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July 18, 2019
Oil extended gains after Iran confirmed it had seized an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf earlier this week.
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July 16, 2019
Oil extended losses below $60/bbl on the prospect of easing tensions between the U.S. and OPEC member Iran, and as Gulf of Mexico producers began resuming operations after a storm.
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July 08, 2019
Oil held above $57/bbl as rising tension in the Middle East kept investors wary of potential supply disruptions.
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July 08, 2019
An oil tanker, run by BP, is being kept inside the Persian Gulf in fear it could be seized by Iran in a response to the arrest by Gibraltar last week of a vessel hauling the Islamic Republic’s crude.
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July 07, 2019
Iran said an oil tanker that was seized by British forces near Gibraltar wasn’t destined for Syria.
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July 07, 2019
An oil tanker damaged in a bombing that was blamed on Iran is back in business. The ship’s first destination: Iran.
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July 02, 2019
Iran’s oil minister said a European mechanism to shield some trade with his country from crippling U.S. sanctions won’t be useful if it doesn’t allow for oil sales, as efforts to preserve the unraveling nuclear deal face a looming deadline.
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June 26, 2019
The United Arab Emirates appeared to distance itself from U.S. claims that pinned attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz on Iran.
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June 24, 2019
President Donald Trump is threatening Iran with additional sanctions on Monday, but there’s not much left for the U.S. to target because most of the Islamic Republic’s economy has been crippled by earlier penalties.
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June 23, 2019
Oil extended its rally after the U.S. said it was preparing new sanctions against Iran, further escalating tensions between the two states.
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June 20, 2019
Oil jumped the most this year after Iran shot down a U.S. drone and Donald Trump warned the Persian Gulf nation it made “a very big mistake,” stoking tensions in the epicenter of global crude production.
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June 20, 2019
Oil rose after Iran shot down a U.S. spy drone in its airspace, stoking Middle East tensions further after the attack on two tankers last week.
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June 19, 2019
After being hit by the trade war and U.S. sanctions on Iran, some Chinese buyers of liquefied petroleum gas from the Persian Gulf nation are finding it’s too tough a habit to kick.
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June 18, 2019
OPEC proposed mid-July meetings with its allies in Vienna to discuss extending production cuts, after talks between Russia and Iran made some progress toward resolving a standoff over the date.
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June 16, 2019
There’s “no doubt” Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf last week, and the U.S. will guarantee safe commercial navigation going forward with its partners, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said.
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June 14, 2019
The U.S. political and military standoff with Iran hardened as conflicting narratives about a pair of attacks on tankers near the Persian Gulf stoked regional tensions.
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June 13, 2019
The Trump administration blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, escalating tensions between the two rivals despite denials from officials in Tehran that they were behind the incidents.
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May 24, 2019
Just over a week ago, crude prices were surging as attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil tankers and pipeline network spurred fears that the Middle East was on the brink of military confrontation.
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May 16, 2019
Saudi Arabia accused Iran of ordering this week’s attack on key oil facilities, stoking concerns that the world’s largest oil-producing region is edging toward another war. Crude prices rose.
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May 16, 2019
When OPEC meets in Jeddah, their conversation will focus on Iran.
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May 16, 2019
The UAE “won’t jump the gun” and accuse Iran of sabotaging ships off its coast, as rising tensions in the Persian Gulf stoke concerns the region is teetering on the brink of another war.
