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Energy Down With Oil Futures on U.S.-Iran Talks Hopes -- Energy Roundup
Shares of energy companies fell alongside oil futures after reports that a U.S. delegation led by Trump administration negotiators Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff was travelling to Pakistan for potential talks with Iran. Iran's foreign minister…
This little-known ETF is up over 600% amid U.S.-Iran war, a better trade than oil or energy stocks
The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET) has surged more than 600% since the beginning of the year, vastly outperforming fundamental energy trades like crude oil, which is up around 60% in the same period. Rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz…
Supreme Court hands oil industry major win in energy lawsuit
The Supreme Court delivered a sweeping victory for the oil and gas industry on April 17, unanimously ruling that a high-stakes Louisiana environmental lawsuit must be heard in federal court — a decision that could undercut hundreds of…
'The damage is done': global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says
The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry for ever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies, the world's leading energy economist said. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the…
Tenaris: The Picks-And-Shovels Play For An Oil Supply Crisis
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: An aerial view as oil pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Inglewood Oil Field on March 10, 2026 near Los Angeles, California. A barrel of oil passed the $100 mark yesterday amid the war in Iran for…
Why the oil market hasn't seen the Iran war doomsday scenario that experts warned about
Oil prices haven't seen the dramatic surge that some warned about from the war in Iran. Crude futures are above prewar levels, but still well below the more dire spikes to $200 that some forecasters had predicted at the outset of the war. Goldman…
Tourmaline Oil Corp. stock falls Friday, underperforms market
Shares of Tourmaline Oil Corp. TOU shed 1.03% to C$59.83 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around negative trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE falling 0.03% to 33,904.11. Tourmaline Oil Corp. closed…
Sustained high oil prices can make renewable energy and storage solutions more attractive
Energy Vault, a firm specialised in energy storage solutions for renewable sources such as solar and wind, is something of an exception for a Swiss-born company. It listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2022 via an accelerated route…
Lincolnshire Wolds oil well to be decommissioned
Holly PhillipsEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire An oil well in the Lincolnshire Wolds is to be decommissioned after plans to drill there were scrapped last year. The plans for the site in Biscathorpe, near Louth, were abandoned after a long campaign…
US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and…
US imposes sanctions on Chinese 'teapot' refinery for buying Iranian oil
The Trump administration said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an independent 'teapot' refinery in China for buying billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran head into another round of peace talks over the weekend.
US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and first reported by The Associated Press…
The POWER Interview: How the Oil and Gas Industry is Advancing Geothermal
The International Energy Agency (IEA) earlier this year reported that its analysis of recent data on geothermal power showed financing for the sector reached nearly $2.2 billion last year. The investment represents an 80% increase from the prior…
'He's Not Done Yet!' - Oil Company Valuations Rise As Scale And Scarcity Drive Consolidation
The Iran conflict has certainly changed short term oil prices, amongst a whole lot of other things, in the past two months. Before that, however, oil prices did not send a particularly strong signal heading into 2026. Futures curves suggested…
What impact will soaring oil prices have on BP's earnings?
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Rocketing oil prices on the back of the Iran war are set…
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