Michael Kern What I Cover My focus spans the global energy landscape and the technologies reshaping it, specifically focusing on oil and gas, renewables, and tech-driven market… More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Michael Kern – Jun 08, 2026, 7:01 PM CDT Oil has been surging since the beginning […]
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By Irina Slav – Jun 08, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT Oil inventories are being rapidly depleted as 10–14 million bpd of Middle Eastern supply remains offline, prompting warnings from Chevron, Exxon, the IEA, and major banks of a looming supply crunch. Markets may be underestimating the risk, with traders betting on a Hormuz reopening even
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Russian authorities suspended train service for Crimea after a Ukrainian drone knocked out a locomotive, further squeezing commerce to the occupied Black Sea peninsula struggling with fuel shortages. The June 8 attack came days after Russian officials ordered new restrictions on commercial and passenger traffic along major highways leading to the region. For weeks, Ukraine’s
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By Josh Owens – Jun 07, 2026, 8:09 PM CDT Oil prices started the week higher after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel on Sunday night, heightening fears that U.S.-Iran peace talks might once again fall apart. At the time of writing, Brent crude had climbed 2.51% to $95.43 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate
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Separately, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) agreed to increase their oil output quotes for July by another 1,88,000 barrels per day, even as a continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz prevents them from implementing the same. Crude oil prices have rebounded in early Asian trading on Monday, June 8,
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OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments. But even if the cartel members vow to ramp up output by thousands of barrels per day, analysts say geopolitical realities mean they probably won’t move
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Trade Relations Sizwe Dlamini | Published 6 hours ago THE United States is proposing new tariffs on all products from South Africa following a Section 301 investigation into forced labour import prohibitions. The US Trade Representative completed its investigation into 60 countries, including South Africa, and found that South Africa failed to impose and effectively
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India I Manufacturing Push | Image: Unsplash Amid elevated oil prices, and inflation woes impacting India’s inflation outlook, the South Asian country is keen on identifying 100 products, which are not produced domestically even after existing production capability. On India’s inflation outlook, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra raised its projection for the financial year ending March
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By Josh Owens – Jun 03, 2026, 9:29 PM CDT Oil prices were under pressure in early Asian trade on Thursday following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The agreement could ultimately help clear the way for a broader U.S.-Iran deal, which would eventually see the Strait of Hormuz reopen and
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