A Ceasefire, a Blockade, and a Clock Running Out for Trump | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Apr 17, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT Conflict Update (as of 12:00 a.m. ET, April 18) The U.S. rushed to lock in a 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire starting on Thursday because the Lebanon front was starting to blow...Continue Reading

How Israel Is Trying to Turn Washington Against Ankara | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Apr 17, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT Israel failed to demonstrate any meaningful gains in its own version of the war with Iran. Now, it needs a new enemy to target, and preferably one that would cause a dangerous...Continue Reading

Oil Swings Wildly as War Headlines Rattle Markets | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Apr 17, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT WTI and Brent crude traded through a volatile stretch from this week, driven almost entirely by headlines tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. By Thursday night, June WTI crude was trading at $89.23, up...Continue Reading

Tanker Fleet Heads to Load U.S. Oil as Middle East Supply Crumbles | 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 – Apr 17, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT Empty supertankers have left...Continue Reading

First Crude Cargo Clears Hormuz Since U.S. Blockade Began | 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 – Apr 17, 2026, 5:30 AM CDT A tanker flying the flag of Pakistan...Continue Reading

Middle East Oil Output May Take Two Years to Recover | 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 – Apr 17, 2026, 4:30 AM CDT The Middle Eastern producers may need...Continue Reading

IMF Tells Europe Not to Repeat Its Costly Energy Crisis Mistakes | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Apr 17, 2026, 3:30 AM CDT The European Union should not overdo fuel...Continue Reading

China’s Nuclear Power Boom Is Accelerating Faster Than Expected | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Apr 17, 2026, 2:30 AM CDT China plans to put into operation seven new nuclear...Continue Reading

China Moves to Expand Oil Stockpiles Against Global Supply Shocks | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Apr 17, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT China is set to extend its oil stockpiling...Continue Reading

A Lebanon Ceasefire and Potential Iran Peace Talks Push Oil Prices Down | OilPrice.com Josh Owens Josh Owens is the Content Director at Oilprice.com and a veteran energy journalist with over a decade of experience covering global energy markets and geopolitics.… More Info Related News By Josh Owens – Apr 16, 2026, 9:11 PM CDT...Continue Reading