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U.S. Treasury Secreaty: .@POTUS is taking decisive steps to promote stability in global energy markets and working to keep prices low as we address the threat and instability posed by the terrorist Iranian regime. To increase the global reach of existing supply, @USTreasury is providing a temporary authorization to permit countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea. This narrowly tailored, short-term measure applies only to oil already in transit and will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government, which derives the majority of its energy revenue from taxes assessed at the point of extraction. President Trump's pro-energy policies have driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, contributing to lower fuel prices for hardworking Americans. The temporary increase in oil prices is a short-term and temporary disruption that will result in a massive benefit to our nation and economy in the long-term

Saudi Arabia says that 72 of the 207 Iranian drones launched at the kingdom to date attempted to target the Shaybah oil field

Brent crude oil closed trading on Thursday above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years.

Spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters: Ships in the Strait of Hormuz must operate according to Iranian laws in wartime conditions to avoid damage

Iran's Armed Forces spokesperson: The slightest attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure or ports will trigger a crushing and devastating response. Oil and gas facilities across the region linked to the U.S. and its allies will burn

Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense: Some power lines are out of service due to falling debris from intercepting aerial targets

At night, Russia attacked a transformer substation in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, - Mayor Terekhov. Part of the city was left without electricity, power workers have already partially restored power supply. After the first hit, there was a second strike.

Trump: "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money."

Oil prices rise 6% and trade above $97.5 a barrel

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil told Al-Arabiya TV: We have been affected by the ongoing events in the region, and our export operations have stopped.

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Spokesperson: A drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter, heading towards the Shaybah oil field.

Fires at the Tikhoretska pumping station in Krasnodar Krai

Bahrain says fuel tanks attacked, requests residents stay home

Drones have attacked Tikhoretskaya oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai or Russia

President Trump has authorized the United States to release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, per @Sam_Waldenberg and @adamcancryn

Iranian television: US oil tanker targeted near Umm Qasr port in Basra, southern Iraq, by a remote-controlled speedboat

Iraqi ports: 31 people rescued, search continues for those missing after attack on two oil tankers

Reuters, citing Iraqi officials: Foreign crew member killed in attack on two fuel tankers

Reuters: A preliminary investigation by Iraqi security authorities confirms that Iranian boats loaded with explosives collided with two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters.

An Iraqi official told Reuters that 25 crew members from two ships attacked in Iraqi territorial waters have been evacuated.

An Iraqi official told Reuters that two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were attacked by unknown assailants within Iraqi territorial waters.

Iraqi channels are now reporting that “multiple tankers” are burning in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Basra, following a coordinated attack by Iran

There are four STS(ship-to-ship) operations currently taking place off the southern coast of Iraq. This pair, filmed from a northern angle, appears to be ZEFYROS (9515917) and SAFESEA VISHNU (9327009)

Reports that an oil tanker was hit in the northern Persian Gulf tonight, Iraqi media reports a massive tower of flame off the Iraqi coast

A tanker caught fire in the Anker Umm Qasr area, off the southern oil port of Basra.

Kuwaiti Army: Air defenses are currently intercepting missile and drone attacks

Foreign Minister of Hungary says the Embassy in Ukraine sent a note informing about delegation visit and requested meeting with minister of energy of Ukraine

.@POTUS: I think oil companies should use the Strait of Hormuz. "We took out just about all of their mine ships in one night. just about all of their navy is gone."

The French President: It is clear that there is a need to define the military and political objectives of a war on Iran. Withdrawal from strategic oil reserves represents 14.5 million barrels for France

Oil storage facilities at Oman’s Salalah port were struck. Oman TV reported that drones hit fuel tanks at the port

Massive explosions rocked northeastern Tehran, causing widespread power outages in the city, residents report

Axios: President Trump told in a phone interview Wednesday that the war with Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing left" to target. "Little this and that. Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said

The group of Hungarians who arrived to inspect Druzhba pipeline does not have official status, - Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

Japan Industry Ministry: Our decision to release oil reserves unilaterally is aimed at responding swiftly, as Japan would suffer the greatest impact from the Strait of Hormuz closure

US Interior Secretary to Fox News: Texas refinery and Venezuelan oil will help lower fuel prices

Shell, TotalEnergies and others declare force majeure to their clients who take LNG from Qatar - sources say

A European Commission spokesman said the bloc is considering subsidizing or capping prices for natural gas to contain energy costs.

Image of the Thai-flagged Mayruree Naree being evacuated this morning after being struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center has issued a warning about an attack in the Strait of Hormuz 11NM north of Oman. A vessel has been hit with an unknown projectile resulting in a fire on board that has since been extinguished. A skeleton crew remains onboard. No word of injuries

Iran has sent at least 11.7 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began on Feb. 28, all of which were headed to China, Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers said. - CNBC