US to add 40M barrels to strategic oil reserve after Iran conflict
Companies that borrowed oil from the reserve in recent months will return the crude with premiums after the conflict concludes, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said
Companies that borrowed oil from the reserve in recent months will return the crude with premiums after the conflict concludes, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said
The world may need to reduce oil and gas consumption if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said
Other key points reported by Iran’s IRIB News included the US lifting its naval blockade on Iranian ports and the American navy leaving the waters surrounding Iran
Brent crude rose 2.5% and appeared to stabilize around $100 per barrel, amid stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran
Seven leading OPEC+ oil-producing countries will likely agree to a modest hike to July output when they meet on June 7, four sources said, though delivery for several remains disrupted by the Iran war
The United States reached record oil export levels, surpassing an average of 5 million barrels per day, following the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a route previously critical for 20% of global crude flows before traffic was halted by the Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump said there is a possibility of resuming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan on Friday, after the ceasefire was extended indefinitely
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
Iran said the Strait of Hormuz will remain “completely open” until the end of the ceasefire with the United States next Wednesday, following the start of a truce in Lebanon