Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slightly increased as US-Iran negotiations remained ongoing in an effort to restore peace after the memorandum of understanding collapsed amid two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, who provided no further details. Still, the security situation in the Gulf deteriorated overnight after...Continue Reading
China’s Trade With Central Asia Surges 6.5% | 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 – Jul 30, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT China’s trade with Central Asia rose 6.5%...Continue Reading
Desperate for Fuel, Russia Looks to Kazakhstan for Refining Capacity | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger What I Cover Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and… More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Jul 30, 2026, 12:30 PM CDT Russia is...Continue Reading
U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 1.5% in Second Quarter, Missing Forecasts | OilPrice.com ZeroHedge The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. More Info Premium Content By ZeroHedge – Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT US GDP grew just 1.5% in the second quarter, well short of the 2.0% forecast, as a...Continue Reading
Record U.S. Refinery Runs Fail to Ease Global Fuel Crunch | OilPrice.com Irina Slav What I Cover Irina Slav has been writing about global energy markets since 2007, covering the oil and gas industry, energy security, commodities, and the… More Info Premium Content By Irina Slav – Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT Despite record...Continue Reading
Russia Extends Diesel and Gasoline Export Bans Into 2027 | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger What I Cover Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and… More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Jul 30, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT Russia has extended...Continue Reading
Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali Al-Zaidi, was first regarded as a political newcomer with no prior experience in government or political office, but he understood enough about Iraq’s interests to insist his first overseas trip be to the United States, unlike his predecessors, whose first official visits were always to Iran. Al-Zaidi recently concluded his visit to...Continue Reading
Coal Falls Below 50% Of China’s Power Mix For First Time Ever | OilPrice.com Michael Kern What I Cover My focus spans the global energy landscape and the technologies reshaping it, specifically focusing on oil and gas, renewables, and tech-driven market… More Info Related News By Michael Kern – Jul 30, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT...Continue Reading
Iran’s Strike on Jordan Signals a More Aggressive Military Strategy | 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 – Jul 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT Iran’s July...Continue Reading
