August 1, 2026
Brent crude advanced sharply after Iran said its forces had intervened against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with July gains approaching 23 per cent. Iran said four tankers turned back, though its reports could not be independently confirmed.
November 30, 2025
Oil tankers bound for Russia’s major Black Sea oil terminal at Novorossiysk were empty Ukrainian navy drones struck two tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kiev tries to put pressure on Russia’s massive oil industry. The two oil tankers identified as Kairos and Virat were empty and headed for Novorossiysk, a major Russian oil terminal on the Black Sea, the Security Service of Ukraine official told Reuters. Navy drones can be seen speeding toward large tankers followed by loud explosions that
September 3, 2024
WASHINGTON/LONDON: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers – the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panamanian-flagged Blue Lagoon I – in the Red Sea on Monday, the US military said, calling the attacks “reckless acts of terrorism “. The Houthis late on Monday claimed responsibility for targeting the Blue Lagoon with multiple missiles and drones, but made no mention of the Saudi tanker. The US Central Command said the Houthis attacked the two tankers with two ballistic missiles and a one-way unmanned aerial system, hitting both vessels. Both ships were loaded with crude oil, with the Amjad carrying about
January 16, 2024
DOHA/ WASHINGTON: Qatar’s state energy company, one of the world’s biggest exporters of liquefied natural gas, has stopped shipping tankers through the Red Sea after US-led strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen targeted the critical trade route. Attacks on ships by the Houthis, who say they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians, have disrupted global trade and alarmed major Western powers in a spillover from Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza that has lasted more than three months. In the latest change by a major company, state-owned QatarEnergy has kept at least four LNG tankers back in the
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