The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-a-Day Assets | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and gas sector. Her… More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Aug 28, 2026, 12:30 PM CDT More Gulf oil...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, with the total rig count in the US staying at 588, up 52 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs...Continue Reading
Gas Prices in Asia and Europe Jump as Qatar Extends LNG Force Majeure | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 28, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT Natural gas prices in Asia and Europe jumped on Friday as the market digested reports that Qatar has...Continue Reading
Oil Shrugs Off Trump’s ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ | 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 28, 2026, 10:55 AM CDT Oil holds near $90...Continue Reading
Ukraine Drones Spark Fire at Russian Refinery as Fuel Crisis Worsens | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 28, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT Ukraine’s forces struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, early on Friday, with drones causing a fire at the...Continue Reading
Qatar Extends Force Majeure as Hormuz Crisis Still Blocks LNG Traffic | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 28, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT Qatar’s state-owned QatarEnergy has extended by several weeks its force majeure on LNG deliveries to customers as the LNG flows...Continue Reading
Trump Dismisses NATO Attack Fears After CIA Chief’s Moscow Trip | 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 – Aug 28, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT Trump said...Continue Reading
Amazon Nears 1 GW of Wind Power in Sweden With Four New Deals | 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 28, 2026, 8:30 AM...Continue Reading
Oil Selloff Outruns Reality in Hormuz | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Aug 28, 2026, 7:30 AM CDT WTI crude oil futures were trading at $83.51 late Thursday, down $3.13, or 3.61%, for the week. The market opened near the weekly high at $86.57, then broke to $79.62 as traders sold on reports...Continue Reading
Hormuz Shipping Remains Subdued Despite Apparent Reopening | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Aug 28, 2026, 7:30 AM CDT Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Hormuz is “open”, but nowhere close to functioning normally. The U.S. has cleared mines from the internationally recognized shipping lanes and can technically get vessels through, but Iran’s military capability...Continue Reading
