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Photos show an oil tanker ablaze days after Houthi rebels attacked it with a drone boat
The incident was the most recent successful attack by the Iranian-backed rebel group in Yemen, whic…
Lauren Frias
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Satellite images show the difficult mission to save a stricken oil tanker in the Red Sea
The Houthis attacked the MV Sounion multiple times in August, leaving the oil tanker stranded in th…
Jake Epstein
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Houthi operatives placed explosives on a tanker and detonated them, risking a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea
The Houthis attacked the Greek-flagged MV Sounion multiple times last week and have threatened to c…
Jake Epstein
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Houthis claim video shows one of its sea drones striking an oil tanker in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebel group shared a video of what it claimed was a sea drone striking an oil tanker…
Thibault Spirlet
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gets powerful ships to confront adversaries well beyond the Persian Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) added missile corvettes and a mothership for specia…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Destroyer captain says the US Navy's Red Sea fight is more intense than even the Tanker War in the 1980s
The commanding officer of the warship USS Mason said the counter-Houthi mission saw sustained comba…
Jake Epstein
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Ukrainian drone carrying 450 kg of TNT slams into Russian oil tanker day after Russian warship was attacked
Russian state media reported Saturday that the attack damaged the ship's engine room, disabling the…
Charles R. Davis
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The world could see a 1970s-style oil shock amid deepening conflict in the Middle East, 'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says
An oil price shock has the potential to spark a recession or a 1970s-style stagflationary crisis, R…
Jennifer Sor
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Shipping giant says fuel tankers can take detours around the Red Sea as attacks rise, potentially disrupting energy flows
With a major firm allowing ships to take detours, others could follow. That would add multiple days…
Aruni Soni
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US Navy video shows a dozen Iranian fast-attack boats swarming an oil tanker in its latest maritime seizure
Wednesday's incident is the second time in less than a week than Iranian forces have seized an oil …
Jake Epstein
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Iran blamed for a drone attack on an Israel-linked oil tanker off the coast of Oman
A drone hit the Pacific Zircon tanker, ultimately owned by Israeli tycoon Idan Ofer on Tuesday even…
Bethany Dawson
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Russia saw its oil revenue double in April despite Western sanctions
Strong global demand and supply fears driven by geopolitical risks have helped bolster Russia's ene…
Yuheng Zhan
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US Navy foils gunmen attempting to hijack an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen
A unidentified group of attackers seized the Israel-linked Central Park tanker that was sailing off…
Lloyd Lee
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British military agency warns of 'potential hijack' in the Gulf of Oman as multiple oil tankers report they have lost control
The events unfolding in the Gulf of Oman come on the heels of an apparent suicide attack on an oil …
Ryan Pickrell
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IEA slashes oil demand outlook amid the end of the post-pandemic rebound and expanding EV adoption
The latest bout of Middle East turmoil has ratcheted up fears that oil could soon hit $100 a barrel.
Yuheng Zhan
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Winter winds are freezing Russia's crude oil shipments to China
Icy winds and freezing temperatures disrupted Russian oil flows from a key Pacific port, bringing a…
Aruni Soni
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Suspected 'kamikaze drone' attack on an Israeli-linked tanker that killed 2 was retaliation for Israel's bombing of Syria, says Iranian TV
A Briton and Romanian were killed in the attack on the Israeli-linked oil tanker Mercer Street in t…
Rachel Hosie
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Amid heightened tensions in the Gulf between the US and Iran, Indian Navy launches Op Sankalp to safeguard Indian vessels
The Indian Navy on Thursday launched Operation Sankalp to safeguard its vessels transiting thro…
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Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Chinese ship with missiles after promising to leave them alone
The Houthis fired missiles at the M/V Huang Pu as it was transiting the Red Sea just days after a r…
Jake Epstein
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An Israeli-managed oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Oman, killing 2 crew members
The Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime said in a statement that its Mercer Street ship was attacked on T…