5 MMbpd

• Saudi Aramco Loads 14 Million Barrels to Ramp Up Hormuz Exports After Pipeline Attack29 days ago
• Saudi Aramco Loads 14 Million Barrels on 7 VLCCs as Hormuz Charter Rates Hit $1.2 Million Daily29 days ago
• Saudi Weekly Crude Exports Hit 9M BPD Following Pipeline Repairs21 days ago
• Mideast Oil Exports Hit 12.8M Bpd Highest Since February War23 days ago
• Saudi Oil Export Surge Maxes Out Gulf of Oman Transfers25 days ago
• Hormuz Crude Flows Reach Highest Since Early July26 days ago

Iran War Drives EU Gas Prices to Late 2022 Highs

• US-Iran War Adds €100B to EU Fuel Bill22 days ago
• EU Energy Commissioner Links Price Crisis to Iran War25 days ago
• EU Paid $113B More for Energy With No Extra Fuel20 days ago

US Diesel Prices Hit Record High

• US Diesel Prices Hit Record High Above $224 a Barrel20 days ago
• US Oil Industry Warns Diesel Prices Will Not Normalize for 1 Year20 days ago
• US Diesel Crack Spread Hits $122 Per Barrel on Contract Expiry20 days ago

Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Oil Pipeline

• Saudi Arabia Resumes East-West Pipeline Exports at 3.5 Million Barrels a Day22 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Sells 100 Million Barrels to Asia to Avert Oil Crunch27 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Restarts 4 Million BPD Pipeline to Restore Route Around Hormuz28 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Rebuilds East West Pipeline Flows After Sept 11 Attacks26 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Oil Pipeline to Restore Red Sea Exports28 days ago
• Saudi Oil Loadings Hit 6.4M BPD to Beat 2025 Average20 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Restarts East West Oil Pipeline to Resume Yanbu Exports Tuesday29 days ago

India Oil Secretary Rejects Private Fuel Rationing by Reliance and Nayara

• Reliance and Nayara Ration India's Fuel to Offset $108 Crude22 days ago

Trump To Fill US Strategic Oil Reserves With Venezuelan Oil

PetroChina Cuts Most October Fuel Shipments Under China Export Ban

• Brent Oil Surges 5% to $103 After China Halts Fuel Exports19 days ago
• China Halts October Fuel Exports After 12.7% August Jump20 days ago
• Zhoushan Ship Fuel Wait Times Jump to 2 Weeks20 days ago

Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban

• Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through Oct 31 as Global Supply Drops 1.1M BPD19 days ago
• Russian Black Sea Diesel Exports Hit Zero for First Time on Record21 days ago
• Russia Bans Non Producer Diesel Exports Until January 202722 days ago
• Russia's October Diesel Ban Extension Deepens 1.1M BPD Supply Loss22 days ago
• Kremlin Ties Diesel Export Ban End to Sanctions Relief25 days ago

EU Diplomats Address US Diesel Price Surge

Saudi Aramco Can Reach 12 Million BPD Production Within Days

• Aramco CEO Warns Global Oil Inventories Need 2 Years to Refill16 days ago

Saudi Aramco Cuts Asia Oil Prices

• Saudi Aramco's 6 Year Low Asia Discount Triggers 1.9% Brent Drop16 days ago
• Saudi Aramco Cuts Asia Oil Price to 6 Year Low16 days ago
• Saudi Aramco Unexpectedly Cuts Nov Arab Light Asia Price by $316 days ago

Kuwait Can Boost Oil to 3 Million BPD if Export Routes Open

• Kuwait Pumps Oil at 75% of Prewar Rate15 days ago

Oil Is Flowing From Hormuz Again-Just Not the Kind the World Needs Most

Analysts Call US Hormuz Flow Data Fake After Tanker Attacks

• Private Trackers Dispute Hegseth's Claim That Hormuz Oil Flows Top Pre-War Levels17 days ago

Petronas CEO Warns $40 to $50 LNG Prices Risk Global Market Bloodbath

Volgograd Refinery Halts All Processing Cutting 5% of Russia Refining Capacity

• Indian Refinery Halts Fuel Exports After Blasts Hit 5% of Capacity19 days ago

Vitol's Record North Sea Bids Highlight WAF's Lowest Price Since 2011

EIA Raises 2026 Brent Forecast to $98 on Hormuz Disruptions

Oil CEOs Foresee $200 Brent Price After 400M Barrel Stock Drop

• Vitol Warns Shipping Crisis Threatens $200 a Barrel Oil14 days ago
• Vitol CEO Says Western Oil Inventories Exhausted After Iran War14 days ago
• Oil Prices Could Hit $200 Without 14 Million BPD Middle East Supply15 days ago

US Gasoline Inventories Drop 1.684M Barrels Beyond 1M Forecast

• US Diesel Futures Jump 4.5% After Surprise Distillate Stock Drop20 days ago
• US Crude Stocks Fall 2.09M Barrels to Reverse Prior Build14 days ago

Iraq Exports Crude via Hundreds of Daily Trucks Through Syria

• Iraq’s State Tanker Moves 2.1 Million Barrels via Hormuz to Oman13 days ago

Shell Refining Margin Hits Record High

Vitol Halts North Sea Bids Following Record 3 Day Run

• Brent Physical Differential Hits Record $19.105 Per Barrel14 days ago

Asian Gasoline Margins Hit Record $50 on China Fuel Export Halt

• Dated Brent Tops $120 as China Fuel Ban Squeezes Spot Market18 days ago
• China Restarts October Fuel Exports with 3.7M Metric Ton Approval12 days ago

US Refiners Hit Record Profits Following 12% Global Capacity Loss

Aramco Restores Full November Crude to Europe After Zero October Allotments

• Saudi Aramco Supplies Full Oil Volumes to Europe in November11 days ago

US Blocks Iranian Oil Exports as Partner Shipping Hits 1.25B Barrels

• CENTCOM Clears Hormuz Mines to Open Transit for Commercial Ships12 days ago
• Iran Hits More Than 12 Tankers in Hormuz Attack Surge12 days ago
• US Blockade Cuts Iranian Oil to Zero under Allied Flow Surge12 days ago
• CENTCOM Cites Rising Hormuz Traffic in International Shipping Briefing12 days ago

Hormuz Oil Flows Drop Amid Volatility in Region

Aramco CEO Warns Global Crude Inventories Drop Below 6 Billion Barrels

• Goldman Finds $22 Oil Risk Premium at Second Highest Level Since April 202610 days ago

Iraq’s Oil Tankers Company Ships First Crude via Hormuz in Decades

• Hormuz LNG Shipments Hit Highest Level Since US Iran War19 days ago
• Global Oil Transit Hits Near All Time High Without Iranian Barrels8 days ago
• ESA Satellite Records 19 Ship to Ship Transfers Despite Gulf Attacks15 days ago

NY Jet Fuel Hits $4.95 Gallon in Highest Price Since March

• US Fuel Costs Rise $128.6B Since Iran Conflict Began8 days ago
• US Consumers Pay $100B More for Fuel Since Iran War Began14 days ago

Energy Up With Oil Futures - Energy Roundup

Gulf Ship Strikes Hit 22 in 2 Weeks After Zero in February

• Iran Attacks Push Hormuz Oil Flow to 2 Month Low9 days ago
• Hormuz Tanker Attacks Hit Highest Weekly Level of Iran War, Sources Say13 days ago
• Middle East Oil Exports Beat Pre War Levels Despite Daily Tanker Attacks16 days ago

Qatar's Empty LNG Fleet Signals Push for Higher Hormuz Volume

• Hormuz Oil Flows Hit 80% of Prewar Levels Despite Iran Blockade15 days ago
• Persian Gulf Oil Flows Dip After Recovery to Pre-War Levels13 days ago
• US Defense Secretary Says Hormuz Oil Flows Top Pre-War Levels17 days ago
• Gulf Oil Exports Hit 75% of Pre-War Volumes via Hormuz and Yanbu18 days ago
• Middle East Oil Exports Rise to 17.273 Million BPD in October7 days ago
• Hormuz Crude Exports Hit 18.3 Million BPD But Diesel Lags14 days ago

Houthis Trigger 616 MW Fire at World's Largest Oil Field

• Houthi Missiles Strike World's Largest Oil Field in Saudi Arabia7 days ago
• Fires Hit Shedgum and Ghawar as Aramco Disruptions Spread Beyond Abqaiq11 days ago
• New Thermal Anomalies Hit World's Largest Oil Field on 2nd Day of Smoke9 days ago

US And UK Fuel Prices Rise

• US Gasoline Prices Break 2022 Record for Days Above $4 per Gallon8 days ago
• US Gas Average Hits 158 Days Over $4 to Set All Time Record6 days ago
• UK Diesel Average Hits £2 per Litre for First Time16 days ago
• US Gas Prices Hit $4.34 Ending 10 Day Decline13 days ago

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi Makes First Official Visit to Saudi Arabia

• Iraq PM Meets Saudi Crown Prince After Oil Pipeline Attack6 days ago
• Iraqi PM Vows to Stop Saudi Attacks From Iraqi Soil6 days ago

Qatar State Revenues Plunge 42% After Iranian Energy Attacks

• War Is Imminent as Qatar’s Ruler Urges National Preparation6 days ago

Analysts See Weekly Decline in U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles

• US Petroleum Stocks Fall 13.4M Barrels in Largest Draw Since April5 days ago
• US API Crude Inventories Drop 11.12M Barrels Against Build Forecast6 days ago
• US Crude Stock Drop of 3.19 Million Barrels Lifts WTI Toward $9013 days ago
• US Commercial Crude Inventories Rise 922K Barrels Defying Draw Forecasts20 days ago
• US API Crude Stocks Rise 1.79 Million Barrels Against 500,000 Barrel Draw28 days ago

Hormuz Crude Surge Fails to Halt 1M Ton Russia Fuel Oil Cut

Saudi Arabia Restarts East West Pipeline 6 Days After Houthi Attacks

• Saudi Oil Bypass Line Shut After 4 Pumping Stations Hit5 days ago
• Saudi Oil Pipeline Ships 6M BPD to Defy Shutdown Reports4 days ago
• Saudi East-West Pipeline Carries 5.8 Million Barrels a Day14 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Starts $7B Oman Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz17 days ago
• Saudi Raises East-West Pipeline Oil Flows to Nearly 6 Million BPD18 days ago
• Saudi East-West Pipeline Flows Reach 5.5M BPD19 days ago
• Saudi Pipeline Restart Disputed Despite 6.4M BPD Crude Loadings20 days ago
• Saudi Arabia Targets 10 Million BPD Pipeline Capacity Outside Persian Gulf9 days ago
• Saudi Minister Confirms East-West Pipeline Flow at 5.8 Million BPD After Shutdown Reports12 days ago

Brent Crude Hits $110 Barrel for First Time Since May 20

• Iran Military Alert Drives First US Oil Settle Over $100 Since September4 days ago
• Brent Oil Hits $109.58 on Reported Saudi Pipeline Attack4 days ago
• US Crude Futures Cross $100 for First Time in Month4 days ago
• US Crude Hits $101.02 for Highest Price Since Sept 214 days ago

Physical Brent Hits $154 per Barrel for First Time Since 1991

• Physical Brent Crude Hits $136 After Riyadh Missile Strikes12 days ago
• US Landed Brent Hits $141 for First Time Since 20083 days ago

IEA Completes 100M Barrel Oil Release to Exceed 400M Total

• IEA To Exceed 400M Barrel Oil Release to Combat Diesel Shortage5 days ago
• IEA Exceeds 400M Barrel Oil Target With Accelerated Stock Release1 day ago
• US Urges IEA to Release Extra 100M Barrels of Oil5 days ago

Middle East Tanker Attacks Drive Asian LNG Prices Past $30 per mmBtu

• First Qatari LNG Ship Since early 2024 Transits Red Sea1 day ago

WTI Crude Tops $100 Barrel for First Time Since Sept 16

WTI Crude Settles at $101.79 After Reversing 5 Month High

• Brent Hits 2 Week High of $107 as Tankers Flee Persian Gulf8 days ago
• Oil Prices Slide From 2 Week High on Saudi Export Guarantee8 days ago
• Brent Crude Hits 2 Week High on Saudi Supply Risks8 days ago

Energy Up as U.S. Stockpiles Fall

• WTI Crude Hits $97.97 After Largest Petroleum Draw Since April5 days ago
• US API Crude Stocks Fall 4.93M Barrels to Beat Forecast2 hours ago