Tag: Oil

Oil prices were higher on Monday morning after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes as they contest control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important trade routes for global energy supplies.

Προφίλ βασικού προμηθευτή όλων των κύριων μορφών ενέργειας (πετρελαιοειδή, ηλεκτρική ενέργεια, φυσικό αέριο) των χωρών της Νοτιοανατολικής Ευρώπης «χτίζουν» οι ελληνικές ενεργειακές επιχειρήσεις.

Global oil demand is on track to fall for the first time since 2020, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, as the war between Israel and Iran disrupted production and exports across the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington’s ceasefire with Iran is over, after hostilities between the two sides escalated overnight.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday morning following a report of an Iranian attack on commercial ships in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices ‌fell on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies.

Iran has begun talks to sell ​oil to Japanese companies, though prospective buyers ‌are seeking a longer U.S. sanctions waiver and reassurances on safe shipping conditions in the ​Gulf, three Iranian and Western sources ​said.

Saudi Aramco resumed crude loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month halt, shipping data showed, ‌as the world’s biggest oil exporter joined a rush to move cargoes amid industry hopes of a return to normal.

Iraq wants OPEC to significantly increase the country’s oil supply quota, Baghdad said on Thursday, following reports it would consider quitting the cartel over the dispute.

The U.S. has issued a sweeping rollback of sanctions on Iranian oil, allowing dollar-denominated trade for the first time in more than four decades, as Washington and Tehran press on with fragile talks toward a permanent peace deal.

Oil prices fell early Monday, reversing earlier gains, as mediators stepped in to ease tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend.

Oil markets are facing the risk of a significant supply overhang by 2027 as global production rebounds faster than demand growth, according to a recent outlook from the International Energy Agency on Wednesday.

Η προοπτική για εκτέλεση δεύτερης ερευνητικής γεώτρησης για υδρογονάνθρακες στην περιοχή του Ιονίου διανοίγεται μετά την είσοδο της αμερικανικής Chevron στο “μπλοκ 10”, στον Κυπαρισσιακό κόλπο, τον οποίο ο Andrew Deighan, Διευθυντής Ερευνών Μέσης Ανατολής και Βόρειας Αφρικής της αμερικανικής πολυεθνικής χαρακτήρισε ως περιοχή “ενδιαφέρουσα και ανεξερεύνητη”

Oil prices declined Thursday after President Donald Trump signed ​a deal ​with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to end the ​war in the Middle East, while the International Energy Agency flagged a supply glut next year.

Oil extended a slide from the previous session on Friday, as hopes grew that a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz may be signed soon.

Trump threatens to take key Iranian island: President Donald Trump warned Thursday morning the US will hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and threatened to take Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports.

Oil prices shot higher Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Iran will “pay the price” for being too slow to negotiate a peace deal.

Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, snapping a three-session rally, as investors assess ongoing tensions in the Middle East and signs of tightening U.S. crude supplies.

Oil prices rose on Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched fresh strikes and Israel ordered troops to push deeper into Lebanon, renewing concerns that clashes with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group could threaten a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.

Oil prices fell early Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly decline since March 2020 as markets grew more confident of a deal between the U.S. and Iran.