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A sign at BP Plc petrol station in London, UK, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BP and ConocoPhillips are set to announce billions of dollars of new investments in Iraq on Friday as Washington seeks to bolster the country’s energy sector and reduce the region’s reliance on routes vulnerable…
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Multiple Western European countries have spent this week grappling with record-smashing heatwaves, with red alerts issued in the U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy that warn…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) greets US Vice President JD Vance prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict….
The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Asghar Besharati | Getty Images Oil prices tumbled after President Donald Trump said the U.S. has completed a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude oil futures for July…
An employee of Basra Oil Company, works at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026. Hussein Faleh | Afp | Getty Images Oil and gas giants benefited significantly from their trading desks through the first quarter, shining a light on…
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. Stringer | Reuters The world’s energy system will change in big ways as a result of the Iran war, the CEOs of key oil and gas companies told investors on their earnings calls over the past two weeks. Iran’s blockade of the Strait of…
The Shell gas logo is displayed at a gas station on April 27, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring. The oil giant posted adjusted earnings of $6.92 billion for the first three months of…
Ferrari SF90 XX Spider limited edition plug in hybrid supercar parked on the pavement as a red Ferrari passes on Bond Street on 4th January 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images A global base oils shortage is starting to filter through to drivers of luxury cars, with analysts…
The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil major Shell on Monday said it agreed a deal to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in a deal valued at $16.4 billion. The transaction will add roughly 370,000 barrels…
