China’s Teapots Look Beyond Iranian Oil amid U.S. Blockade | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 21, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT China’s refiners have imported lower volumes of Iranian crude in August compared to July as the U.S. blockade reinstated in mid-July is...Continue Reading

Oil Nears $100 as Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Raises the Stakes | OilPrice.com Tom Kool Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam’s Higher School of Economics and later completed an Executive MBA in Energy Transition at the University of Groningen.… More Info Premium Content By Tom Kool – Aug 21, 2026, 10:01 AM CDT Hormuz traffic...Continue Reading

Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Lukoil Refinery Deep in Russia  | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 21, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT Ukraine overnight hit with drones an oil refinery in the Perm region, deep into Russian territory, as the Ukrainian military has been...Continue Reading

India Builds Clean Power Faster Than It Can Use It | OilPrice.com By Editorial Dept – Aug 21, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT Numbers Report – August 21, 2026 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy...Continue Reading

Saudi Oil Exports from Mediterranean Soar with Shuttles North to Avoid Houthis | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova What I Cover Tsvetana Paraskova is an energy and commodities journalist who has contributed to Oilprice.com for nearly a decade, covering global energy markets, commodities,… More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Aug 21, 2026, 9:28 AM CDT...Continue Reading

The Battery Boom Is Becoming Impossible to Ignore | OilPrice.com Robert Rapier Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer in the energy industry. He has 25 years of international engineering experience in the chemical, oil and gas, and… More Info Premium Content By Robert Rapier – Aug 21, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT Global battery capacity increased...Continue Reading

Oil Bulls Take Control as Iran Deal Collapses and Hormuz Stays Restricted | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT October WTI crude oil futures are trading at $86.31 late Thursday, up $4.82 or 5.91% for the week. The contract opened at $81.62, traded as low as $80.80, and...Continue Reading

Iran Warns Gulf States as U.S. Turns Up Economic Pressure | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iran has warned Gulf states that any support for U.S. military operations will make them participants in the war, as the UAE cuts economic ties with Tehran....Continue Reading

By Editorial Dept – Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT Israel is trying to establish a veto over where Turkey can deploy forces in Syria, and on Tuesday it bombed a Syrian airbase to enforce that. Eight strikes hit Abu al-Duhur because Israel determined that Damascus was gearing up to allow Turkish troops onto the...Continue Reading

East African Nations Offered 30% Share of Dangote’s Kenya Mega-Refinery | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova What I Cover Tsvetana Paraskova is an energy and commodities journalist who has contributed to Oilprice.com for nearly a decade, covering global energy markets, commodities,… More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Aug 21, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT Nigeria’s Dangote...Continue Reading