In a sharp escalation of the ongoing regional conflict, Iran has placed the United Arab Emirates’ strategic Fujairah oil export terminal squarely in its sights. Once hailed as a masterstroke of energy security engineering, the Fujairah terminal and its connected pipeline have become a focal point of vulnerability as Tehran retaliates against perceived U.S.-linked operations […]
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In the latest escalation of maritime attacks in the Persian Gulf amid the ongoing Iran conflict, a fully laden Kuwaiti crude oil supertanker was struck early Tuesday by what authorities described as an Iranian drone or an unknown projectile while anchored in Dubai waters. The incident occurred at approximately 12:10 a.m. local time in Anchorage, […]
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Brent crude prices surged from approximately $73 per barrel pre-crisis to peaks near $120 in just 10 days following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described this as the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” with Gulf producers […]
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President Donald J. Trump delivered a no-holds-barred message on Truth Social today that is already sending shockwaves through global energy markets and diplomatic circles. In a post targeting “allies” who sat on the sidelines during U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran, Trump declared that the era of America single-handedly guaranteeing safe passage for Middle East […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was originally published on America Outloud by Ronald Stein, and we recommend you subscribe to his lists below. A Trillion-Dollar Contradiction: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Electricity is becoming the most valuable commodity on earth. The AI revolution will drive demand to levels that intermittent power from breezes and sunshine […]
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In a dramatic escalation of the Iran conflict, Iranian drone strikes have repeatedly hammered the UAE’s Fujairah oil terminal — the critical endpoint of the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP, also known as Habshan–Fujairah). This pipeline was one of the region’s primary bypass routes around the now-blocked Strait of Hormuz. Multiple attacks in mid-March […]
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In a remarkable display of strategic foresight and engineering resilience, Saudi Arabia has ramped its East-West Pipeline—also known as the Petroline—to full capacity of 7 million barrels per day (bpd), fully bypassing the disrupted Strait of Hormuz. This milestone comes at a critical moment. The ongoing Iran conflict has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz […]
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The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, halting nearly all tanker traffic through the critical chokepoint that normally carries about 20% of global oil and LNG trade, along with roughly 5 million barrels per day (mbd) of refined petroleum products. JP Morgan Commodities Research has modeled the ripple […]
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The global energy domino is falling fast — and it is carving the world into two stark categories: nations with enough fuel buffers, refining muscle, and diplomatic leverage to ride out the storm, and those staring down fuel rationing, failed harvests, and economic free-fall. One month into the Iran war, the closure of the Strait […]
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Russia’s two largest oil export terminals on the Baltic Sea — Primorsk and Ust-Luga — have suspended all crude oil and petroleum product loadings following a series of intense Ukrainian drone attacks this week. The shutdowns represent one of the most severe disruptions to Russian energy exports in modern history and come amid escalating Ukrainian […]
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