China holds direct talks with Yemen’s Houthis to keep its tankers moving through the Red Sea
China has opened direct channels with Yemen's Houthi movement to keep its tankers sailing through the southern Red Sea, six...
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U.S.-Saudi consortium plans $5 billion Gulf refinery outside the Strait of Hormuz
A U.S.-Saudi consortium named MERA Oil is advancing plans for a $5 billion refinery in the Persian Gulf with a...
WTI jumps nearly 4% after reports of Iranian missiles fired toward a US base in Jordan
Crude erased earlier losses in just ten minutes after reports that Iran fired ballistic missiles toward a US base in...
U.S. oil reserve falls to lowest level since 1983 as auditors flag aging infrastructure
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since March 1983 after four years of emergency withdrawals...
Retail diesel climbs a third week as Brent slides, pushing the ULSD spread past $2/gallon
The DOE/EIA weekly retail diesel average rose 17.9 cents/gallon to $5.313/g, a third consecutive increase, while Brent crude settled 8.7%...
