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Don't Mistake Easing Oil Prices for Calm, Analyst Warns
Oil prices are easing, but don't mistake that for calm, SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye warned.
8:00 PM EST | April 20, 2026
Xi Urges Ceasefire, Full Hormuz Transit in Saudi Call
China's President Xi Jinping broke his silence on the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.
8:00 PM EST | April 19, 2026
Iran Says Hormuz Strait Now Completely Open
Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now 'completely open' for commercial traffic.
8:00 PM EST | April 16, 2026
Analyst Flags Peace Momentum but Gives Oil Market Warning
SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye issued an oil market warning.
8:00 PM EST | April 14, 2026
Oil Sharply Reprices Lower
'The market remains highly headline-driven', Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, warned.
8:00 PM EST | April 07, 2026
1 of 7 Stranded Malaysian Vessels Sails Through Hormuz
Malaysia has maintained cordial diplomatic ties with Iran.
8:00 PM EST | April 06, 2026
Hormuz Traffic Rises to Highest in Weeks
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has climbed to its highest levels since the early days of the war.
8:00 PM EST | April 05, 2026
Trump Says Ceasefire Only Possible When Hormuz Reopens
U.S. President Donald Trump said he'll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.
8:00 PM EST | March 31, 2026
Another Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz
Another Greek-controlled oil tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
8:00 PM EST | March 30, 2026
Trump Tells Allies to Fight for Fuel or Buy From USA
President Donald Trump lashed out at allies for not supporting the U.S. war in Iran.
8:00 PM EST | March 30, 2026
Crude Oil Markets Holding Firm
Crude oil markets are holding firm in a geopolitically driven but macro-sensitive environment, Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.
8:00 PM EST | March 30, 2026
Greek Shipowner Sends Another Tanker Out Through Hormuz
A Greek shipowner sent another oil tanker outbound through the Strait of Hormuz.
8:00 PM EST | March 27, 2026
Treasury Sec Says Hormuz Insurance Program to Start Soon
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a U.S. insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin soon.
8:00 PM EST | March 26, 2026
Rystad Issues Oil Warning
'The floor has moved up, so has the ceiling', Rystad Energy said.
8:00 PM EST | March 25, 2026
ADNOC CEO Says Weaponizing Hormuz is Economic Terrorism
'Weaponizing the Strait of Hormuz is not an act of aggression against one nation; it is economic terrorism against every nation', Ahmed Al Jaber, ADNOC's managing director and group CEO, said.
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2026
Iran Rejects USA Peace Plan
Iran said it rejected a U.S. ceasefire proposal and maintained attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab states.
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2026
Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees
Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
8:00 PM EST | March 23, 2026
World Leaders Condemn 'De Facto' Hormuz Closure
The leaders expressed their readiness to contribute to 'appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait'.
8:00 PM EST | March 19, 2026
Trump Waives USA Shipping Law For Oil, Gas
President Donald Trump temporarily waived a century-old shipping mandate to lower the cost of transporting oil, gas and other commodities around the United States.
8:00 PM EST | March 17, 2026
JP Morgan Flags Oil Price 'Misalignment'
In an oil flash note sent to Rigzone late Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analysts flagged an oil price 'misalignment'.
8:00 PM EST | March 17, 2026
SC Says No Clear Off-Ramps in Conflict, Ups Brent Forecast
'It has been an extraordinary three weeks for the energy complex', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.
8:00 PM EST | March 16, 2026
Pakistan Oil Tanker Transits Hormuz
A tanker laden with crude oil appears to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz and is now sailing to Pakistan, according to ship-tracking data.
8:00 PM EST | March 15, 2026
Mines Across Hormuz Would Create Lethal Barrier
Iran has vowed to keep the strait closed, but whether it's actually mining the area is contested.
8:00 PM EST | March 12, 2026
USA Eyes Hormuz Escorts by April
The U.S. Navy could start escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz by the end of this month, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
8:00 PM EST | March 11, 2026
Analyst Flags 'Incredible' Oil Price Moves
'These are just incredible moves', Aaron Hill, Chief Market Analyst at FP Markets, said.
8:00 PM EST | March 08, 2026
Analyst Explains Friday's Oil Price Rise
Rigzone talks to Rebecca Babin, a senior equity trader for CIBC Private Wealth in New York.
7:00 PM EST | March 05, 2026
JMIC Says Strait of Hormuz Shipping is at Near Total Halt
Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near-complete halt, with no oil shipments going through in the past 24 hours.
7:00 PM EST | March 05, 2026
Analysts See 'Significant Yet Short Lived' Oil Price Rallies
Analysts at BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, revealed that they expect 'significant yet short lived rallies in oil and gas prices'.
7:00 PM EST | March 05, 2026
Maritime Groups Comment on Middle East Situation
INTERTANKO and OCIMF have issued a joint statement on the situation in the Middle East.
7:00 PM EST | March 04, 2026
JP Morgan Warns DFC Insurance Cap is Too Small for the Risk
J.P. Morgan analysts highlighted that 'to reopen the Strait, President Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will escort and insure all commercial vessels transiting Hormuz, leveraging the DFC'.
7:00 PM EST | March 04, 2026
Saudi's Biggest Oil Refinery Faces Another Attack
Saudi Arabia said there was an attempted attack at its biggest oil refinery at Ras Tanura.
7:00 PM EST | March 03, 2026
Oil is Iran's Weapon of Choice
'Oil is Iran's weapon of choice, and the U.S. gasoline pump is part of the battlefield', SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop warned.
7:00 PM EST | March 02, 2026
Analysts Warn of Largest Oil Supply Disruption in History
The war between the United States and Israel against Iran has the potential to be the largest oil supply disruption in history, S&P Global has warned.
7:00 PM EST | March 02, 2026
Hopes for Suez Canal Revival Dashed
Shippers are once again avoiding the Suez Canal as the U.S. and Israel are locked in a war with Iran.
7:00 PM EST | March 01, 2026
Oil Could Pass $100 as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Halts
Higher oil and gas prices are certain, Wood Mackenzie said.
7:00 PM EST | March 01, 2026
Tankers Halt Near Hormuz After Attacks
Tankers are avoiding the Strait of Hormuz after joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with some vessels halting or reversing course amid warnings the waterway may be unsafe.
7:00 PM EST | February 27, 2026
Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Diverts From Cuba
A tanker believed to be carrying Russian oil to fuel-starved Cuba diverted away.
7:00 PM EST | February 26, 2026
Saipem Pilots AI System on Ultra Deepwater Drillship
'Continuous data analysis allows for the timely detection of any anomalies and the planning of targeted interventions, increasing reliability and safety', Saipem said.
7:00 PM EST | February 22, 2026
Surging Oil Tanker Rates Tipped to Go Even Higher
The cost to hire oil supertankers could be headed for the highest levels this decade.
7:00 PM EST | February 19, 2026
Icy Baltic Threatens to Cut Russian Exports
The most extensive sea ice in 15 years around Russia's key Baltic Sea commodity ports could curb a chunk of the nation's vast exports program.
7:00 PM EST | February 16, 2026
USA Boards Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker
U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker after a cat-and-mouse chase from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon said.
7:00 PM EST | February 09, 2026
India Seizes Three Tankers
The Indian Coast Guard seized three tankers that it said were involved in oil smuggling.
7:00 PM EST | February 09, 2026
USA Flagged Oil Tanker Hailed by Iranian Ships in Hormuz
An oil tanker that's part of a US-military fuel procurement program was hailed by small armed ships in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran's coast.
7:00 PM EST | February 02, 2026
Greece Warns Shipowners Against Sailing Near Iran Coast
Greece, home to the world's largest oil tanker fleet, told the nation's vessel owners to do what they can to stay away from Iran's coast.
7:00 PM EST | January 29, 2026
Venezuelan Oil Heads to Europe
Europe is set to receive some of its first shipments of Venezuelan oil in almost a year.
7:00 PM EST | January 21, 2026
Venezuelan Oil Moves Into the Caribbean
Tankers have begun discharging Venezuelan crude at Caribbean islands.
7:00 PM EST | January 19, 2026
Iran Releases Oil Tanker Seized in 2024
An oil tanker seized by Iran two years ago was released.
7:00 PM EST | January 12, 2026
Venezuela Oil Being Held at Sea Swells
The volume of Venezuelan crude floating at sea has spiked to the highest level in more than three years.
7:00 PM EST | January 09, 2026
USA Seizes 2 More Ships
U.S. forces seized two more sanctioned oil tankers as part of its energy quarantine of Venezuela.
7:00 PM EST | January 06, 2026
2026 Oil Market Will Not Be About Venezuela
'The global oil market in 2026 will not be about Venezuela', SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.
7:00 PM EST | January 05, 2026