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Oil Trader CFOs Say Hormuz Closure Driving Wave of Disputes

Apr 22 2026 // The chief financial officers of some of the world’s top commodity trading houses warned that the protracted closure of the Strait of Hormuz may lead to a wave of disputes stemming from lost supply. Several oil and...

Low-Producing Oil Wells Cause Headaches for Texans

Apr 20 2026 // Some Texas oil wells gush hundreds of barrels of oil a day. But many are like the wells on Jackie Chesnutt’s ranch in West Texas that only trickle out a couple barrels a month. Chesnutt, a retired engineer, claims...

Pemex Undersea Pipeline Found to Cause Gulf Oil Spill

Apr 20 2026 // An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that soiled beaches, killed wildlife and sparked outrage from environmental groups was caused by a leaky pipeline owned by state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, the company said. A...

Sanctioned Russian Oil Ships Using Fake Insurance, Ukraine Says

Apr 16 2026 // A number of Russian shadow fleet tankers are transporting oil with insurance certificates from a company that doesn’t exist as it’s described in the documents, according to an intelligence assessment from...

Update: Here’s a List of Non-Iranian Oil Tankers Transiting Hormuz Since Start of War

Apr 14 2026 // The U.S. blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports adds to uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all-but-shut since the start of the Iran war. Ordinarily, roughly one fifth of...

Oil Tankers Steer Clear of Hormuz Ahead of US Blockade

Apr 13 2026 // Two Iranian-linked tankers exited the Gulf on Monday as other vessels began avoiding the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. said it would start blockading Iranian ports later in the day, unsettling shipping markets at a vital...

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