The drop in oil demand by refiners at local level and the exports limited to a minimum at global level due to the coronavirus pandemic, pushed storage capacity to the limit in the producing provinces
The British giant said it slumped into a u$s4.4-billion net loss in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand for oil. "Our industry has been hit by supply and demand shocks on a scale never seen before," BP's CEO stated
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that even if the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen immediately, it would take “a long time” to return to normal, with risks of rising inflation and slower economic activity
Iran will never hand over control of the Strait of Hormuz because it is an “inalienable right” of Tehran, said Ebrahim Azizi, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and head of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee
BP said market conditions and oil price volatility driven by the war in Iran will affect its financial results for the first quarter of the year. The company expects an exceptional result in oil trading during the first three months of 2026
In its monthly oil market report, the IEA said production losses from the conflict that erupted on February 28 totaled more than 360 million barrels in March, a figure expected to rise to 440 million barrels in April
Argentina could reach oil production of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2026, up from the current level of just over 850,000 bpd, driven by increased activity in the Vaca Muerta shale formation, Energy Secretary Daniel González said
Brent crude is set to average more than $100 a barrel through 2026 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for another month, according to Goldman Sachs
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that the current situation is “very serious” and exceeds the energy crises of the 1970s, amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East
OPEC oil production plunged in March to its lowest level since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020, a Reuters survey showed, as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz and forced export cuts
