Energy, shipping and markets

10/23Brent settles at $116.72, a six-month high, as the Houthis claim more attacks on Saudi Arabia; Aramco sends Dhahran staff home

Saudi Arabia · 1 source

10/22Drewry: World Container Index at $4,585 per 40ft box, highest in 15 weeks

Global container shipping · 1 source

10/21US sanctions a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels it says help Iran's shadow fleet

Iran · 1 source

10/20Freightos: FBX transpacific rates at $8,126 per box as Red Sea traffic returns

Global container shipping · 1 source

10/15US sanctions the Iraq Development Bank and 25 other entities and people over Iran ties

Iraq · 2 sources

10/14EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines to take the risks into account when operating in Jordanian airspace

Jordan · 1 source

10/13IMF cuts 2026 Gulf growth forecasts over the prolonged Hormuz closure and projects the region will shrink 2 percent

Middle East · 2 sources

10/09Trump says Russia will supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately to ease prices driven up by the war

United States · 1 source

10/09EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of Saudi airspace at any altitude

Saudi Arabia · 1 source

10/08US sanctions 22 tankers and dozens of people and firms linked to Iran's oil trade

Iran · 1 source

10/08Drewry: World Container Index at $4,351 per 40ft box, down 2% as Suez return weighs on Asia-Europe

Global container shipping · 1 source

10/06Saudi energy minister says the East-West pipeline is back to 5.8 million barrels a day after September drone strikes

Manama · 1 source

10/06World Bank forecasts the Middle East economy will shrink 2.1 percent in 2026 because of the war, with Qatar down 20.9 percent

Middle East · 1 source

10/05Kpler data show Gulf crude exports above pre-war levels on several late-September days; an IRGC commander calls flows negligible

Strait of Hormuz · 2 sources

10/02G7 agrees to release up to 100 million barrels of oil reserves, front-loading diesel, through the IEA

Paris · 1 source

10/01US Treasury makes Iran's car and rail industries sanctionable and designates carmakers Iran Khodro and SAIPA

Iran · 2 sources

10/01EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of Syrian airspace at any altitude

Syria · 1 source

09/30EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in Iranian airspace at any altitude

Iran · 1 source

09/30EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate over the waters of the Persian Gulf at any altitude

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman · 1 source

09/30EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in Iraqi airspace at any altitude

Iraq · 1 source

09/30EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of Lebanese airspace at any altitude

Lebanon · 1 source

09/30EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in parts of Yemeni airspace at any altitude

Yemen · 1 source

09/29Iran's rial falls to a record low above 2.5 million to the dollar; medicine prices soar under blockade and sanctions

Tehran · 2 sources

09/29US sanctions 10 people and entities it accuses of procuring weapons components for Iran's military

Iran · 1 source

09/26US Treasury says Turkey and Oman halted Mahan Air flights and Gulf banks cut Iranian transactions under US pressure

Iran · 3 sources

09/24UAE suspends all flights by Iranian airlines indefinitely, citing US sanctions

United Arab Emirates · 2 sources

09/23UAE central bank bars Iran's Bank Melli from operating in the country

United Arab Emirates · 2 sources

09/22Baghdad and Muscat stop accepting Iranian flights as expanded US aviation sanctions take effect

Baghdad · 1 source

09/22Saudi Arabia restarts the drone-damaged East-West pipeline at a low rate, sources tell Reuters

Yanbu · 2 sources

09/19Turkey's banking regulator revokes the licence of Bank Mellat's Istanbul branch

Istanbul · 1 source

09/17US sanctions an Iranian crypto exchange it says processed Hormuz transit payments to Iran's new strait authority

Iran · 1 source

09/16Two pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline were damaged in last week's attack, sources tell Reuters

Saudi Arabia · 1 source

09/15Congressional Budget Office puts US cost of the Iran war at $38 billion through 1 August, rising $3 billion a month

United States · 3 sources

09/15Reuters: Hormuz transits at four a day against a 10-day average of 18

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

09/10US Treasury sanctions firms and individuals in Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey it says support Hezbollah and Kataib Hezbollah

United States · 1 source

09/10Iran suspends its 10% charge on freight fees for foreign tankers carrying its oil and gas, Fars reports

Iran · 1 source

09/09Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after tanker strikes and Houthi attacks on Saudi oil

World · 1 source

09/08US sanctions all remaining Iranian airlines and foreign service providers, 36 targets in all

United States · 1 source

09/08US Treasury suspends Iran licences for bunkering, emergency ship repairs and overflight payments

Washington · 2 sources

09/06Iran raises gasoline prices for drivers using over 110 litres a month, citing war and sanctions

Iran · 1 source

09/04US diesel reaches a record average of $5.85 a gallon, AAA says, as Hormuz traffic stays low

United States · 2 sources

09/04US Treasury sanctions three Turkey-based Golden Global firms over Iran links

United States · 1 source

09/02Iran's rial falls to a record low above 2.2 million to the dollar after a week of renewed strikes

Iran · 1 source

08/31EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate over the waters of the Persian Gulf at any altitude

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman · 1 source

08/28US moves to cut Banque Misr's UAE branches off from dollar transactions over Iran dealings

United Arab Emirates · 2 sources

08/28US Treasury adds Iran-related sanctions on a Hong Kong entity and a person tied to Bank Melli as the war reaches six months

Iran · 1 source

08/26Indian refiners and a major energy firm plan to avoid ships on Iran's Hormuz blacklist, sources say

Gulf of Oman · 1 source

08/24US Treasury launches a broad Iran sanctions campaign, designating nearly 60 targets and five sectors

Iran · 2 sources

08/22US says Navy-escorted convoys move over 8 million barrels a day through Hormuz; tracking data cannot confirm it

Strait of Hormuz · 2 sources

08/20Drewry: World Container Index at $4,526 per 40ft box, up 4% on transpacific rates

Global container shipping · 1 source

08/12IEA deepens its forecast 2026 oil supply fall to 4.3 million barrels a day and sees a 1.8 million barrel third-quarter deficit

Paris · 1 source

08/11EIA raises its third-quarter Brent forecast to $85 as it assumes Hormuz disruption lasts through August

Washington · 2 sources

08/11Freightos: FBX Asia to US East Coast at a new high of $9,400 per box

Global container shipping · 1 source

08/10US Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls below 300 million barrels for the first time since 1983

United States · 2 sources

08/07US Treasury sanctions seven entities and five people in Iran's shadow banking networks

Washington · 1 source

08/05CAPMAS: Suez Canal revenue $1.26 billion in second quarter of 2026, up 13% on the first

Suez Canal · 1 source

08/04Aramco says the war has cost the world more than 2.6 billion barrels of oil

Dhahran · 1 source

08/03Oil falls about 5% to a three-week low after Trump holds off strikes on Iran

Global oil markets · 1 source

08/02Seven OPEC+ producers agree a further 188,000 barrel a day output rise for September

Riyadh · 1 source

07/27Oil falls more than 6 percent as the US-Iran strike pause holds over the weekend

World · 1 source

07/23Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel for the first time since May after the Houthi tanker attacks

World · 3 sources

07/22EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in Bahraini, Kuwaiti, Qatari or Emirati airspace, or over the western Gulf of Oman

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman · 1 source

07/21Hegseth tells senators the Iran war has cost the US military $37.5bn and asks for more to restock missiles

Washington, D.C. · 3 sources

07/21gCaptain: Hormuz hull war-risk premiums between 3% and 10% of insured value

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

07/17Marsh: Hormuz war-risk rates between 3% and 10% of hull value, against about 0.25% before the war

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

07/14US sanctions Shamkhani shipping network and freezes $130m in crypto wallets tied to Iran's central bank

United States · 2 sources

07/14EASA advises airlines not to operate in Bahraini, Kuwaiti, Qatari or Emirati airspace, or over the western Gulf of Oman

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman · 1 source

07/13Brent jumps about 8% to near $82 and Asian stocks fall as fighting resumes; Kpler counts six transits on 12 July

Strait of Hormuz · 2 sources

07/10IEA says renewed fighting threatens the oil supply recovery; world demand on track for first fall since 2020

Strait of Hormuz · revised (r2) · 2 sources

07/10US Treasury imposes its first new Iran sanctions since the memorandum, naming financier Ali Ansari and exchange houses

United States · 1 source

07/09Drewry: World Container Index at $4,639 per 40ft box, highest since September 2024

Global container shipping · 1 source

07/08EASA advises airlines not to operate in Iranian airspace at any altitude

Iran · 1 source

07/07US Treasury revokes the license that allowed Iranian oil sales; Iran calls it a breach of the memorandum

United States · 2 sources

07/05Seven OPEC+ members agree to raise output by 188,000 barrels a day from August

Saudi Arabia · 1 source

07/02Brent falls below $71, its lowest since the day before the war began

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

07/02Drewry: World Container Index at $4,530 per 40ft box, up 9% in a week

Global container shipping · 1 source

07/01EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese airspace at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

06/24Brent settles at $73.74 after touching its lowest level since the day before the war

World · 2 sources

06/24EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese airspace at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

06/22US Treasury issues a 60-day general license authorising Iranian oil production, sale and shipping

United States · 1 source

06/16Brent falls below $80 for the first time since early March as US-Iran deal advances

World · 1 source

06/15Oil falls almost 5 percent to the lowest since March as markets price the US-Iran deal

World · 2 sources

06/11Drewry: World Container Index at $3,549 per 40ft box, up 3% as peak season starts early

Global container shipping · 1 source

06/10EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese airspace at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

05/31Iran says gas output resumed from three South Pars offshore platforms while repairs continue at damaged plants

Asaluyeh · 1 source

05/29US Treasury sanctions firms, vessels and Hong Kong entities tied to Iranian oil and petrochemical sales

Washington · 1 source

05/27Oil falls as markets bet on a US-Iran deal: WTI settles 5.5 percent lower at $88.68 and Brent near $92

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

05/24Brent falls more than 5 percent to about $98 as markets react to Trump's deal remarks

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

05/16UAE says it will speed up a new Abu Dhabi to Fujairah oil pipeline to double export capacity outside Hormuz

Fujairah · 1 source

05/14Drewry: World Container Index at $2,553 per 40ft box, up 12% in a week

Global container shipping · 1 source

05/12Pentagon puts the cost of the Iran war at $29 billion as senators press Hegseth on stockpiles

Washington, D.C. · 1 source

05/12EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese airspace at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

05/12EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in Syrian airspace at any altitude

Syria · 1 source

05/12EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of Yemeni airspace at any altitude

Yemen · 1 source

05/11US sanctions 12 people and entities over Iranian oil sales to China after similar UK measures

Washington, D.C. · 2 sources

05/05EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

05/03Seven OPEC+ members agree a 188,000 barrel a day rise in June targets after the UAE exit

Vienna · 1 source

05/01US sanctions Iranian currency exchange firms and a China-based oil terminal; warns against paying Hormuz tolls

Washington, D.C. · 1 source

05/01UAE departure from OPEC and OPEC+ takes effect

United Arab Emirates · 2 sources

04/30Brent crude spikes above 126 dollars, a four-year high, before paring gains

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

04/30EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

04/28UAE says it will leave OPEC and OPEC+ on 1 May, ending nearly 60 years of membership

United Arab Emirates · 2 sources

04/27Freightos: Shanghai to Jebel Ali container rates have quadrupled since the war began

Global container shipping · 1 source

04/24US sanctions Chinese refiner Hengli and about 40 shadow-fleet firms and vessels over Iranian oil

Washington · 1 source

04/24EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in parts of the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

04/23Lufthansa cuts 20,000 short-haul flights through October as jet fuel prices double

Frankfurt · 1 source

04/20Oil rebounds more than 5 percent after Touska seizure and renewed Hormuz restrictions

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

04/16IEA head says Europe may have about six weeks of jet fuel left

Europe · 1 source

04/12Saudi Arabia says East-West pipeline is back at full capacity of about 7 million barrels a day after attacks

Saudi Arabia · 1 source

04/12IMF PortWatch: Hormuz ship arrivals averaged 12 a day in mid-April, 88% below the pre-war week

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

04/10TotalEnergies shuts SATORP refinery on Saudi Arabia's east coast after war damage

Jubail · 2 sources

04/09EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in parts of the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

04/07Freightos: FBX transpacific rates up nearly 40% since just before the Iran war

Global container shipping · 1 source

04/02Drewry: World Container Index at $2,287 per 40ft box, unchanged as bunker costs rise

Global container shipping · 1 source

03/31WTI breaks $100 and US petrol averages above $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022

United States · 2 sources

03/30Brent tops $116 a barrel as markets reopen; Asian stocks fall more than 4 percent

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

03/27EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in parts of the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

03/20US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded on tankers to ease fuel prices

Washington · 2 sources

03/19US approves $16bn in arms sales to UAE and Kuwait and issues a 60-day Jones Act waiver

Washington · 1 source

03/19Drewry: World Container Index at $2,172 per 40ft box, up 2%, as Hormuz disruption lifts fuel surcharges

Global container shipping · 1 source

03/18Iraq resumes limited oil exports of 250,000 barrels a day through Turkey's Ceyhan, bypassing the Gulf

Ceyhan · 1 source

03/18EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines not to operate in parts of the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

03/17US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent resigns in protest at the war

Washington · 2 sources

03/17Freightos: FBX Asia to Mediterranean up 15% to about $4,300 per box as war surcharges loom

Global container shipping · 1 source

03/17EnterpriseAM: Hormuz war-risk quotes reach 7.5% to 10% of hull value for higher-risk ships

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

03/13US offers up to $10 million for information on Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials

United States · 2 sources

03/12Brent rises back above $100 after tanker attacks and Iraqi terminal shutdown

Global oil markets · 1 source

03/11IEA members agree record release of 400 million barrels from emergency oil stocks

Global oil markets · 2 sources

03/11US to release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as its share of the IEA action

United States · 1 source

03/11EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

03/10Oil prices fall sharply after Trump says the war will end soon

Global oil markets · 3 sources

03/09G7 finance ministers and IEA discuss oil stock release but reach no decision

France · 2 sources

03/09Brent nears $120 in early trade before paring gains

Strait of Hormuz · 2 sources

03/08Oil passes $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as Gulf exports stall

Strait of Hormuz · 2 sources

03/06The News: Gulf war-risk premiums at 1% of hull value, from 0.08% before the crisis

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

03/06EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

03/04Freightos: Shanghai to Jebel Ali rates more than double after Hormuz closes

Global container shipping · 1 source

03/03Marsh: Hormuz tanker war-risk rates were about 0.25% of hull value before the war and set to at least double

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

03/02Brent jumps as much as 13 percent to $82 as markets open after strikes

Global oil markets · 1 source

03/02EASA renews its advice for airlines not to operate in the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source

02/28EASA advises airlines not to operate in the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf at any altitude

Middle East and Persian Gulf · 1 source