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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
Strait of Hormuz Traffic Sank To Just Six Vessels Monday

Vessel traffic at the Strait of Hormuz continues to decline as last week’s hopes of negotiations of a U.S.-Iran deal began to fade, yet again. …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Plan Stalls One Year After Washington Breakthrough

One year after the signing of a provisional peace deal in Washington, DC, American, Armenian, and Azerbaijani officials continue to exude optimism about the potential …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
China's Coal-to-Gas Industry Set to Triple by 2030, Rystad Says

As nations race to cut import exposure to geopolitical tensions, China is building the world’s only large-scale coal-to-gas (CTG) industry as a strategic buffer against …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
Iran Says Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until U.S. Meets Its Conditions

Iran said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless the United States ends the war and meets Tehran’s conditions, raising the bar …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
Gold Nears Two-Month High Ahead of Wednesday's CPI Report

Gold pushed toward $4,450 an ounce Tuesday, its best level in about two months, as a stalled U.S.-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
Russian Crude Exports Drop to Lowest Since May

Russia’s seaborne crude exports fell to their lowest level since May as recovering refinery runs pulled barrels back into domestic processing and attacks disrupted loading …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
IEA Numbers Point to a Two-Speed Recovery in Global Fuel Prices

Five months after the U.S. and Israel opened a war with Iran, global fuel markets still haven't settled down, and the latest IEA data prove …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
France's Power Prices Jump 22% as Heatwave Trims Nuclear Output

The new heatwave in France is curbing nuclear power generation in Europe's biggest nuclear electricity supplier and leading to spiking day-ahead power prices. France's day-ahead …

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Oilprice.com • 11 Aug 2026
Brent Could Hit $100 as Hormuz Crisis Flares Again

Hormuz tensions are flaring again as Iranian exports collapse, pushing Brent toward $87 and raising the risk of another run toward $100. China’s Crude Drawdown …

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Santos completes first crude oil loading from Alaska’s Pikka phase 1
Offshore Technology • 11 Aug 2026
Santos completes first crude oil loading from Alaska’s Pikka phase 1

Santos has completed the first loading of crude oil cargo from the Pikka phase 1 development located on Alaska’s North Slope, marking the start of …

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SBM Offshore selects Siemens Energy for Brazil Sergipe-Alagoas FPSOs
Offshore Technology • 11 Aug 2026
SBM Offshore selects Siemens Energy for Brazil Sergipe-Alagoas FPSOs

Siemens Energy has been chosen by SBM Offshore to provide power generation and gas compression systems for Petrobras’ platforms in Brazil’s Sergipe-Alagoas basin.

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Oman confirms oil spill from grounded tanker spreads across 400km²
Offshore Technology • 11 Aug 2026
Oman confirms oil spill from grounded tanker spreads across 400km²

A crude oil spill from the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi has spread across almost 400km2 off Oman’s coast, according to Omani government.

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