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Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

Thursday, March 26 by SRN News

As the Trump administration wages war on Iran, it's citing national security to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico - a move alarming environmental groups who say it could set a... Read More.

Europeans vow to get tougher on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers as a sea drone hits one of them

Thursday, March 26 by SRN News

A group of northern European countries vowed Thursday to harden the fight against Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers exporting its sanctioned oil, as Turkish officials said that one of those tankers approaching the Black Sea entrance to the Bosporus Strait was hit by a... Read More.

Wall Street bets US corporate earnings will withstand surging oil prices

Thursday, March 26 by SRN News

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street is confident that strong corporate earnings will prop up stock prices that have slumped since the Iran war began and set oil prices surging, rekindling worries about inflation. The S&P 500 has dropped nearly... Read More.

Japan shifts focus to oil in unorthodox scramble to talk up yen

Thursday, March 26 by SRN News

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - Japan is weighing a controversial plan to arrest the yen's slide: stepping into oil futures markets, sources say, as long-standing policy tools lose traction against stubborn inflation pressures. Details of the proposal remain scant, after Reuters reported on Monday that... Read More.

Asian stocks mostly fall and oil climbs again over Iran war de-escalation uncertainties

Thursday, March 26 by SRN News

HONG KONG (AP) - Asian stocks were mostly lower and oil prices gained on Thursday as a de-escalation of the Iran war remained uncertain. U.S. futures were down 0.1%. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was trading 0.3% lower at 53,607.75. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.9% to 5,537.30. Hong Kong's... Read More.

US oil prices rise as investors assess Middle East de-escalation

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices rose in early trade on Thursday, recovering some of the previous day's losses as investors assessed prospects for de-escalation in the Middle East and Iran reviewed a U.S. proposal to end the war, which has disrupted... Read More.

US tracking closely how to get oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz, White House says

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

By Nandita Bose and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said the United States is tracking "very closely" how to get oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. "As far as tankers through the Strait, it's... Read More.

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez pitches newly opened oil sector to investors at Miami summit

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez preached of lucrative long-term opportunities in her resource-rich country at a Saudi-backed investment summit on Wednesday, offering a window into how Venezuela's government is trying to lure investors to its oil sector. Addressing the Miami summit... Read More.

BlackRock CEO Fink warns of ‘global recession’ if oil goes to $150, BBC reports

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

March 25 (Reuters) - BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said oil prices could reach $150 a barrel and cause a "global recession" if Iran "remains a threat" even after the war ends. "If there is a cessation of war, and yet Iran remains a threat, a... Read More.

Oil falls more than 5% and Asian shares gain over Trump’s talk of negotiations with Iran

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

HONG KONG (AP) - Oil prices fell more than 5% and Asian shares gained on Wednesday over possibilities of a de-escalation of the Iran war and negotiations between the United States and Iran. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was up 2.8% to 53,721.30 in early trading. South... Read More.

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Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

Europeans vow to get tougher on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers as a sea drone hits one of them

Wall Street bets US corporate earnings will withstand surging oil prices

Japan shifts focus to oil in unorthodox scramble to talk up yen

Asian stocks mostly fall and oil climbs again over Iran war de-escalation uncertainties

US oil prices rise as investors assess Middle East de-escalation

US tracking closely how to get oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz, White House says

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez pitches newly opened oil sector to investors at Miami summit

BlackRock CEO Fink warns of ‘global recession’ if oil goes to $150, BBC reports

Oil falls more than 5% and Asian shares gain over Trump’s talk of negotiations with Iran

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