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Opinion: Oil’s New Problem Isn’t Supply. It’s Logistics
Middle East crude exports recently climbed to their highest levels since the start of the Iran war as more Gulf producers resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz – despite the continued threat of Iranian attacks. Yet oil prices remain stubbornly elevated, suggesting logistical problems are proving as disruptive as outright supply losses.
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Saudi-Backed Forces Claim Control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have secured effective control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen's Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani told Reuters on Monday, though fighting continues with Houthi forces in the area.
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Strong Freight Markets Keep Aging Ships Out of Recycling Yards
Strong freight markets kept aging vessels trading through the third quarter despite rising scrap prices and strong demand from ship recyclers, according to a new market review from GMS, the
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More Tankers Hit in Hormuz as IRGC Orders Ship to Turn Back
The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz deteriorated further over the weekend as UK Maritime Trade Operations reported several additional tanker attacks and a separate incident in which Iran’s
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From Residue to Resource – the Rise and Risks of Marine Biofuels
By Mark Smith, Director – Decarbonisation, NorthStandard While corn, sugarcane, wheat, or vegetable oils can be converted into fuel, their use for foodis driving demand to develop waste or bi-products from agricultural, forestry, food-processing and other biological industries as more prudent alternatives. Bio-residues can, for example, be used to derive fuels or fuel
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Middle East Oil Exports Top Pre-War Levels for Part of September But Tanker Attacks Increase
Gulf oil exporters topped pre-war levels for about half of September, shipping data showed on Monday, though attacks on tankers and logistical constraints cloud the outlook for sustained higher flows.
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LNG Trade Through Hormuz Extends Rebound Despite Shipping Risks
Shipments of liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz extended a rebound that began in September, as the region’s producers seek to restore supplies to energy-starved customers.
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Shadow Fleet Traffic on Northern Sea Route Surges as Arctic Safety Concerns Grow
The number of shadow-fleet vessels carrying Russian oil and LNG through the Northern Sea Route has surged this summer, according to a new analysis by the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center, raising concerns about the ability to respond to accidents in one of the world's most remote shipping environments.
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US Carrier George H.W. Bush Visits Thailand After Six-Month Middle East Deployment
PHUKET, Thailand, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush arrived in Thailand’s resort island of Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after
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Middle East Crude Oil Exports Exceed Pre-War Levels But Attacks Increase
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Crude oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed
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Saudi Arabia Unexpectedly Cuts Oil Prices To Asia
By Yomna Ehab and Siyi Liu Oct 5 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has unexpectedly cut November crude oil prices for Asia while it raised those for northwest Europe and the
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Air Force pulls bombers from RAF Fairford
The Air Force pulled all of its bombers deployed to RAF Fairford, sending them back to the United States a week after several people were arrested outside the British air base on suspicion of plotting terrorist actions.
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Marine arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman in Okinawa
A Marine was arrested this weekend on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa, an incident that caused the Japanese government to file a formal protest with the United States.
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Iraq Shifts Oil Strategy By Arranging Tanker To Move Past Hormuz
By Salma El Wardany Oct 4, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq’s state tanker company arranged a very large crude carrier to transport 2 million barrels beyond the Strait of Hormuz, marking a move
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USS George HW Bush stops in Thailand after leaving the Middle East
The aircraft carrier quietly left the Arabian Sea, leaving the USS George Washington as the only carrier in the Middle East.
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US Coast Guard Searches For Aircraft Carrying Six Bound For Boston
By Sheila Dang Oct 3 (Reuters) – A medical transfer aircraft carrying six people was reported missing on a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said on Saturday. The Federal Aviation
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Pentagon increases combat pay as war with Iran continues
Troops in combat zones can now get a maximum of $450 per month in hostile fire pay, or as much as $275 per month in imminent danger pay. This week, new combat pay amounts went into effect, as the war with Iran stretches on.
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US Adds Carrier And 10,000 Troops To Mideast
By Tony Capaccio Oct 3, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move
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Russia Hits Liberian-Flagged Ship In Ukraine’s Odesa port, Kills One
KYIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Russia has attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odesa region, killing one person and injuring three, the Ukrainian sea ports administration
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Trump Says He Did Not ‘Jump The Gun’ On South Korea Alaska LNG Investment Announcement
By Nandita Bose and Timothy Gardner Oct 2 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not “jump the gun” on announcing a South Korean investment in Alaska LNG, a liquefied
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