Strait Of Hormuz News

 

Rising Costs of War: Gulf Energy Infrastructure Stares Down $25B Repair Bill

Mar 25, 2026

War in the Middle East has triggered severe global supply disruptions in oil and gas, with reported damage and shutdowns affecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains, refineries, fuel terminals and critical gas-to-liquids facilities across the region. According to Rystad Energy’s estimates, energy infrastructure repair and restoration costs to date could reach at least $25 billion, based on an initial assessment of impacted facilities…

Iran to UN: 'Non-Hostile' Ships Can Transit Strait of Hormuz

Mar 25, 2026

Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that 'non-hostile vessels' may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, according to a note seen by Reuters on Tuesday…

Saudi Aramco Increases Crude Oil Exports from Yanbu Sea to Compensate for Hormuz Closure

Mar 24, 2026

Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port rose to nearly 4 million barrels per day last week, a sharp increase from export levels before the Iran war broke out, shipping data shows.The jump shows that Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter…

Qatar LNG Exports Cut 17% After Missile Strikes, $20B Revenue Loss Expected

Mar 23, 2026

QatarEnergy has confirmed that missile attacks on its Ras Laffan Industrial City have reduced the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity by about 17% and could result in around $20 billion in annual revenue losses.The strikes…

China’s Sinopec Plans to Skip Iranian Oil, Tap Strategic State Reserves

Mar 23, 2026

China's state-run refiner Sinopec does not intend to buy Iranian oil but is pushing for permission to tap state reserves, a senior executive said on Monday, days after the U.S. waived sanctions for buyers of some Iranian crude.The world's largest…

Top Aramco Executive Pulls Out of CERAWeek as Iran War Escalates

Mar 23, 2026

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser has cancelled his planned appearance at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston to remain in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran conflict, an industry source told Reuters.Nasser, who has been CEO of the world's top oil exporter for more than a decade…

IEA Weighs Further Oil Stock Releases as War on Iran Continues

Mar 23, 2026

The International Energy Agency is consulting with governments in Asia and Europe on the release of more stockpiled oil 'if necessary' due to the Iran war, Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Monday.'If it is necessary, of course, we will do it…

ADNOC Gas Adjusts LNG Output Amid Hormuz Disruptions

Mar 23, 2026

The gas subsidiary of ADNOC, Abu Dhabi's state oil firm, on Monday said it made temporary adjustments to its production of liquefied natural gas and export-traded liquids in response to ongoing shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.The U…

US Oil Shield Starts Showing Cracks as Iran War Drives Prices Higher

Mar 23, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump went into the Iran war convinced that America’s vast oil wealth would insulate the country from the kind of energy shock now battering much of the world. Four weeks into the conflict, that shield is looking fragile…

Indian Gas Tankers Prepare to Sail Through Strait of Hormuz

Mar 20, 2026

Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a pause in voyages, with no crude oil tankers having transited the waterway in the past 24 hours, according to shipping data and sources…

Iranian Oil Exports Continue Through Hormuz Strait as Gulf Flows Stall

Mar 13, 2026

Iranian crude oil has continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz at a near-normal pace even as Tehran-linked attacks on ships in the narrow waterway have decimated exports from other Gulf countries, a Reuters review of tanker tracking data showed…

Oil Prices Go Up 6% as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepens

Mar 12, 2026

Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday as Iran stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, fuelling concerns of a prolonged conflict and potential disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.Brent futures LCOc1 climbed $5…

Aramco Warns of Severe Oil Market Fallout from Hormuz Blockade

Mar 10, 2026

Saudi Arabia's Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, said on Tuesday there would be 'catastrophic consequences' for the world's oil markets if the Iran war continues to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.Oil shipments have been largely blocked from traversing through the shipping artery…

Iran’s Top Security Body to Weigh In on Strait of Hormuz Closure

Jun 23, 2025

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. bombing raids, Iran's Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure.Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait…

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