Oil
Rig explosion in Venezuela leaves at least 17 workers wounded, evacuated to Colombia
The wounded were taken to neighboring Colombia for medical treatment as the cause of the blast remains unclear.
IRGC dismisses claim 20 m. barrels of oil used to promote, fund war effort
Iran, US to work on negotiating peace deal in Doha after de-escalating weekend strikes
Iran to pursue human rights cases against the US, will seize assets, judiciary chief announces
Saudi Aramco helicopter crashes in Ras Tanura, at least 14 killed, authorities confirm
Ras Tanura hosts the largest refinery in the Middle East, and it is operated by Saudi Aramco, who own the helicopter involved in the incident.
Hundreds killed, thousands more feared dead after two earthquakes rock Venezuela
The USGS, using predictive modeling to estimate the death toll, said it would most likely run into the thousands. Some 200 people are currently feared trapped under rubble.
Will Iraq finally help protect Kurdistan's oil fields from drone attacks? - analysis
For Iraq, it doesn’t seem to matter if the Kurdistan Region is attacked, because then the region can’t sell oil or provide itself with gas for electricity.
IAEA chief, Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections, Tehran denies deal - report
US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to allow long-term nuclear inspections, a claim Tehran has rejected, as he also addressed US naval positioning near the Strait of Hormuz.
'Cold cost-benefit calculation': Washington greenlights Tehran’s oil transactions under MoU
Washington has issued a 60-day license allowing Iran to resume oil transactions, a step linked to diplomatic talks and already impacting global crude prices.
US authorizes Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal
The license authorizes the production, delivery, and sale of crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products of Iranian origin through August 21.
Iran's Hormuz strait rules include enforcing penalties, revoking permissions if ships do not comply
The United States has not confirmed the number of mines laid by Iran, though a Whitehouse official confirmed to CNBC earlier this month that more than 40 minelaying vessels had been destroyed.
Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13, injures 66
An incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City resulted in an explosion at the Barzan local gas supply facility on Sunday evening, QatarEnergy said in a statement.
Ship traffic plunges after Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Five vessels passed the strait on Sunday, from 26 ships spotted a day earlier, data from analytics firm Kpler showed.
Trump demands Iran stop Hezbollah from 'causing trouble,' threatens new strikes
"If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again," he added.
