Energy InsightGeopolitics
Strait of Hormuz: four tankers hit mines as October attacks reach a record
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say four oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on 30 October 2026. UKMTO data show more than…
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Oil & Gas
Hormuz Shipping Costs: Why the Limpet Mine Attack Matters More Than Brent’s Six-Month High
Hormuz shipping costs can add over $40 a barrel to Gulf crude bound for Asia. The limpet mine attack of 29 October 2026 makes them harder…
Energy InsightOil & Gas
Brent crude hits six-month high at $117.64 after limpet mine attack in Hormuz
Expiring December Brent crude settled at $117.64 a barrel on Friday 30 October 2026, its highest close since April 2026, after a tanker was hit by…
Energy InsightLNG
QatarEnergy signs 20-year deal for 3 mtpa of Woodside’s Louisiana LNG
QatarEnergy has agreed to buy 3 mtpa of LNG from Woodside's Louisiana LNG project for 20 years from 2030. The deal makes the world's top LNG…
Energy InsightOil & Gas
Brent crude climbs back above $115 as Trump weighs military options on Iran
Brent crude climbed back above $115 a barrel in early Asian trade on Friday 30 October 2026, after a report that Donald Trump was briefed on…
Energy InsightOil & Gas
ExxonMobil and Chevron cancel ADIPEC trips to Abu Dhabi over Iran security fears
ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods and Chevron upstream president Clay Neff have cancelled plans to attend ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi on 2–5 November 2026, citing security…
Energy InsightLNG
QatarEnergy extends LNG force majeure to end-2026 for Edison, Pakistan and Bangladesh
QatarEnergy has extended force majeure on LNG deliveries to Italy's Edison and to buyers in Pakistan and Bangladesh until the end of December 2026. India's Petronet…
Energy InsightOil & Gas
First 1mn barrels of Venezuelan oil under US–NABEP deal arrive in Texas
Two tankers carrying 1mn barrels of Venezuelan crude, the first cargo under the US deal with producer NABEP, unloaded in Corpus Christi, Texas. The oil will…
Energy InsightOil & Gas
Aramco offers discounted spot crude to Europe as East-West pipeline restarts
Saudi Aramco has offered spot crude cargoes to European refiners for October and November loading, some at a discount, after its East-West pipeline restarted. Buyers will…
Energy InsightOil & Gas
Brent crude rebounds to $115 after fire near Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura hub
Brent crude climbed back to about $115 a barrel on Wednesday after a fire near Aramco's Ras Tanura hub. Prices had fallen almost $2 on Tuesday…