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Strömavbrott i Dnipro efter rysk attack

Several Russian military freighters landed at Bushehr Air Base earlier today Bushehr Province

Trump aktiverade Defense Production Act för att öka den inhemska produktionen av olja, raffinering och logistik – och ansåg kapaciteten nödvändig för nationellt försvar, samt gav Försvarsdepartementet i uppdrag att genomföra köp, avtal och finansiellt stöd för att påskynda projekt.

Trump: Iran is doing everything they can to drive up the price of Oil prior to the U.S. Midterm Election. They are even making up fake hits, mines, and everything else, because more Oil is coming through the Hormuz Strait now than it did even prior to the beginning of the Conflict

Saudi Aramco has instructed staff to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran and work remotely, six sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment

The United States is "not negotiating" with Iran, and a development is expected "fairly soon". "Most people seem to think it's after the election, we're gonna see what happens." President Trump in a remark to @LibbeyDean_

Saudiarabiens energiministerium uppgav att luftförsvaret stoppade en drönarattack riktad mot en anläggning vid oljefältet Shaybah. Två invånare och ytterligare en person skadades i en fordonsbrand.

Four people killed and injured after drone strike on Shaybah oil field.

Syria's Directorate for Emergency and Disaster Management: Civil Defence teams have taken control of a fire caused by the leakage of flammable materials in one of the Jasba oil fields due to a power outage, with no casualties reported

Middle East oil flows averaged more than 24 million barrels in 24 hours (BPD) in the week through October 18th, above the prewar average of 23.3 million BPD, according to Kpler ship tracking data reported by The Wall Street Journal. To accomplish this, tankers load inside the Persian Gulf and run through the Strait of Hormuz, often with their automatic identification system (AIS) off and under U.S. air cover along Oman's coast, then transfer cargo to other ships near Oman before returning. That route moved about 14 million barrels a day, or 82% of prewar levels, in preliminary figures. Pipelines across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other alternative routes carry the rest of the regional total, or up to 10 million BPD. Kpler estimates about 40% of non Iranian Gulf crude oil bypassed the strait in September, up from 17% before the war. The Journal counts about 30 attacks on ships this month. Brent crude was around $108 a barrel yesterday

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued a report on an attack on a tanker approximately 30 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, in the northern part of the Persian Gulf. According to the vessel's master, the tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile at approximately 1830 UTC yesterday. The crew is reported to be safe, and no damage or environmental impact has been reported. A similar incident occurred on September 9th in the same area. Earlier this week, UKMTO acknowledged difficulties in reporting the true number of attacks, as most targeted vessels are refusing to provide information, likely in accordance with U.S. guidance. Attacks attributed to Iran, which have increased in frequency and range in recent weeks, have now targeted tankers north of Qatar and off Saudi Arabia's Al Jubayl

Putin uppgav att priserna på de globala marknaderna har sjunkit med 5-6 % efter beslutet om diesel. Han tillade att Ryssland kan leverera stora mängder gödselmedel till den amerikanska marknaden.

Ryska vicepremiärminister Novak: Första tankern med diesel kommer att avgå från Ryssland till USA imorgon, den 22 oktober. Tankerns lastkapacitet är 40 000 ton. Vi kommer att tillgodose USA:s behov av diesel inom våra möjligheter. Ytterligare tankrar kommer att avgå till USA inom kort.

Large fire erupts at oil refinery in Al-Hasakah governorate, Syria.

Energibolaget DTEK uppger att akuta strömavbrott har införts i delar av stadsdelarna Obolonskyj, Sjevtjenkivskyj och Svjatosjynskyj i Kyiv.

A massive hazardous materials incident hit the Sterling Pipe & Tube facility in Toledo, Ohio, after a methyl acrylate leak from a trailer triggered a dangerous chemical plume and fire.

From the @WSJ: "Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping system under U.S. protection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran's fiercest waves of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

Toledo has a major chemical leak at a factory that's blanketing the whole north side of the city. They have a 1 sq mile evacuation zone. Companies reporting they're unable to respond to calls because of zero visibility. Companies north of I-75 not to return to the fire house

Reports indicate a fire has broken out at the Baiji refinery in the Salah al-Din province of Iraq

Major chemical incident in Toledo, Ohio, triggers 3-mile "shelter in place" order and 0.6-mile evacuation zone. Local authorities monitor the situation.

Araqchi: We tried to open special routes for ships carrying Iraqi oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Ship owners and crews bear responsibility for crossing unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz

Tunnelbanetrafiken i Kyiv har stoppats efter uppgifter om en rysk attack mot en elstation.

US Central Command spokesperson to Al Jazeera: We cleared the international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz of mines

Iranian navy: We have detected a foreign oil carrier that caught fire in a prohibited area east of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran have reportedly given preliminary approval to a new compromise proposal from Qatar and Pakistan, per Reuters It follows a report Monday that a breakthrough deal between Washington and Tehran could be announced as soon as this week, and Iran's president saying Friday that Tehran is ready for dialogue

US willing to lift sanctions to allow India to refine more Venezuelan crude. "I believe that as more Venezuelan crude becomes available, that is something they can do," said Secretary Marco Rubio

Strömavbrott rapporterat i delar av Zhytomyr

Zelenskyj uppgav att han haft ett konkret samtal med Marco Rubio om tre huvudfrågor: robotar för att avvärja ballistiska missiler, tidig varning om ryska ballistiska attacker och återställande av Starlink/Starshield-tjänsterna. Han tackade Rubio för hans vilja att hjälpa och tydliga hållning och betonade att frågorna ingår i Ukrainas diplomatiska ansträngningar för att avsluta kriget och det fortsatta dödandet. De enades om att höras igen inom kort.

Drönattacker riktar in sig på kritisk energianläggning i Lviv-regionen