Denmark Seizes Blacklisted Container Ship Tied to Iran’s Shadow Fleet | OilPrice.com ZeroHedge The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. More Info Premium Content By ZeroHedge – Feb 20, 2026, 2:00 PM CST A container vessel named the Nora, blacklisted by the US under Iran sanctions, was detained by Danish authorities...Continue Reading

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, keeping the total rig count in the US  at 551 this week, down 41 from this same time last year. The number of active oil...Continue Reading

Wood Mackenzie Says Big Oil’s Strategy Has Snapped Back to Upstream | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Feb 20, 2026, 11:30 AM CST If there was any lingering doubt...Continue Reading

Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Emergency Opens the Door to Russian Nuclear Influence | OilPrice.com Eurasianet Eurasianet is an independent news organization that covers news from and about the South Caucasus and Central Asia, providing on-the-ground reporting and critical perspectives on… More Info Premium Content By Eurasianet – Feb 20, 2026, 11:00 AM CST Kyrgyzstan’s structural electricity shortages...Continue Reading

FT Uncovers $90 Billion Russian Oil Smuggling Operation | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 20, 2026, 10:30 AM CST Nearly fifty seemingly separate companies have been involved in coordinating to mask the origin of Russian oil, moving crude worth at least $90...Continue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court just kneecapped one of the most aggressive trade levers Washington has pulled in decades, and energy markets are now left sorting out what sticks and what doesn’t. In a 6–3 ruling, the Court struck down most of President Trump’s across-the-board tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The majority...Continue Reading

U.S.-Iran Tensions Threaten to Send Oil Tanker Rates Soaring | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 20, 2026, 9:30 AM CST The ratcheting up of tensions between the United States and Iran could push an already red-hot supertanker market even higher with rates...Continue Reading

Experts Sees Even Odds of Peace or Conflict With Iran | OilPrice.com RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff – Feb 20, 2026, 9:00 AM CST Former U.S....Continue Reading

China Hikes Russian Crude Imports as India Retreats | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Feb 20, 2026, 8:30 AM CST A jump in China’s crude oil imports from...Continue Reading

Oil Bulls Regain Control as Middle East Risks Escalate | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Feb 20, 2026, 8:30 AM CST Light crude oil futures are extending their gains this week, up 5.70% and threatening to break out to the upside as U.S.-Iran tensions continue to escalate. The market has rallied more than...Continue Reading