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- + Turkey Restricts Black Sea Ship Traffic After Surge In Attacks—ByPatrick Sykes and Weilun Soon Aug 8, 2026 (Bloomberg) Turkey is restricting commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea, according to people familiar...
- + UAE Says Iran Attacked Vessel With Missile In Strait of Hormuz—Aug 8 (Reuters)The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a carrier linked to its state oil company as it pa...
- + Scientists Turn To Sharks To Improve Hurricane Predictions—By Marta Serafinko Aug 8 (Reuters) From the killer shark of Jaws to the tornado-tossed predators of the Sharknado movies, films long have portrayed s...
- + Australia Unions Push On With Strike At BHP’s Port Hedland—SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) Workers will continue a two-day strike at BHPs Port Hedland operations in Western Australia as planned, a union official said...
- + Typhoon Dolphin Hits Japan’s Okinawa, China Shuts ports Ahead Of Landfall—By Satoshi Sugiyama and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters)Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japans southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring...
- + MSC Baltic III Wreck Being Pulled Ashore in Newfoundland—Wreck removal crews have begun the slow process of pulling the grounded containership MSC Baltic III toward shore in Newfoundland and Labrador, markin...
- + ADNOC Says Three Vessels Attacked This Week as Hormuz Shipping Remains Severely Disrupted—Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said three of its vessels have been attacked this week while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the continue...
- + Rosatom Says Seven Chinese Vessels Will Sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic Route—Russia's state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued permits for seven Chinese transi...
- + Iran Debates Hormuz Wording as Trump Says Deal’s ‘Moving Along’—(Bloomberg) Iranian lawmakers are debating the wording of a proposed deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, with US President Donald Trump insisting...
- + Transpacific Container Rates Rally as Europe’s Peak Season Fades—European trades saw spot rates decline for a fourth consecutive week, with carriers cancelling or cutting back plans for rate boosting, but for those ...
- + U.S. Container Import Peak Winds Down After Tariff-Driven Rush—The early peak season for U.S. container imports is beginning to wind down after retailers accelerated shipments to get ahead of new tariffs and suppl...
- + TOTE Mobilizes U.S. Shipbuilding Base for Navy’s $2.2 Billion Landing Ship Program—TOTE Services has begun assembling the nationwide shipbuilding and supplier network that will support the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ Medium Landing S...
- + Vessel Traffic Through Hormuz Dwindles This Week As Markets Watch Iran-Oman Talks—Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dwindled to 33 vessels from Monday to Thursday this week, data showed, versus 50 in the week-ago per...
- + UAE’s Adnoc Buys $1.3 Billion of Tankers as Oil Exports Boom—The biggest oil producer in the United Arab Emirates spent $1.3 billion to expand its tanker fleet to benefit from surging crude exports after the cou...
- + UK Targets Arctic LNG Carrier, Five Oil Tankers in Latest Russia Sanctions Package—The United Kingdom has expanded its sanctions against Russia with a new package targeting shipping, banking, and industrial entities, including six ve...
- + NTSB: Pilot’s Personal Phone Call Contributed to Fatal Houston Ship Channel Collision—A Houston ship pilot’s extended personal cell phone conversation and multiple failures to maintain a proper lookout led to the fatal 2024 collision be...
- + ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries Advance 50 MW and 200 MW Floating Data Center Designs—ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have announced two milestones advancing floating data center development, part of a series of innovative agreem...
- + RWE Reaches $1.22 Billion Deal with Trump Administration to Surrender U.S. Offshore Wind Leases—RWE has become the latest offshore wind developer to reach a settlement with the Trump administration, agreeing to relinquish its U.S. offshore wind l...
- + Germany Confronts Rhine Threat to Economy After Crisis Talks—Germany’s economy is being threatened by a chronic lack of water in the Rhine, according to Transport Minister Steffen Bilger. [Category: Environment,...
- + Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan—A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable ...
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- + Oil choppy as investors gauge hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening—Oil prices oscillated around the flatline on Friday, as investors parsed through reports that Iran considering prohibiting U.S. and Israeli vessels fr...
- + ExxonMobil in Mozambique Awards McDermott Letter of Intent for Rovuma LNG Project—McDermott Energy Solutions (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of McDermott and a majority shareholder in the SMDC joint venture with Saipem S.p.A., Daewoo Eng...
- + India’s fuel demand rises 2.9% in July from year earlier—India’s fuel consumption reached 19.92 million metric tons in July, marking a 2.9% increase from the same month in 2025, according to data from the Pe...
- + The Commodities Feed: Oil rallies as chances of US-Iran deal fade—Energy US-Iran deal obstacles Oil prices rallied yesterday, with ICE Brent settling 3.8% higher on the day, taking it back above $82/bbl. This streng...
- + China’s real oil demand masked by rise of unlicensed fuel trade: sources—Chinese oil demand figures derived from official data may underestimateactual consumption, as a resurgence in unlicensed fuel sales since the start of...
- + Saudi Aramco cuts Arab Light crude price to Asia for September—Saudi Arabia reduced the official selling price for its main Arab Light crude oil grade to Asian buyers in September, according to a pricing document ...
- + US fuel supply declines in July—The US supplied 11% less fuel oil per day on average in July compared to June, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Changes in mo...
- + The U.S.-Canada natural gas and electricity trade value rose in 2025—Although the total value of energy trade between the United States and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated $137 billion, according to data from...
- + UK Natural Gas Rises Further—UK natural gas prices rose further to 140 pence per therm on Friday, recovering most of the losses recorded earlier in the week as renewed tensions in...
- + India’s ONGC sees modest output growth; Western Offshore to drive gains in FY 2027-28—Indias leading state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp. expects its stand-alone output of oil and oil-equivalent gas to reach about 39 million met...
- + The Commodities Feed: Oil under pressure as Iran and Oman reach Hormuz deal—Energy US exports record volumes of distillates ICE Brent continues to trade below $80/bbl as the market pins its hopes on a deal between the US and ...
- + The Arb View: Atlantic Basin barrels come into play—Red Sea disruption has tightened Dubai and reopened west-to-east arbs, while the CPC halt removes roughly 800 kbd from the Med. Prompt DFL should rema...
- + Westwood Insight – Offshore Field Development Capex to Reach US$137bn in 2026—Global offshore field development capex is forecast to reach US$137 billion in 2026 as operators double down on long-cycle projects. Despite geopoliti...
- + Wartime experience bolsters Ukraine’s winter gas prep, says Naftogaz acting CEO—Lessons learned over the last four-plus years of war have helped Ukraine maintain robust natural gas preparations for the coming winter, despite persi...
- + UK Natural Gas Prices Rebound—UK natural gas prices rose above 132 pence per therm on Thursday, rebounding from a three-week low amid lingering concerns over the outlook for gas su...
- + More than 100 countries have adopted energy policies to adapt to Hormuz closure: IEA—More than 115 countries have adopted policy measures like energy conservation, price supports and structural changes to adapt to the energy impact of ...
- + US crude inventories rise while fuel stocks decline, EIA says—US crude oil stockpiles increased by 2.5 million barrels to reach 407 million barrels during the week that ended on July 31, the Energy Information Ad...
- + Oil turns higher on reports of Houthi attacks on Saudi tanker in Red Sea—Oil prices rose on Wednesday, reversing some losses logged earlier this week, following reports of a fresh attack on Saudi ships by Iran-backed Houthi...
- + Trump says Iran will be ‘hit very hard’ if Hormuz Strait not open soon as oil prices fall—Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would open very soon or Iran would be hit very hard as oil prices fell to a three-week low amid hopes of a deal...
- + European gas prices steady near 3-week lows as traders weigh supply risks—European natural gas prices hovered near their lowest levels in three weeks as traders balanced reports of progress in Middle East diplomatic talks ag...
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- + U.S. Middle East crude imports reach highest level since Iran war—U.S. imports of Middle Eastern crude oil are expected to reach approximately 600,000 barrels per day in August, marking the highest level since the Ir...
- + Iran turns to crude exports via Jask terminal amid Hormuz disruptions—Iran is turning to its only crude loading terminal outside the Persian Gulf to help sustain seaborne exports amid a US blockade of its ports and threa...
- + Costing Australia’s green iron export ambitions—Australia’s fledgling green iron industry will require massive investment and government support if it is to capitalise on the global transition to lo...
- + Russian oil product exports hit decade low in July amid Ukraine strikes—Russian seaborne exports of petroleum refined products fell to the lowest in at least 10 years in July, while crude exports remained high, despite fal...
- + US distillate fuel exports hit record high amid supply concerns—The United States exported 1.9 million barrels per day of distillate fuel last week, setting a new record as domestic inventories declined further, ac...
- + Argentina river pilots’ strike paralyzes grain export corridors—A strike by Argentine river pilots is disrupting grain export flows in early August, draining liquidity from the FOB Up River premiums market and clou...
- + FESCO suspends Black Sea orders after Ukrainian drone attack—Russian logistics and shipping company FESCO said Tuesday it has stopped accepting new shipment orders through the Black Sea following a Ukrainian dro...
- + Egypt leads US LNG cargo destinations in July amid cross-basin competition for supply—Egypt was the top destination for US LNG cargoes delivered in July, as war-driven supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf continued to spur cross-basin...
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- + Global economic upturn led by advanced economies as emerging market expansion fades—PMI survey data from SP Global showed worldwide economic growth strengthening in July, but the improvement was driven chiefly by advanced economies as...
- + U.S. economy unexpectedly loses 23,000 jobs in July—The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, while gains in the preceding two months were revised sharply lower, possibly denting wagers th...
- + Evolving, not over: The new reality of Hong Kong’s economy—The recent article by the American economist Stephen Roach, “Yes, the Hong Kong of old is over”, has attracted wide attention and triggered fierce deb...
- + Japan Leading Index Holds Near 5-Year High—Japan’s leading economic index, which gauges the outlook for economic activity in the coming months using indicators such as job offers and consumer s...
- + German industry shows surprising resilience in June—Industrial production continues its cyclical recovery. In June, German industrial production increased by 0.2% month-on-month, from 0.7% MoM in May. O...
- + China Foreign Exchange Reserves Expand—Official foreign exchange reserves kept by the Peoples Bank of China rose to an equivalent of $3.419 trillion in July of 2026 from $3.416 trillion in ...
- + China trade balance grows more than expected in July on exports boost—China logged a bigger-than-expected trade balance in July, buoyed by outsized growth in its exports as overseas demand remained robust. But imports al...
- + Falling eurozone retail sales underscore the softness of household consumption—Eurozone retail sales fell by 0.3% month-on-month in June, following a 0.4% increase in May. On a year-on-year basis, the pace of growth slowed from 1...
- + Jobless Claims Edge Up Slightly, Beating Forecasts—The latest data on Initial Jobless Claims in the United States reveals a modest increase, with the actual number of claims reaching 199,000. This figu...
- + Wholesale inventories rise less than expected, indicating cautious outlook—In a recent release, the U.S. wholesale inventories data showed a modest increase, signaling a potential slowdown in inventory accumulation among whol...
- + US Firms Announce the Fewest Job Cuts in Two Years—US-based employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July 2026, the fewest in two years, down 27% from June and 46% compared with the same month last year....
- + Eurozone Construction Contraction Eases in July—The SP Global Eurozone Construction PMI came in at 44.3 in July 2026, up from 42.8 in June, pointing to another sharp contraction but one that was the...
- + German Factory Orders Rise More than Expected—Germanys factory orders rose 3.1% mom in June 2026, picking up from a downwardly revised figure in May and easily beating market estimates of 0.3%. It...
- + Offering opportunities to the world—Despite the intertwining of change and turmoil, the forces seeking peace and development remain strong. Although economic globalization faces headwind...
- + Australia trade swings to June surplus, beats forecasts as exports rebound—Australias trade balance swung back to a surprise surplus in June as stronger shipments of iron ore, coal and liquefied natural gas, alongside weaker ...
- + Yardeni explains why the Fed should be turning more hawkish—Yardeni Research argued in a note Thursday that the U.S. economy is on solid footing and that Federal Reserve officials should be adopting a more hawk...
- + Trump held multiple undisclosed calls with Fed Chair Warsh, reports say—President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh multiple times since Warsh’s confirmation in May 2026, with Bloomber...
- + US Labor Costs Rise Less than Anticipated—Unit labor costs in the US nonfarm business sector rose by 1.3% in Q2 2026, matching the revised Q1 pace, but missing market forecasts of 2.1%, prelim...
- + US Q1 Productivity Rises More than Expected—US nonfarm business sector labor productivity rose 1.4% in the second quarter of 2026, more than market expectations of a 0.6% increase, preliminary e...
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