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Iran war squeezes the world’s oil escape routes — what happens to Australia if Hormuz and the Red Sea are both threatened?
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (1619+ words) For six months, the world's energy industry has been trying to solve one enormous problem. How do you move Middle Eastern oil when the Strait of Hormuz cannot be relied upon? Saudi Arabia has an obvious answer. Move more oil…...
Iran threatens tighter Hormuz restrictions as oil passes US$95 — Australia’s fuel relief moves further away
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1599+ words) Just days ago, there were credible signs that the global oil crisis centred on the Strait of Hormuz might finally be beginning to ease. Mines were being cleared. Negotiations involving Iran and Oman offered the prospect of a temporary navigational…...
Australia’s $27 billion warning: the fuel crisis is now showing up in the national accounts
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1308+ words) Australia’s dependence on imported fuel is no longer merely a question of what motorists pay at the service station. It is now large enough to alter the country’s trade position, weaken the terms of trade and contribute to a current…...
Iran retaliates as oil jumps above US$90 — the Hormuz crisis enters another dangerous phase
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (1579+ words) The retaliation threatened by Iran has now occurred. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it launched ballistic missiles against the King Hussein and Al Azraq bases used by US forces in Jordan. The attack followed Sunday's US strike against two…...
Hormuz exposed America’s depleted oil buffer — now Washington is turning to Venezuela
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (1633+ words) The United States has responded to six months of global energy upheaval with a decision that would have seemed extraordinary only a few years ago. It is turning to Venezuela. President Donald Trump says oil obtained through America's newly announced…...
The Hormuz crisis is creating winners in Australia — while motorists and businesses pay the price
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (1581+ words) Australia has so far managed to maintain its supplies of imported refined fuel despite the Strait of Hormuz crisis. But new figures from Ampol reveal another side of the energy shock: extraordinary refining profits are being generated as Asia competes…...
Iran threatens the escape routes around Hormuz — and the world’s oil safety valve is now at risk
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1612+ words) For months, the international energy industry has been solving an enormous problem. If oil cannot safely move through the Strait of Hormuz, find another way. Saudi Arabia moved more crude westwards across the Arabian Peninsula towards the Red Sea. The…...
Iran opens Hormuz for Iraqi oil — but a new oil order may be emerging in the Gulf
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1596+ words) The Strait of Hormuz is opening. But not in the way the world has been waiting for. Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the strategically critical waterway following negotiations between Baghdad and…...