1 week agoExplosions were reported in Cherepovets
ASEAN statement: We call for the restoration of safe, continuous, and unimpeded passage of ships and aircraft through the Strait of Hormuz.
Malaysia's maritime authorities detained two tankers and its crew members suspected of conducting an illegal ship-to-ship diesel transfer off Penang, in one of the latest crackdowns on illicit fuel activities in the country's waters
.@POTUS: "At 10a tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect — that'll be 10a tomorrow. Other nations are working, so that Iran will not be able to sell oil and that will be very effective
Trump says that amid US pressure on Iran, China could buy oil, gas from US, Venezuela
1 week agoUS President Donald Trump says that “any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell.”
Saudi Ministry of Energy: Full pumping capacity restored via the East-West pipeline, reaching approximately 7 million barrels in 24 hours.
Saudi Ministry of Energy: Work is still underway to restore full production capacity at the Khurais field.
The TAL oil pipeline, connecting Italy, Austria, and Germany, has been sabotaged. Reports indicate that in late March—roughly 30 days into the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran—electricity supplies from the grid to the Terzo di Tolmezzo pumping station in the Italian Carnia region were severed. What appears to be a deliberate act of sabotage occurred in the industrial heart of Europe. The supply halt lasted three days, ending on March 30
Reuters, citing sources: Washington may agree to extend a waiver allowing the sale of some Russian crude oil on Friday.
1 week agoUkraine’s General Staff reports that overnight on 10 April, Defence Forces struck two offshore drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea as part of efforts to reduce Russia’s military-economic capacity.
Hassett: Hormuz can be opened within two months
1 week agoFire at the oil pipeline Volgograd-Tikhoretsk near Volograd
1 week agoTürkiye’s Minister of Energy @aBayraktar1 has arrived in Mogadishu. He will attend the ceremony marking the start of duty of the Çağrı Bey ship, which will conduct oil drilling off the coast of Mogadishu
SPA, quoting an official from the Saudi Ministry of Energy: Attacks on energy facilities in the Kingdom resulted in the death of one citizen and the injury of seven others.
1 week agoExplosions were reported at the substation in Melitopol. Power blackout in the district
Keir Starmer: I'm fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy, businesses' bills go up and down on energy, because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world
Only a single tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours -Reuters. An additional 5 dry bulk carriers made the transit
Strait of Hormuz is shut, must reopen without conditions, UAE oil giant ADNOC's CEO says
1 week agoRussia ran a secret submarine operation in British waters that threatened vital energy and data cables, John Healey has revealednn
NYT: No oil or gas tankers have traversed the strait since the cease-fire was struck on Tuesday, according to data provided by Kpler, a global ship-tracking firm. Four bulk carriers — vessels that carry dry cargo — did make it through. FT: Just four ships were identified passing through the strait on Wednesday, down from 11 on Tuesday, according to ship tracking data
1 week agoDrones have attacked oil pumping station and power substation in Krymsk of Krasnodar Krai of Russia
Attack on refinery on Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf was carried out by UAE Mirage jets, Iran's Mizan news agency reports
WSJ: "Iran told mediators it would limit the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to around a dozen a day and charge tolls under the cease-fire struck by President Trump. Four ships were allowed to pass Wednesday, the fewest so far in April. Iran is requiring ships to work out toll arrangements ahead of time and then pay the fees in cryptocurrency or Chinese yuan, mediators and shipbrokers said."
1 week agoAn oil products tanker attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz has made an 180 degree turn and is headed back towards the Persian Gulf. AIS from @MarineTraffic
Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense: Iranian aggression targeted several facilities belonging to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, as well as power plants and water desalination plants.
Iran has told vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz that it is still closed, and any ship that attempts to transit will be targeted and destroyed - Reuters
The Central Bank of Bahrain and the Central Bank of the UAE sign a currency swap agreement between the Bahraini dinar and the UAE dirham worth 2 billion Bahraini dinars.
President Trump told there may be a Joint US-Iran venture to charge tolls in Strait of Hormuz: “We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people.” “It’s a beautiful thing”
The Japanese Prime Minister: I contacted the Iranian President and asked Iran to guarantee the safety of all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
