Sailors reportedly offered $25K per trip to move oil out of the Persian Gulf amid strikes, drone attacks
On Monday, Brent crude oil futures eased 1.5% to $100.74 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude slipped 1% to $90.16 a barrel.


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On Monday, Brent crude oil futures eased 1.5% to $100.74 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude slipped 1% to $90.16 a barrel.

Trade blockages in the Persian Gulf have reminded the world that there are forces as great as or greater than technology and globalization.

Crude oil costs close to $100 a barrel because traders are worried hostilities could soon restart and the world is burning through its emergency stockpiles.

Luckin is weighing a push into Gulf markets while deepening its foothold in Southeast Asia, with backing from sovereign wealth funds in both regions.

Oil fell Friday, following a report that U.S. and Iranian negotiators are discussing a phased deal to end the standoff in the Persian Gulf.

President Donald Trump is due to sign off on a new security arrangement with Denmark and Greenland, as well as meet leaders from Ukraine and Persian Gulf natio…
A nonpublic Russian roadmap details plans for alternative financial channels, nuclear cooperation and transport routes toward the Persian Gulf with Iran.

Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell slightly on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a cri…

While there's a bear case to be made on copper if the AI trade blows up, if Trump eschews tariffs or if peace descends over the Persian Gulf, the long-term rat…
It's likely enough to keep oil in the high $70s to low $80s for the rest of the year - but there's very little room for error, according to experts.

Shipping traffic was at its lowest level in more than a month and oil prices moved higher as the Iran war continued to disrupt the supply of energy.
A shift by a major carrier partnership could signal a wholesale return of global shipping to the Suez Canal. The post A peace deal in the Persian Gulf could si…

A recovery in oil flows from the Persian Gulf and a pledge by OPEC Plus to pump more crude have put downward pressure on energy prices.
Oil prices inched up on Sunday evening, while the S&P 500 futures market was little changed.

The attacks came after traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had reached the highest levels since the start of the U.S. war in Iran.

Clashes erupted between the U.S. and Iran over commercial ships earlier this week.

'Visually consistent with oil'

A bulk carrier managed by a U.S. company was one of several vessels hit by suspected hostile fire in the Persian Gulf. The post U.S.-managed bulk ship attacked…

Vessels have been largely unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for months, disrupting key supply chains.

Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels are stuck in the Persian Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz that remains effectively shut by Iran

U.S. officials are meeting Iranian and Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Saturday in direct talks, the White House says. CBS News' Haley Ott has more on the…

Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf's energy system back to something akin to normal will take months.

Since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran on Feb. 28, interference with location-based services has disrupted life across the Persian Gulf.

Yes, their priorities may now be shifting to how best to build out infrastructure devastated by the attacks, but I am told their long-term goals remain intact.

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies' infras…

The latest incidents in or near the Strait of Hormuz come shortly after Iran warned the world to prepare for $200 oil prices.

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Iran has threatened to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes. It comes as it steps up strikes on Gulf states and Israel, with Qatar saying it intercepted 17 Ir…

China buys nearly all of Iran's sanctioned oil, and due to the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict there, the supply line has been severely disrupted. Anna Coren has…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a video apology to Iran's neighbors for the retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East,…

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