Analyst Explains Friday’s Oil Price Rise

Crude is continuing to gap higher as the market still lacks clarity around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Rebecca Babin, a senior equity trader for CIBC…

THE NEW ESG – For Energy, ESG Now Means Economics, Security and Geopolitics

The crude oil tanker Sanan in coastal waters off Iran. Takeaways by Bloomberg AI The US has switched from being an effective underwriter of global energy security to disrupter, with President…

Daily Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Plummets From 138 to Just 2

Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped from an average of 138 ships a day to just two in the 24 hours to Thursday, the Joint Maritime Information…

HSFO Prices Jump 40% as War Chokes Key Singapore Bunkering Hub

The price of fuel oil has surged this week as the stalled tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz is tightening supplies of the fuel in Asia, the key bunkering…

IMF: Oil Price Shock Tests Global Economic Resilience

The surge in oil and LNG prices as a result of the Middle East war is testing the resilience of the global economy once again, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva…

Europe-Bound LNG Cargoes Divert to Asia as War Upends Gas Market

A growing number of LNG cargoes that were initially en route to Europe have sharply diverted in the Atlantic toward Asia via the Cape of Good Hope as Asian buyers…

Nigeria Needs $23 Billion To Electrify 143,000 Communities, Says REA

The government of Nigeria has revealed that about $23 billion will be needed to provide reliable electricity to communities that still lack proper power access across the country. The estimate…