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| Nov 7, 2026 | Risk of Iran war escalation remains high despite Democratic sweep in U.S. midterm elections | Crude oil prices sold off this week as investors hoped the Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections would force an end to the Iran war.
But tensions remain high in the Middle East, with the Gulf states still bracing for escalation, ... |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Renewed U.S.-Iran tension could push oil past $100: Rapidan Energy | Bob McNally, CEO of geopolitical and energy analysis firm Rapidan Energy Group said he foresees a 80% chance that the world will see “a resumption of military fighting.”
He predicts that both Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures will j... |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Oil prices tumble for the week as investors weigh Iran conflict risk after midterm elections | Rapidan Energy Group President Bob McNally told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” that he sees an 80% probability of military fighting resuming.
Oil prices are down sharply since the start of the week amid fresh hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough t... |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Trump’s energy deals are about to face a wave of investigations by Democrats | Democrats will wield subpoena power that comes with committee control when the next Congress convenes in January.
They’re expected to investigate the Trump administration’s deal-making, and political intervention in the energy sector.
Democ... |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Crude oil prices fall below $90 a barrel as Vance blames GOP election defeat on Iran war | “The reason we lost is the war,” Vice President JD Vance said on social media.
The election results are leading the oil market to believe President Donald Trump now has a bigger incentive to cut a deal with Iran, analysts say.
Crude oil pri... |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Qatar deal to buy U.S. natural gas shows how Iran war has redrawn global energy markets | Once a major natural gas exporter, Qatar’s shipments have collapsed since Iran attacked its production facility Ras Laffan in March.
QatarEnergy struck a deal with U.S. exporter Cheniere Energy to purchase 4 million metric tons of liquefied... |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz are vulnerable to stepped-up Iranian tanker attacks | Crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz have increased but only due to a major U.S. military commitment and at a high cost to the lives of tanker crews.
Iran, meanwhile, is stepping up its attacks on tankers.
The rebound in exports may b... |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Trump allows cheaper, dyed diesel on highways to blunt historic fuel cost spike ahead of midterms | Trump allowed a special kind of diesel fuel reserved for farms and construction sites to be used more broadly as fuel costs spiked.
The U.S. national average price of diesel topped $6 a gallon in September for the first time ever.
White Hou... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Iran trade falls as Supreme Leader Khamenei urges less reliance on the U.S. dollar | President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iranian imports and exports have fallen between 25% and 35%, with imports declining more.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for gradually reducing the U.S. dollar’s role and relying more heavily on domes... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | U.S. Navy blockade slashes Iran oil exports as Trump administration shifts to economic warfare | The U.S. naval blockade of Iran has proven effective at slashing the country’s crude oil exports, a key source of its revenue.
The Trump administration is betting that mounting economic pressure will eventually force Tehran to cut a deal.
A... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Trump threatens ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran and ‘tremendous’ consequences for its backers | Trump said the U.S. will launch what he called the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country” against Iran.
Trump also threatened severe financial penalties on any nation that helps Tehran evade sanctions.
The announc... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Diesel in California rises to $7 a gallon as wars in Europe and Middle East strain supply | Diesel prices in California have risen about 30 cents per gallon over the past month and $1.89 a gallon compared to the same period last year.
Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries and the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have dislocate... |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Brent oil rises above $90 as Iran rules out interim deal extension, threatens to escalate conflict | The memorandum of understanding that the U.S. and Iran signed on June 17 expires Monday.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry ruled out talks to extend the MOU, according to the state news agency Tasnim.
President Donald Trump later said he wasn’t inter... |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations | The rapid drawdown of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve could damage the caverns that store the oil, experts warn.
The SPR has tumbled below 300 million barrels for the first time since it was filled in the early 1980s, according to fede... |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Oil in U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls below 300 million barrels, lowest since 1983 | The Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 6.1 million barrels to 298.7 million barrels last week, according to the Department of Energy.
President Trump ordered the release of 172 million barrels in March after Iran choked off oil exports thr... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Trump teased an Iran deal that didn’t come, but markets soared. Here’s why it keeps happening | The Trump administration projected confidence this week that the U.S. could soon strike a deal with Iran, driving down oil prices and sending stocks soaring. But no agreement was announced by the day it was promised.
Markets have repeatedly... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Brent crude tops $100 a barrel. How the next stop could be $120 | Iranian oil is helping keep costs down by at least $7.50 per barrel.
Goldman Sachs warns on oil prices and so called tank bottoms ( and loves a new natural gas-related name).
The quiet energy stock hitting record highs.
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| Jul 17, 2026 | Iraq and Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline that would provide alternative to Strait of Hormuz | Iraq and Syria signed an agreement to rebuild an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in OPEC, has suffered heavily from the disruption to tanker traffic in the strait... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Oil pipelines around the Strait of Hormuz won’t end the threat Iran poses to Middle East crude exports | Middle East oil producers are building or contemplating seven pipeline projects that will bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Pipeline capacity in the Middle East could expand to cover more than 60% of the Gulf states’ pre-war oil export volume by... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Is Hormuz open? Trump’s toll threat intensifies rush to bypass the Strait altogether | U.S.-Iran escalation and Trump’s Hormuz toll threat accelerate Gulf efforts to bypass the strategic oil chokepoint.
Saudi Arabia and UAE increasingly rely on alternative export routes as Hormuz disruptions expose supply vulnerabilities.
UAE... |
| Jun 15, 2026 | The Iran deal came just in time as Strategic Petroleum Reserve hits lowest level since 1983 | The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to the lowest level in more than 40 years, according to the Department of Energy.
Oil executives have warned that global inventories are rapidly depleting due to the supply disruption triggere... |
| May 16, 2026 | Global oil stockpiles could hit record lows if Strait of Hormuz remains closed | Oil stockpiles cushioned the blow from the Middle East supply disruption, but inventories are falling at a record clip as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed.
UBS expects inventories to approach all-time lows by the end of May.
Prices will sp... |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Brent oil rises above $100 after Iran seizes container ships, U.S. maintains naval blockade | Oil prices rose Wednesday, as Iran claimed to have seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz shortly after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire.
International benchmark Brent crude rose more than 3% to close at $101.91 per barrel. U... |
| Apr 5, 2026 | Oil prices slide as U.S.-Iran war ceasefire under discussion | Oil prices fell Monday as mediators sought to broker a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
The U.S. West Texas Intermediate contract for May dropped about 1% to $110.45 per barrel by 8:19 a.m. ET. International benchmark Brent crude prices... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Brent oil price surges more than 60% in March, biggest monthly gain dating back to 1988 | Brent oil prices surged more than 60% in March for the biggest monthly gain on record.
Iran attacked a Kuwaiti oil tanker anchored outside Dubai.
President Donald Trump told aides he was willing to end the U.S. war without reopening the Str... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. ‘not ready’ to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet | Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC that the U.S. Navy is not ready to begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
Wright said all U.S. military assets in the region are focused on destroying Iran’s offensive capabilities ... |
| Mar 10, 2026 | IEA countries to meet later Tuesday on release of oil reserves, but no decision made yet | The International Energy Agency will meet to discuss a possible release of emergency stocks to address the supply disruption caused by the Iran war.
The IEA’s more than 30 members are advanced economies primarily in North America, Europe an... |
| Mar 9, 2026 | The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history | The Strait of Hormuz closure has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to Rapidan Energy.
About 20% of global supply has been disrupted for nine days, more than double the previous record set during the Suez crisis ... |
| Mar 9, 2026 | There’s another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure | The Strait of Hormuz closure could have larger long-term impacts on liquefied natural gas than crude, according to Rapidan Energy.
Roughly 20% of LNG flows through the Strait – the majority of which is exported from Qatar – and global gas p... |
| Feb 28, 2026 | How the attack on Iran could impact the global oil market and economy | The U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran raises the risk that the Islamic Republic could try to make the Strait of Hormuz unsafe for commercial traffic in retaliation.
About a third of seaborne oil exports and 20% of liquid natural gas exports pass ... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Trump could attack Iran in days — what’s at stake for the oil market | U.S. strikes on Iran could precipitate a big oil price spike if the Islamic Republic is able to make the Strait of Hormuz unsafe for commercial traffic.
More than 14 million barrels per day of oil passed through the strait in 2025, about a ... |
| Feb 12, 2026 | After weeks of tension, Trump is still talking tough on Iran. Here’s what could happen next | Tensions between Iran and the U.S. are high, with both at an impasse after talks last week in Oman.
Analysts told CNBC a U.S. attack on Iran is unlikely, and that U.S President Donald Trump has no good options when it comes to using force.
... |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Maduro overthrow in oil-rich Venezuela unlikely to shake energy markets in the near term | The U.S. conducted a large-scale attack on Venezuela overnight, capturing President Nicholas Maduro and his wife.
Analysts told CNBC that the government overthrow is unlikely to disrupt oil markets as the South American nation produces only... |
| Dec 14, 2025 | U.S. Seizes Tanker, Eyes Venezuelan Oil | The U.S. seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil. The ship, “Skipper,” repeatedly hid its location. It transported sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela. The Trump administration intends to keep the oil. Past seizures led to asset sa... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Seized tanker will go to U.S. port, Trump administration intends ‘to seize the oil’ | President Trump suggested the U.S. would keep the oil from the seized Venezuelan ship, but typically seized assets are sold.
The U.S. government often sells confiscated goods and keeps the proceeds, experts said, including recent seizures o... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | China and India to face supply jolt as U.S. targets Russia’s oil giants | Rosneft and Lukoil together account for roughly half of Russia’s more than 4 million barrels a day of crude exports.
These are volumes that have found steady homes in Asian markets since the West imposed a $60 price cap in late 2022.
U.S. d... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Trump’s Russia oil sanctions could just be starting as low prices leave room to escalate | President Trump’s sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft mark the largest U.S. escalation so far against Russia’s energy sector, analysts say.
The sanctions appear designed to force Russia to sell oil at a discount, hurting its revenues while... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | U.S. accuses India of profiteering from Russian oil during Ukraine war | Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused India of profiteering from Russian oil by refining and reselling it elsewhere in the world, calling the practice arbitrage.
India’s imports of Russian oil have surged since the invasion of Ukraine, s... |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Why the oil market believes Trump will back down from tariffs on Russian crude buyers | President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Russian oil buyers if Moscow does not agree to ceasefire in Ukraine this week.
Trump is targeting India with an additional 25% tariff for buying Russian oil.
But the oil market bare... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Why India is in Trump’s crosshairs when crude is not even sanctioned | If India were to stop buying Russian oil today, global crude prices could jump to over $200 per barrel, industry sources in the Indian petroleum sector told CNBC.
India’s imports of Russian crude are at their strongest annual pace yet, curr... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Trump’s penalty threat puts India in a bind over Russian oil | Despite U.S. President Donald Trump telling reporters Friday that he “heard” India would halt purchases, officials in New Delhi have remained noncommittal.
New Delhi is likely to remain non-committal on oil purchases as it assesses the trad... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Trump’s EU trade deal is based on massive energy purchases that are unlikely to materialize, analysts say | The European Union has pledged to buy $750 billion of energy from the U.S. in exchange for a lower tariff rate under its trade deal with President Donald Trump.
But the bloc would have to triple its annual energy imports from the U.S. to me... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Embattled Iran slams consequences of war on oil markets | Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad stressed the risks that armed escalations pose to crude markets, calling for a “principled stand” against the political use of war.
Iran was locked in 12 days of missile strikes and hostilities with regi... |
| Jun 23, 2025 | The Tipping Point: Iran, Oil, and Global Stability | The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway, yet it carries a colossal weight. About 20% of the world’s oil flows through this critical passage. It’s a lifeline for economies, a pulse for energy markets. When tensions rise in the region, the ... |
| Jun 22, 2025 | U.S. calls on China to prevent Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz and disrupting global oil flows | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on China to prevent Iran from blocking the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes.
About 20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
China is Iran’s biggest oil custome... |
| May 2, 2025 | The Oil Tug-of-War: Trump’s Sanctions and Global Trade Dynamics | The world of oil is a chessboard, and President Donald Trump is making bold moves. His recent declaration that any country purchasing oil from Iran will face severe consequences is a strategic gambit aimed at reshaping global trade. This di... |
| May 1, 2025 | Trump says any country that buys oil from Iran will not be allowed to do any business with U.S. | President Donald Trump said any person or country that buys oil or petrochemicals from Iran will be barred from doing any business with the U.S.
Trump in February ordered a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, aiming to completely shut... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | The Tug of War: Trump, Tariffs, and the Alaska LNG Project | In the arena of global economics, the stakes are high. The U.S. economy is a ship navigating turbulent waters. At the helm is President Donald Trump, whose recent calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates have stirred a storm of d... |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Trump tariffs push Asian trade partners to weigh investing in massive Alaska energy project | President Donald Trump’s tariffs are pushing Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to consider investing in a massive natural gas project in Alaska.
Alaska LNG would build an 800-mile pipeline, gas processing plant and LNG facility at a cost of mor... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Rapidan Energy Group Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Launch of New Website | WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapidan Energy Group, a leading energy market, policy and geopolitical research and data firm, proudly announces the celebration of its 15th anniversary with the launch of a newly redesigned website... |
