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September 11, 2026
Three sources said that on Friday, the Houthis were threatening the Red Sea and the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked President Donald Trump for military support on Thursday. Sources say that Trump spoke to the Saudi leader at least twice on Thursday, and he did not consent to U.S.
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September 11, 2026
Spot premiums on Azerbaijani BTC crude have risen to multi-month highs over $10 per barrel compared with dated Brent, for late-September and early-October-loading cargoes. This is due to escalating risks in the Middle East, as well as the Black Sea.
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September 11, 2026
According to Yemeni, Iranian, and regional sources, the Houthi's rapid advance along Yemen's Red Sea Coast this week was a direct result of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which sought?to open up a new front for Iran's conflict with the U.S. The Houthis…
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September 11, 2026
Preliminary shiptracking data on 'Friday showed that the number of vessel transits in the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven from 11 the day before, well below the 10-day average of 15. According to ship tracking software Kpler, as of 0306 GMT, out of?the seven ships…
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September 10, 2026
According to Yemeni, Iranian and regional sources, the 'lightning Houthi' advance this week down Yemen's Red Sea Coast was a direct result of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, who were seeking to open up a new front for Iran's war with the U.S. The Houthis…
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September 10, 2026
?Vessel Transits in the Strait of Hormuz decreased slightly on Wednesday?to?seven,?compared to the?previous?day?s 12 preliminary shiptracking data revealed on Thursday. Levels were also lower than the 10 day average of 14. According to data, out of seven vessels, four exited and three entered.
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September 9, 2026
Iran's capture a U.S. underwater drone allows Tehran to study and possibly reverse engineer the vessel. This is a major setback for Anduril and the Pentagon. Anduril and the U.S. military have played down the importance of the drone ending up in Iranian hands.
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September 9, 2026
How much oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz each day? All are trying to solve the mystery, but come up with wildly divergent conclusions. This mystery is causing crude oil prices to rise at a higher rate than usual. Benchmark Brent crude rose to over $100 per barrel on Wednesday…
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September 9, 2026
How much oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz each day? All traders, energy executives, and government officials try to solve the mystery but come up with wildly divergent conclusions. This mystery is causing crude oil prices to be inflated…
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September 9, 2026
How much oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz each day? All are trying to solve the mystery, but they're coming up with wildly divergent conclusions. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that this mystery could have introduced a residual premium to crude prices…
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September 8, 2026
Preliminary shipping data on Wednesday showed that six?commodity ships transited the Strait of?Hormuz Tuesday. This is down from nine?aday earlier? and below?the 10-day?average of approximately 12. These figures may change, as some ships turn off their transponders while on voyage.
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September 8, 2026
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced on Tuesday that they had captured an unmanned U.S. submarine at the Strait of Hormuz. This was a rare opportunity to see how underwater drones were used for military operations. Iranian state media reported that the vessel 'was a Dive LD…
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September 8, 2026
On Tuesday, the Houthi movement in Yemen, which is backed by Tehran, fired missiles and drones on Saudi Arabian cities as well as energy facilities. This was part of a regional escalation that began more than six months after the U.S.-Iran war.
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September 8, 2026
A company executive stated on Tuesday that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is interested in buying more ships and improving its supply chain. "In 'KPC, we have our own fleet which we manage... We are on the market to purchase more ships," said…
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September 8, 2026
The shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed since the beginning of this week after Iran threatened to retaliate against any new U.S. strikes. Kpler data revealed on Tuesday that the number of cargo vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday was seven…
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September 7, 2026
The General Food Security Authority of Saudi Arabia announced a cancellation of a tender to buy '535,000 metric tons' (?metric tonnes)?of hard-milling wheat, because the offers submitted were not suitable. Saudi Arabia issued the tender for delivery in November and December last week.
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September 6, 2026
According to data released on Monday after U.S. and Iranian strikes on tankers, an average of ten commodity ships have transited the Strait of Hormuz each day in the last ten days. This is the lowest number since May. Kpler's data shows that the 10-day moving average was 10 on Sunday.
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September 5, 2026
Semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim reports that an Iranian?tanker? was?hit? by U.S. Forces on Saturday, near Iran's main oil export hub Kharg Island in the Gulf. According to a Tasnim reporter from Kharg Island, four U.S. rockets were fired in the vicinity of the island's anchorage.
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September 4, 2026
Three senior Iranian sources have said that the U.S. effort to choke Iran's economic growth by blocking its oil exports, and stopping sanctions evasion is becoming increasingly difficult to resist. Washington has been increasing economic pressure…
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September 4, 2026
Igor Sechin said that China, and not OPEC, had stabilized the global oil market by reducing crude exports by 5.5 millions barrels per day in this year. Sechin, the Russian energy manager who is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and the most influential in Russia…
