Oil Prices Likely to Remain Elevated, Choppy
The return of free-flowing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, without Iranian tolls or controls, was essential for oil prices to start trending back toward levels they were at before the war, Hargreaves Lansdown said.
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Shell Sees Hit to Gas Production, Boost From Trading Amid Middle East War
The company said output from its integrated gas segment would take a hit from lost Qatari volumes, but it expects oil trading operations to deliver a significantly higher result than in the prior quarter.
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Oil Tumbles Below $100 as U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Agreement Calms Markets
In early European trading the front-month Brent contract for June delivery slid 15%, WTI futures for May fell 18% and the European natural gas benchmark was down 17%.
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EIA Raises Oil-Price Forecasts as War in Middle East Continues
In its latest Short Term Energy Outlook, the EIA raised its 2026 forecast for Brent crude to $96 a barrel from $79 a barrel previously. It now expects U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude to average $87 a barrel, up from $74 a barrel in the March outlook.
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The U.S. Gas Price Has Surpassed $4 a Gallon. See How Fast It's Rising.
A state-by-state breakdown of the increase in the cost of a gallon of gas.
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Saudi Arabia Raises Crude Prices to Record Premiums
Saudi's monthly crude pricing is a key indicator of the kingdom's outlook on regional demand.
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The American Gas Exporter That Pulls In Billions During Energy Shocks
Venture Global is set to net big profits from the tightening global natural-gas market.
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Energy Stocks Are Having a Moment That Could Last
The Iran war calls for a fundamental rethink of a sector that investors had shunned for years.
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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on oil futures, the U.S. renewable-energy sector and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
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U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down in Iran. How Oil Might React.
Oil prices are likely to depend on how much traffic makes it through the Strait of Hormuz.
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This Oil Shock Is So Big It Is Fueling a Turnaround in Energy Stocks
Wall Street is bracing for a longer-term disruption from the war with Iran, and loading up on shares of oil-and-gas producers that have lagged behind in recent years.
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Berkshire and Travelers Bring More Insurance Muscle to Hormuz Strait Plan
The U.S. just doubled the original amount of insured coverage it will offer and added new wartime provisions to the coming plan.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 08, 2026 04:00 ET (08:00 GMT)
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