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strait of hormuz

Crude Oil Trading

Crude Futures Retreat as Hormuz Transits Show Signs of Recovery

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

Energy Infrastructure

Gulf Security Escalations Drive Crude Volatility as Regional Infrastructure Bypasses Accelerate

Volatile price swings and plummeting Strait of Hormuz shipping volumes have prompted Gulf nations to expedite long-term pipeline and transit alternatives.

08 Sept 2026 · Middle East

Markets

Global Fertiliser Supply Chains Face Maritime Bottlenecks and Feedstock Shortages

Transit chokepoints in the Strait of Hormuz and natural gas curtailments across North Africa and Asia are driving up urea prices and exposing systemic risks in agricultural supply chains.

04 Sept 2026 · Global

Crude Oil

Saudi Crude Exports Fall to Nine-Year Low Amid Escalating Maritime Risks

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

OPEC+ Core Group Likely to Hold October Output Steady Amid Middle East Transit Disruptions

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