Category: Geopolitical

Demand Destruction in Oil Reports Are Showing Up: What It Means for Consumers, Investors, and the Industry

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In the latest OilPrice.com analysis by Irina Slav (published April 27, 2026), warnings about permanent oil demand destruction are pouring in amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. These warnings align directly with a widely discussed X post from commodities trader @CRUDEOIL231 (April 28, 2026), which highlights exponential cumulative shut-ins in the Middle East. The post […]

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Iran appears to have increased flaring to keep the oil and gas fields stable to avoid shut-ins

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Satellite observations from the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines reveal a notable divergence in upstream gas flaring trends across the Middle East in early 2026. While countries like Iraq, the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia showed sharp declines in flaring activity amid regional conflict, Iran registered a net increase […]

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Demand Destruction is on the Horizon with a Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock About to Send Prices Up

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As the Iran war enters its third month, the world is staring down the barrel of the largest oil supply disruption in history. The Strait of Hormuz—the chokepoint for roughly one-fifth of global petroleum trade—has been effectively closed to most non-Iranian shipping since early March 2026. Bloomberg’s latest analysis warns that the resulting “billion-barrel oil […]

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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said they did not expect to significantly increase production over the next two years -Even with Iran War -FT

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The FT writes, US shale bosses polled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said they did not expect to significantly increase production over the next two years as a result of the “chaos” caused by the Iran war. According survey of more than 100 oil and gas companies, 43% of executives said they do […]

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Post-Iran Conflict: Why LNG Markets Face a Longer, Bumpier Recovery Than Oil

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While Goldman Sachs and other analysts project a relatively swift rebound in Gulf oil output once the Strait of Hormuz reopens and the ceasefire holds, the outlook for liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets is markedly more cautious. Roughly 20% of global LNG supply—primarily from Qatar—has been disrupted by the conflict, with physical damage to liquefaction […]

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