Oil
Qatar's UCC in talks for possible entrance into oil, gas areas in Venezuela, executive says
UCC, British BP, and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC, last month were granted a long-term license to develop the Loran gas project, one of the largestin Venezuela's waters.
Somali pirates kill five crew members before tanker rescue, state authorities say
Gas prices in Israel to reach all-time high at NIS 8.27 per liter amid worldwide price hikes
Trump predicts Cuba, US will make a deal
US Army weighs sending support units to Southern Command amid Cuba tensions - report
Multiple US officials told CBS News anonymously that the internal message was for continued military planning around Cuba, although the message itself did not specifically mention Cuba.
US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates in semi-autonomous Puntland region
"It was a counter-piracy operation that was carried out by our forces from two days ago and it's still going on," Mohamed Jama, the base commander for Puntland Maritime Police Force told Reuters.
UK stocks fall as lack of progress in US-Iran talks lifts oil prices
Oil prices rose more than 4% after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia and diplomatic talks between the US and Iran showed little sign of progress.
France to send military to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route, Macron says
Macron also said a US ban on diesel exports, which the White House has denied is under consideration, would be "catastrophic," both globally and for the US economy.
Ryanair CEO O’Leary says no fuel surcharge despite rising jet fuel price uncertainty
O’Leary said airfares may need to rise by 10%, 15%, or even 20% next summer if oil prices remain at their current elevated levels in the coming months.
Voices from the Arab Press: Red lines in Syria, Azerbaijani oil, and Anwar Sadat
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses of the Arab media around the world.
'Sponge of the sea': Israeli researchers develop aerogel that captures, breaks down oil spills
BGU researchers created an aerogel that could capture oil spills while helping oil-eating bacteria degrade the pollutants.
Saudi Aramco suspends European crude deliveries after East-West pipeline attack - report
The customers typically receive Saudi crude through long-term supply agreements, which provide regular monthly deliveries.
The Iran war is creating a new global energy risk beyond the Strait of Hormuz - analysis
Oil loadings at the Red Sea port of Yanbu were suspended, sources told Reuters, while Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline remained offline after attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure.
Panama-flagged oil tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, two crew members still missing
An Omani naval vessel evacuated 23 crew members, while two remain missing.
