Oil price reporter S&P Global Platts has suspended bids and offers for Middle East refined product price assessments that require transit through the Strait of Hormuz due to shipping disruptions from the US-Iran conflict, the firm told subscribers.
At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the chokepoint, shipping data showed, after US and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the region into turmoil.
Global oil prices surged on Monday as escalating hostilities in the Middle East rattled energy markets, raising fears of a prolonged supply disruption from one of the world’s most critical oil-producing regions.
OPEC Plus agreed to raise April oil output by 206,000 barrels per day, citing stable market conditions and falling inventories, while maintaining flexibility to gradually reinstate its 1.65 million bpd voluntary production cuts if needed.
Marsa LNG, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Omani group OQ, said it had achieved a major construction milestone at its $1.6 billion LNG bunkering hub at Sohar Port with the installation of the roof of a major storage tank in what it called a significant step forward for the project.
Acwa, the world’s largest private water desalination company, has appointed Dr. Samir J. Serhan as its new Chief Executive Officer. An industry veteran, he brings more than three decades of global leadership experience across large-scale industrial and infrastructure organisations to the new role.
Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after US and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war, reported Reuters, citing senior analysts.
Maintaining its unrivalled position as the world’s lowest-cost hydrocarbon producer, the Kingdom is simultaneously deploying renewables, green hydrogen and carbon capture to power energy its diversification strategy.
The Middle East, historically a cornerstone of global oil and gas supply, is poised to emerge as a significant hub for asset decommissioning, with around 700 offshore facilities currently awaiting action and projections indicating an increase to 1,000 structures and 300 wells by 2038.
Global markets are heading into a high-risk open on Monday after US President Donald Trump confirmed that American forces have begun major combat operations against Iran, dramatically escalating tensions across one of the world’s most systemically important energy corridors.
