Aramco Puts VLCCs Back Into Hormuz After Three-Week Pause | 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 18, 2026, 1:18 PM CDT Saudi Arabia spent...Continue Reading

Despite apparent financing difficulties hovering over the construction of nuclear reactors in Uzbekistan, the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom has announced it is developing a training program for Uzbek technicians who will eventually operate the plant. Rosatom specialists need to develop new, specific training modules for what is envisioned as an “integrated nuclear plant” featuring the...Continue Reading

Brent and WTI futures remain below $100 a barrel on Tuesday morning, partly suppressed by governments releasing strategic oil reserves into global markets. But the more serious issue is building downstream, where the Russia-Ukraine war, strikes against energy infrastructure, and continued disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are fueling the refined-products “perfect storm” we have...Continue Reading

China’s Solar Exports Fell 21.4% in July | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 18, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT Chinese exports of solar cells and panels dropped in July as the removal of the local export tax rebate as of April 1 continued...Continue Reading

Russia Bars Anti-War Opposition Party From Election | 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 18, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT Russia’s Supreme Court rejected Yabloko’s...Continue Reading

How Gulf Oil Is Escaping the Strait of Hormuz | 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 18, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT Gulf oil producers...Continue Reading

Jeff Currie: Forget $91 Brent, The Real Crisis Is $170 Diesel | 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 18, 2026, 9:49 AM CDT Brent...Continue Reading

Romania Restarts Coal Plant as Danube Drought Forces Nuclear Shutdown | 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 – Aug 18, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT Romania has...Continue Reading

The Case for Britain Backing Its North Sea Oil and Gas Industry | OilPrice.com City A.M CityAM.com is the online presence of City A.M., London’s first free daily business newspaper. Both platforms cover financial and business news as well as sport and… More Info Premium Content By City A.M – Aug 18, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT...Continue Reading

Gulf-to-China Supertanker Rates Hit $510,000 a Day | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 18, 2026, 8:30 AM CDT The daily rate for chartering a supertanker to pick up crude oil from within the Persian Gulf and deliver it to China has surged...Continue Reading