Explainer Qatar blast underscores challenges in race to restart Gulf energy flows The deadly explosion marks an early test of Gulf efforts to revive oil and gas production following a historic energy supply shock caused by the US-Israel-Iran war. Qatar
Explainer What’s the status of Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran talks? Oil tankers continued to transit the strait in both directions, but many turned off their transponders over the weekend after Iran's military declared Hormuz closed once again. Iran
Oil falls more than 3% after Iran, US signal progress in talks International benchmark Brent crude fell to $78.68 as of 7:06 a.m. EDT. Iran
Explainer Oil’s slide wavers as Trump warns US-Iran deal ‘not final’ Brent crude prices briefly jumped back above $80 per barrel on Wednesday as traders digested conflicting signals about efforts to end the war and reopen Hormuz. Iran
3 Iranian tankers with 4.8M barrels of oil pass US blockade: What to know By Jared Szuba In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military
Exclusive US firm HKN Energy takes over 7 oil fields from Syria's Kurds By Amberin Zaman Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Turkey's Erdogan announces natural gas discovery in Black Sea Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Fatih drilling ship had found 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Sakarya gas field. News Brief
UN urges Houthis to permit inspection of aging oil tanker The Houthis, who control access to the FSO Safer, have prevented the UN from sending a technical team to assess the risk of a potential massive oil spill. Yemen
As GCC turns 40, all eyes on post-oil era The GCC alliance hopes for greater future economic growth in the Gulf. Legacy: Gulf
Egypt sets conditions for full normalization with Turkey Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry laid down several conditions that would serve as a basis for normalizing ties with Turkey, in light of the recent attempts at rapprochement between the two countries. Egypt
Biden administration poised to ax US oil company’s waiver for Kurdish-led northeast Syria The decision to withdraw the waiver to produce and sell oil in Syria has been presented by administration officials as a policy correction, not a shift. Syria
Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field Two workers were injured at the Greater Burgan field in southeast Kuwait. News Brief
Egypt rolls out $1 billion for oil exploration in Western Desert Egyptian companies are planning more than $1 billion in investments in the oil and natural gas sector in the Western Desert region. Egypt
Saudi oil company Aramco reports profit increase for start of 2021 The Saudi state-owned oil company's profits went up 30% due to the improved global economy amid the continued COVID-19 pandemic, according to its CEO. DONT USE - Gulf Pulse
Iraqi, Syrian oil ministers discuss gas imports The Iraqi and Syrian oil ministers talked about the possibility of transporting Egyptian gas to Iraq through Syria during a meeting in Baghdad. News Brief
Israeli company sells shares in natural gas field to Emirati group In a demonstration of the economic dividends of the Abraham Accords, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Petroleum is buying Israeli Delek Drilling’s shares in the Tamar natural gas field. Israel
Did Egypt make concessions in Halayeb and Shalateen issue to satisfy Sudan? Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Oil announced the updating of the map of the oil blocs in Sudan to be put up for international oil and gas investment, which includes blocs in the disputed area of Halayeb and Shalateen with Egypt, which raises questions as to possible new agreements between the two sides. Egypt
Qatar LNG expansion plan turns spotlight back on methane emissions The natural gas industry is a major emitter of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that receives less attention than carbon dioxide, despite having a much higher warming potential. Qatar
