

The U.S. military carried out “self-defense strikes” on Monday in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The strikes were designed “to protect our troops from th…
Adnoc’s Tankers Are Slipping Oil, Gas and Fuel Through HormuzBloomberg.com Oil Slides as Ships Move Toward HormuzWSJ Oil and LNG tankers exit Hormuz, heading for Pakistan and ChinaReuters More Tankers Make It Through the Strait of HormuzCrude Oil Prices Today…

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has been quietly ferrying oil and gas shipments out of the Persian Gulf using its own fleet, apparently circumventing both the Iranian navy and US warships to reach energy-starved customers.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said "good news" on the Iran negotiations could come sometime on May 24, telling reporters during a trip to India there's had been "significant progress" in the talks.
LNG tanker departs Hormuz for India, marking the first shipment since the Iran war began amid ongoing regional tensions.
The Strait of Hormuz would reopen, and Iran would agree to clear the mines it deployed, Axios reports.

Global oil markets remain under severe stress as Hormuz disruptions, weak economic data, and tightening inventories reshape energy flows worldwide. Friday, May 22, 2026 In a week of contradicting narratives, the largest ever US inventory drawdown sparked only…
Global oil markets remain under severe stress as Hormuz disruptions, weak economic data, and tightening inventories reshape energy flows worldwide.

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to travel to India next week to discuss oil sales.

In 1973, the weapon was oil. In 2026, Tehran is reaching for the internet. An IRGC with supervisory authority over data flowing between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv under Hormuz is not a hypothetical threat. It is a strategic catastrophe waiting to materialize. Opi…
The UAE said it is racing to complete a new pipeline by next year that will double its oil export capacity bypassing the waterway.

Air power alone is not going to secure Hormuz or remove the Iranian government. Their command-and-control structure is a decentralized mosaic governed by preapproved wartime protocols, with a backup plan for every leader, including three to seven predesignate…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The military situation around Hormuz remains active even as diplomacy accelerates behind the scenes. US Central Command said Thursday that Iranian forces launched missiles, drones, and small boats toward US naval vessels trans…
India's refinery operations remain robust despite global energy market disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The nation has diversified crude purchases, increasing imports from multiple sources, including significant Russian oil acquisition, to mainta…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. appears to have been able to export a second liquefied natural gas shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, even as the Iran war halts most traffic.

The Middle East conflict makes clear that great‑power politics now matter as much as OPEC quotas and output Read Full Article at RT.com

There are three pipelines operating now to take oil around the Hormuz blockage. The East-West Crude Oil Pipeline (Petroline) in Saudi Arabia, and the UAE’s ADCOP pipeline and the Iraq Kirkuk–Ceyhan (Turkey) Pipeline. The Iraq Turkey pipelin is at an initial ~…

Reliance Industries ramps up LPG output and cuts alkylate production as India faces a severe gas shortage due to Hormuz disruption and reduced imports.

Assessment of all textiles and handicrafts hubs underway as continued Red Sea-Hormuz blockade affects supplies; GAIL ready to tap volatile spot market

Assessment of all textiles and handicrafts hubs underway as continued Red Sea-Hormuz blockade affects supplies; GAIL ready to tap volatile spot market