Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Energy’

The Western “anti-market” price limit disrupts supply chains amid rising energy demand, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said · Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko © Sputnik / Kristina Kormilitsyna · [RT] Moscow will not supply oil to countries backing an “anti-market” price cap scheme, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said, as demand for crude rises amid the Middle East conflict. · Western …

Scott Kuru · This oil crisis is about to hit Australians where it hurts: at the pump, in grocery prices, and across the broader economy. In this video, I explain how geopolitics, shipping routes, and energy market panic translate into real-world fuel shortages, rising diesel costs, and more pressure on already stretched household finances. I also map out the oil supply chain risks, the fuel security problem Australia has ignored for years, and…

Scott Kuru · Australia could be closer to a fuel crisis than most people realise. In this video, I break down why the government’s messaging has suddenly shifted, what is really happening with Australia’s oil supply, and why years of policy decisions have left the country dangerously exposed to global shocks. · We look at how Australia became heavily reliant on imported fuel, the alarming reality behind the country’s fuel reserves, and why…

Top headlines of conflict · - Oil prices surge as two oil tankers are attacked and explode in Iraqi waters, forcing Iraq to stop operations at its oil ports and sending oil toward $100/bbl. - 'Largest wave of missiles since hostilities began' launched into northern Israel by Hezbollah - The US Navy said it was 'too dangerous' to escort tankers through still. - President of Iran demands reparations and guarantees against future…

Key Markets report for Monday, 9 March 2026 · Alex Krainer · President Trump’s war of choice against Iran has focused the world’s attention on the strategic importance of the region, like nobody’s ever seen before. · Even casual consumers of the news flow knew that a large chunk of the global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz and that any disruption to maritime traffic there would send the oil price soaring well into…

by Tyler Durden · Kuwait began cutting crude oil output after storage tank farms began filling up, as crude could no longer be loaded onto very large crude carriers and transported through the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Wall Street Journal. · Sources say the OPEC founding member is now weighing broader reductions in crude production and refining, potentially limiting operations to only domestic demand, with a decision expected within…

Oil prices have jumped more than 15%, topping $84, while European gas prices have surged over 30% after Iranian strikes on Qatari LNG facilities · ©  Getty Images/curraheeshutter · [RT] Global energy markets have come under pressure as the Middle East conflict escalates, with fears mounting over potential disruptions to oil and gas supplies. · US and Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted Tehran to retaliate with…

Washington has been using trade talks to persuade New Delhi to give up on Russian supplies · FILE PHOTO: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor © Getty Images / Anna Moneymaker · [RT] The US is in “active negotiations” with India, which it hopes to persuade to import oil from Venezuela instead of Russia, the American ambassador in New Delhi has said. · The US issued licenses to two trading houses to distribute oil produced in…

Finally admitting the obvious – that the CIA knew of the attack in advance – is a step towards normalizing it ByTarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/tarik-cyril-amar/@tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com · ©  …

The deposit on the Yamal Peninsula is the region’s largest find in 30 years · © Getty Images / SOPA Images · [RT] Russian energy major Gazprom Neft has discovered a new oil field on the Yamal Peninsula that is the largest discovered in the region in three decades, according to a company release. · The new find is located in the Arctic zone of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region, home to the world’s largest natural gas…