Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sails behind the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), June 27, 2026. Frank E. Petersen Jr. is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. Courtesy: U.S. Navy Iran said the…
Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated there may be a deal to open the key Strait of Hormuz as soon as this week. Brent, the international oil benchmark, slid 5% to $79.51 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures lost 5.7% to settle at at $75.77. “We are in talks with…
A sign at BP Plc petrol station in London, UK, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Britain’s BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. The oil giant posted underlying…
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal Ahmed Jadallah | Reuters Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit, following a period of severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz amid the sprawling Middle East conflict. The world’s largest oil company posted adjusted net income of 125.2 billion Saudi riyal ($33.4…
President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil and Chevron made “too much money” on rising crude oil prices due to the Iran war. “They’re making too much money based on a shortage,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I don’t like it.” Exxon and Chevron on Friday reported windfall profits for the second quarter….
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. Mohammed Aty | Reuters The past week’s earnings from the energy…
THURMONT, MARYLAND – JULY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump and John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), depart after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31, 2026 in Thurmont, Maryland. (Photo by Nathan Howard – Pool/ Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said early…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs executive orders, while Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 10, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Democratic senators on Friday demanded information on more than a dozen critical mineral deals with federal government that potentially benefit…
Vessels transiting through the Gulf of Oman are pictured off the coast of Muscat on July 25, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war. Chevron’s net income soared to $12 billion, a nearly 400% increase compared…
The Shell gas logo is displayed at a gas station on April 27, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Shell has agreed to purchase Canadian energy company, ARC Resources in a deal valued at $16.4 billion. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit, benefitting from…
