Crude oil trading, benchmark market topics, upstream production and the physical flows that connect them.
Crude Oil Trading
Oil prices backed off recent five-week highs as U.S. statements and recovering shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz mitigated immediate Middle East supply concerns.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Crude Oil Trading
A Friday evening announcement claiming US control over Venezuelan crude reserves landed after WTI futures trading closed, highlighting the dynamics of market timing and energy policy disclosures.
03 Sept 2026 · Latin America
Crude Oil
Observed waterborne crude shipments from Saudi Arabia fell to 3 million barrels per day in August as security threats across the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz restricted tanker movements.
03 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Upstream & Production
Seven key alliance members prepare for a virtual policy meeting as physical crude supply lags quotas due to ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Eastern Europe.
03 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Crude Oil Trading
Independent processors in China are securing prompt ESPO cargoes at high spot differentials to replace disrupted Iranian crude flows.
03 Sept 2026 · Asia-Pacific
Upstream & Production
Commodities trader Vitol has agreed to sell its Delaware Basin upstream venture to Verde Operating Company in an equity and debt-backed deal.
03 Sept 2026 · North America
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