Middle East is a major source of oil and LNG globally
India and other Asian countries are most dependent on Middle East oil and gas, which makes them vulnerable to supply disruptions if the conflict that has erupted following the Israeli and U.S.
EUROPE GAS-European Gas Prices Close Higher on Disruption to LNG Shipments
The benchmark European wholesale gas price closed Monday around 35-40% more expensive, after major LNG exporter Qatar Energy announced that it had stopped production due to attacks in the Middle East.
Sugar prices rise on fears that the Iran war will increase ethanol demand and lower sugar production
The world sugar price rose 'on Monday, on the fear that the U.S./Israel war against Iran, which is disrupting energy supplies worldwide, would cause Brazilian sugar?cane…
Spain's Moeve joins forces with Masdar to launch a $1.2 billion green hydrogen project
The Spanish energy company Moeve approved a major green hydrogen investment project that involved more than one billion euros ($1.2 billion) of investments. Masdar, an Abu Dhabi renewable energy company…
China Oil Refiners Feel Safe From Iran Conflict Disruption with Crude Stockpile
Refiners in China, the world's top oil importer, have enough supply on hand to weather near-term disruption from the Iran conflict, bolstered by recent record purchases…
Hang Tung, a Chinese analyst, said that Brazil's sorghum imports are limited now but will increase in 2026.
The head of Chinese sorghum trader Hang Tung’s Brazilian unit said that tight supplies were limiting Brazil's sorghum shipments in the first half of the year. He added that…
Spain's Moeve joins forces with Masdar to launch a $1.2 billion green hydrogen project
Spanish energy company Moeve approved a major green hydrogen project that involves more than 1 billion euros ($1.2billion) in investment, with Abu Dhabi renewable energy company Masdar as a "minority" partner.
Venture Global lowers its 2026 profit forecast due to the winter storm and LNG margin squeeze
Venture Global, a U.S.-based company that produces LNG, reported a core profit for 2026 below Wall Street's expectations due to the?impacts of Winter Storm Fern?and margin compression during?the first quarter.
Minister says Austria will deepen its cooperation with Abu Dhabi
Austrian Economy Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer announced that the country plans to expand economic cooperation with Abu Dhabi following the creation of Borouge Group International (BGI)…
Venture Global lowers its 2026 profit forecast due to the winter storm and LNG margin squeeze
Venture Global, a U.S. LNG company, forecast its 2026 core profit to be?below Wall Street's expectations on Monday. This was due to the?impacts of Winter Storm Fern as well…
Asia's dependence on Middle East oil and LNG
Asia is highly dependent on Middle East oil and gas, which makes it vulnerable to a prolonged disruption of supply if the conflict that has erupted following the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran continues.
EUROPE GAS - European gas prices rise by more than 25% due to Middle East conflict
Standard Dutch and British wholesale gas prices rose by more than 25 percent on Monday after Iran?and Israel intensified?attacks?in the Middle East?and?after the suspension…
China shares steady as energy and defence shares surge, offsetting airline losses; HK drops
China's benchmark equity indexes were not significantly changed Monday in the aftermath of a conflict with Iran. Increases in gold, energy and defence stocks offset declines in airline and tourism shares.
Raychaudhuri: Indian equities are a bright spot in the market.
Indian stocks, once the darlings of global investors have been underperforming other emerging markets in the past year due to?trade tensions and falling earnings estimates…
Russia warns of a possible oil shortage due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the closing of 'the Strait of Hormuz' to shipping would lead to "significant imbalances" in a global oil and gas market.
Putin condemns the killing of Iran’s Khamenei, but has offered little more than condolences.
The Russian president Vladimir Putin condemned Sunday the murder of Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a "cynical", but offered Moscow's ally little else in public than condolences.
OPEC+ discusses oil production boost as US war against Iran disrupts shipments
Two OPEC+ source said that OPEC+ would consider a bigger-than-expected 'oil production increase' on Sunday. This is after the U.S. and Israel war against OPEC+ Member Iran…
Barclays predicts Brent crude oil will reach $100 per barrel following the US and Israel's strike on Iran
Barclays increased its Brent crude oil futures forecast to around $100 per barrel, up from $80.00 on Friday, following the bombing of several Iranian sites by Israel and the United States.
Sources say that oil and gas traders and majors suspend their shipments via Hormuz due to US attacks on Iran.
Four trading sources reported on Saturday that some oil majors, as well as top trading houses, have suspended shipments of crude oil, fuel, and liquefied gas (LNG) via the Strait of Hormuza…
DNO and Dana Gas stop Kurdistan production after U.S. - Israel strikes on Iran
Oslo-listed DNO, and Dubai-listed DNA Gas, halted oil and gas production in their respective fields, located in Kurdistan, Iraq, out of caution, following the United States' and Israel's strikes against Iran.