U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week as imports jumped, while both gasoline and distillate inventories fell more than expected, the Energy Information Administration said

The United States issued new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil exports, including against a China-based “teapot refinery”, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to ramp up pressure on Tehran

The IEA said global oil demand will grow at its slowest rate for five years in 2025, and U.S. production rises will also taper off due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on trading partners and their retaliatory moves

Given the weak growth outlook amid a global trade war, the bank expects that oil demand will rise by only 300,000 bpd between the end of last year and the end of 2025

At least two vessels carrying Venezuelan crude chartered by Chevron are now stalled in Venezuelan waters due to state oil company PDVSA canceling their export authorizations after the U.S. imposed secondary tariffs on the OPEC member’s buyers

The statistical division of the U.S. Department of Energy has adjusted its annual U.S. and global oil demand growth projections for both this year and the next

New U.S. tariffs and an unexpected production increase from OPEC+ could trigger what the Bank of America called a “negative commodity demand shock”

U.S. President Donald Trump has notified the partners of Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA—including Spain’s Repsol—that their permits to export crude oil and derivatives from Venezuela have been canceled

U.S. crude oil inventories fell last week as refiners continued to ramp up production, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles also dropped, the Energy Information Administration said

According to a survey, crude oil inventories increased by 1.75 million barrels last week to 437 million barrels, compared with analysts’ expectations of a 0.5 million barrel increase