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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Brent Oil Price Tops $93 as U.S.-Iran Impasse Persists

Brent Crude futures prices topped $93 per barrel early in the morning in Europe on Thursday, hitting a three-week high amid fading hopes of U.S.-Iran …

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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Trump Threatens “Tremendous” Consequences for Countries Helping Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened any country helping Iran in any way with “tremendous economic consequences,” as the American Administration is ratcheting up economic pressure …

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Horizon announces first gas from Sinphuhorm Pad D in Thailand
Offshore Technology • 20 Aug 2026
Horizon announces first gas from Sinphuhorm Pad D in Thailand

Horizon Oil has reported that first gas production has commenced from the Sinphuhorm Pad D Facility Project in Thailand, reaching this milestone nearly 50 days …

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CN Energy begins oil production at Cold Lake project, Alberta
Offshore Technology • 20 Aug 2026
CN Energy begins oil production at Cold Lake project, Alberta

CN Energy Group (CNEY) has announced that production has begun at an oil well project in the Cold Lake region of Alberta, Canada, in which …

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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant to Global Oil Supply?

The reinstated U.S. blockade on Iranian oil exports is effectively preventing Tehran from exporting oil, making Iran’s oil volumes irrelevant for global oil market balances, …

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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Middle East Oil Crisis Sends Supertanker Prices to Record Highs

Demand for tankers from Middle Eastern oil producers has pushed prices to an all-time high, the Financial Times reported today, saying both new and second-hand …

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Panoro to acquire stake in Côte d’Ivoire’s Block CI-27 from DNO
Offshore Technology • 20 Aug 2026
Panoro to acquire stake in Côte d’Ivoire’s Block CI-27 from DNO

Panoro Energy has agreed to acquire DNO’s subsidiary DNO CI, which holds an indirect 9.09% interest in the gas-producing Block CI-27 offshore Côte d’Ivoire.

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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Elevated Oil Prices Push Japan’s Imports to an All-Time High

Japan’s import bill reached an all-time high in July, driven by higher oil prices, to a total of $76.39 billion. This was up by 27.8% …

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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Chinese Refiners Snap Up Iraqi Oil as Gulf Supply Routes Fracture

Chinese refiners are buying Iraqi crude, with recent purchases of 8 million barrels of Basrah Heavy and Basrah Medium for prompt delivery, Bloomberg has reported, …

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Oilprice.com • 20 Aug 2026
Coal Remains The Undisputed King Of Global Power

The world is installing wind turbines and solar panels faster than ever, but coal still generates more electricity than any other source, and by a …

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Oilprice.com • 19 Aug 2026
Hope Fades, Traders Brace for Extended Oil, LNG Squeeze

For most of the past six months, traders active on the commodity futures markets have been mostly optimistic. They have taken every statement by President …

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Oilprice.com • 19 Aug 2026
Russia’s Fuel Crisis Hits Moscow as Rationing Spreads

Russia has been subject to many months of a ramped-up long-range drone campaign out of Ukraine, chiefly targeting oil refineries as well as industrial sites …

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