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Oil prices rise more than 2% amid stalled US-Iran diplomatic efforts
Offshore Technology • 24 Sep 2026
Oil prices rise more than 2% amid stalled US-Iran diplomatic efforts

Oil prices jumped over 2% on 24 September, Thursday, driven by limited progress in diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran and ongoing questions around …

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Oilprice.com • 24 Sep 2026
Morgan Stanley: Diesel Export Ban Would Push U.S. Gas Prices Higher

U.S. gasoline prices will spike further if the Trump Administration bans diesel exports, Morgan Stanley analysts say, as restrictions remain a debate amid record-high diesel …

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Oilprice.com • 24 Sep 2026
Indian Refiners Lift LPG Output Nearly 20% as Hormuz Blockage Chokes Imports

Indian state refiners are ramping up their production of liquefied petroleum gas amid a seasonal jump in demand as the country enters festive season and …

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Ashtead gets revised $661m buyout offer from Ember Infrastructure
Offshore Technology • 24 Sep 2026
Ashtead gets revised $661m buyout offer from Ember Infrastructure

Ashtead Technology said that it is reviewing a fresh non-binding takeover proposal from US-based private equity firm Ember Infrastructure Management.

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Oilprice.com • 24 Sep 2026
Southeast Asia Keeps Building Gas Plants Despite Hormuz LNG Shock

Countries in Southeast Asia are still building natural gas-fired power plants despite the price inflation in gas caused by the Middle East war. Asian countries …

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Oilprice.com • 24 Sep 2026
Brent Holds Above $102 as Iran Talks Stall Over Hormuz Conditions

Crude oil prices took a dip today amid reports that there was willingness for peace in the Middle East on both sides of the conflict. …

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Oilprice.com • 23 Sep 2026
Canada’s Oil Patch On Track For Biggest M&A Wave In A Decade

Nearly a decade ago, the Canadian Oil Patch recorded a major asset sale and consolidation wave as oil majors exited the oil sands in favor …

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Oilprice.com • 23 Sep 2026
White House Rules Out Diesel Export Ban as Prices Surge Above $6.50

The White House on Wednesday denied that the Administration is considering a ban on U.S. diesel exports, clarifying comments from President Donald Trump and Treasury …

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Oilprice.com • 23 Sep 2026
China's Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam for Supercritical CO2

China just broke ground on a revolutionary new hybridized energy production and storage facility. The power plant will store excess energy in the form of …

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Oilprice.com • 23 Sep 2026
Hormuz Workarounds Keep Gulf Oil Flowing—at a Steep Cost

Ship-to-ship transfers and pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, where available, have become the primary export route for most Middle Eastern oil. Oil producers in …

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Oilprice.com • 23 Sep 2026
Hormuz Supply Crisis to Change LNG Market Forever

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has turned roughly 20% of global LNG supply into something buyers now have to treat as interruptible. Nearly seven months …

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Oilprice.com • 23 Sep 2026
Uzbekistan Eyes Caspian and Black Sea Ports to Break Out of Central Asia

Uzbekistan is intent on establishing logistics lily pads on the shores of the Caspian and Black Seas to advance Tashkent’s Middle Corridor trade agenda. A …

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