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Trump threatens Hormuz blockade as Iran talks fail, oil flows at risk

April 12, 2026
President Trump said the U.S. will move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after failed Iran talks, raising major risks to global oil and LNG flows through the critical energy chokepoint.

U.S. loans 8.5 MMbbl from SPR in second release amid Iran war

April 12, 2026

TotalEnergies targets production growth with major Africa projects, LNG restart

April 12, 2026

Türkiye launches first overseas deepwater drilling with Curad-1 well offshore Somalia

April 12, 2026

Aramco, TotalEnergies assess damage at SATORP refinery after overnight incident

April 10, 2026

Saudi oil output, exports hit after attacks on energy infrastructure

April 10, 2026

Ovintiv completes $3-billion Anadarko asset sale, advances debt reduction

April 10, 2026

INNIO, Rehlko scale gas engine supply to meet data center, grid demand

April 10, 2026

SLB OneSubsea wins HPHT boosting contract for Shenandoah field in U.S. Gulf

April 09, 2026

Occidental discovers oil at Bandit prospect in U.S. Gulf

April 09, 2026

Egypt agrees to buy full output from Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas field

April 09, 2026

MaverickX expands PetroX production with new Eagle Ford facility in Texas

April 09, 2026

CB&I completes acquisition of Petrofac Asset Solutions business

April 09, 2026

Strait of Hormuz oil flows to recover slowly despite ceasefire, analysts say

April 09, 2026

Baker Hughes teams with DTEK to expand Ukraine gas production capacity

April 09, 2026

ConocoPhillips deploys team to assess Venezuela oil prospects

April 09, 2026

Petrobras awards Subsea7 'supermajor' contract for Sépia 2 in Brazil's pre-salt

April 09, 2026

Exxon output drops 6% as Middle East war disrupts Gulf operations

April 08, 2026

Ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz eases global energy crisis fears

April 08, 2026

ONE-Dyas boosts North Sea gas output to 1 Bcm/year with second N05-A well

April 08, 2026
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