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By Omar Tamo and Hadriana Lowenkron (Bloomberg) — The prospect of a deal between the US and Iran appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, after Qatar said a proposal …

By Charles Gorrivan (Bloomberg) – Oil production in Brazil reached a record high in June as rising supplies from producers a world away from the Middle East cushion disruption from …

By Eva Brendel, Joe Wertz and Marilen Martin Aug 4, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Disruptions on one of Europe’s most important trade arteries are poised to intensify after the Rhine fell to …

By Weilun Soon Aug 3, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The key Saudi export port of Yanbu in the Red Sea appeared to have its busiest day since Houthi threats upended shipping in …

By Zoltan Simon Aug 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels of the Danube …

By Firat Kozok, Patrick Sykes and Khalid Al-Ansary Aug 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey reached an agreement with Iraq to extend an expired oil pipeline deal by one year and increase …

(Bloomberg) — The oil-shuttling service that has been crucial to getting cargoes out of the Strait of Hormuz has picked up again after a recent lull, helping millions of barrels …

By Weilun Soon and Prejula Prem Jul 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Six Saudi oil tankers are sailing away from the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint and appeared to be embarking on an unusual …

By Elena Mazneva and Alberto Brambilla Jul 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Italy became Europe’s top importer of liquefied natural gas in July as traders made use of government incentives to keep …

By Stephen Stapczynski Jul 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Qatar has sent its first shipment of liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz since one of its tankers was attacked in …

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said the US would hit Iran hard after a recent attack that targeted a military base in Jordan, as the war in the Middle East …

By Stephen Stapczynski Jul 29, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is pushing on with liquefied natural gas exports from its Persian Gulf plant, even as renewed hostilities in …

(Bloomberg) — A large cluster of oil tankers laden with Iranian crude are idling off eastern Malaysia, as Chinese independent refiners remain largely absent from the market despite deeper price …

By Pyotr Kozlov (Bloomberg) — Russian officials are proposing arming grain ships with machine guns and mobile missile launchers, as the world’s top wheat exporter tries to counter Ukrainian drone …

By Eamon Akil Farhat Jul 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for the delivery …

(Bloomberg) –The largest Russian oil port in the Black Sea resumed crude loadings after several days of disruption, during a period of bad weather and increased drone attacks in the …

(Bloomberg) — India’s embassy in Tehran said it is in close contact with authorities after a liquefied petroleum gas tanker, with 28 Indian crew members onboard, came under attack in …

By Omar Tamo and Eltaf Najafizada (Bloomberg) — The US and Iran held off on attacks for a third straight night, helping lift global stock and bond markets and push …

By Weilun Soon Jul 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –An Asia-bound supertanker carrying Saudi oil has exited the Red Sea via the longer Suez Canal route while other vessels continue to risk …

By Weilun Soon Jul 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, where …

By Khalid Al-Ansary Jul 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq will sign an agreement with Syria on the construction of pipelines linking oil production sites to global export markets via the Mediterranean, …

(Bloomberg) —The Philippines and China reported their third clash in the South China Sea this week that further heightened tensions, as the US flexed its presence in disputed waters. China …

By Bloomberg News Jul 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Fire broke out at the Tyumen oil refinery in Russia’s Ural region after a drone attack as Ukraine and Russia press intensifying strikes …

By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jul 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Millions of barrels of Saudi Arabian crude are still being shipped from the nation’s Red Sea coast to the global …

By Weilun Soon Jul 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Greek tanker carrying Saudi crude exited the Red Sea with its transponder off, while another Chinese vessel and Russian cargoes headed toward …

By Yongchang Chin and Rakesh Sharma Jul 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Some Asian crude oil buyers are in talks with Saudi Aramco to potentially reroute flows around Africa after Houthi attacks …

By Weilun Soon, Grant Smith, Nicholas Lua, Julian Lee and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Ships continue to turn away from the southern end of the Red Sea, after Yemen’s Iran-backed …

By Weilun Soon, Grant Smith and Nicholas Lua Jul 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Challenges to shipping in the Middle East escalated, as a call from Iran-backed Houthi rebels against servicing Saudi …

By Nicholas Lua and Mary Hui (Bloomberg) – Global trade faces a fresh headache on top of the months-long snarls in the Middle East that have roiled flows, with the …

(Bloomberg) — India called in Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday to convey New Delhi’s “unequivocal condemnation” of a Russian attack on a vessel departing the Ukrainian port of Odesa that …

By Alex Longley, Salma El Wardany and Weilun Soon Jul 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A message from Yemen’s Houthi rebels to shipowners warned all vessels against calling at Saudi Arabian ports, …

By Weilun Soon Jul 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –An oil tanker appears to have halted in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after the Iranian Navy again targeted vessels in the …

By Paul Tugwell Jul 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Stavros Moraitis has spent more than three decades fishing in the azure waters off the Greek island of Milos. He’s used to competition …

By María Paula Mijares Torres and Patrick Sykes Jul 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US launched fresh strikes on Iran Saturday, a day after two American service members were killed in …

By Archie Hunter, Anthony Di Paola, Khalid Al-Ansary and Nicholas Lua Jul 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel oil through Syria and …

(Bloomberg) — Iran’s speedboats, missiles, drones and mines have shown they can still wreak havoc in the Strait of Hormuz, defying daily strikes from the most powerful navy in the …

By Weilun Soon and Rong Wei Neo Jul 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two US-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, part …

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime strikes. …

By Omar Tamo and Arsalan Shahla Jul 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US struck Iran for a fifth straight day overnight and hit a sanctioned oil tanker near the country’s main …

By Alaric Nightingale and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — The recent spate in attacks on commercial shipping during the Iran war has increasingly involved supertankers, highlighting the challenges of reviving the …

By Fiona MacDonald and Zainab Fattah (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said he would intensify the US’s bombardment against Iran until it stops attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz and …

By Fiona MacDonald and Zainab Fattah Jul 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said he would intensify the US’s bombardment against Iran until it stops attacking ships in the Strait …

By Ana Mano Jul 14, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The first container ship to run on Brazilian-made ethanol fuel is scheduled to sail early Tuesday from the port of Santos, an unprecedented …

(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian forces hit seven Russian fuel tankers, five dry-cargo vessels and a batch of other ships in the Sea of Azov as Kyiv expands the scope of its …

By Weilun Soon Jul 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A handful of ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in secret in recent days, even as observable crossings all but ceased …

By Patrick Sykes Jul 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey and Egypt have blocked a cruise ship carrying more than 1,900 LGBTQ tourists from entering their ports, with the former citing a …

By Kanoko Matsuyama and Rong Wei Neo Jul 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Oil jumped as the US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes, with the sides offering conflicting statements on whether the …

By Sara Gharaibeh Jul 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Strait of Hormuz’s southern route remained open to shipping on Sunday despite Iran declaring the waterway closed as tit-for-tat attacks between the …

By Bloomberg News Jul 12, 2026(Bloomberg) –Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s key grain export gateways overnight after shipping across the Sea of Azov was disrupted the previous day, triggering …

By Arsalan Shahla Jul 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US launched its third round of strikes on Iran this week as Tehran declared that it’s closing the Strait of Hormuz “until …