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Jet Fuel Shock Looms on U.S. West Coast as Asian Exports Dry Up
Energy export data shows South Korean jet fuel exports to the United States West Coast is dropping as countries around the world are holding onto the energy for its own self-preservation.

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Gulf Oil Giants Deepen Cuts as Hormuz Halt Chokes Exports
Oil supply cuts in the Middle East are deepening, shaving about 6% off global output, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz piles more pressure on producers with every day the Iran war goes on.

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Trump Weighs Russian Oil Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Disruption Sends Prices Soaring
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering easing oil sanctions on Russia and releasing emergency crude stockpiles as part of a package of options aimed at curbing spiking global oil prices amid the Iran conflict, according to multiple sources.

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Oil Surges to Highest Since 2022 as Hormuz Crisis Roils Energy Markets
Oil prices surged to more than $119 a barrel on Monday, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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France’s Macron Orders Major Naval Deployment to Middle East
France is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East.

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Mike Schuler
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Trump’s Greenland Hospital Ship Now Sailing Up West Coast After Panama Canal Transit
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is currently sailing north along the West Coast off Mexico after transiting the Panama Canal last week, according to the latest Automatic Identification System (AIS) data. Recent...

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Mike Schuler
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Tariff Uncertainty to Keep U.S. Container Imports Below 2025 Levels, NRF Says
U.S. containerized imports are expected to remain below last year’s levels through the first half of 2026 as tariff uncertainty continues to weigh on trade flows, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report...

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Mike Schuler
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‘Critical’ Threat Persists in Hormuz as Attacks and GPS Jamming Shake Shipping
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to near-zero levels as the maritime security crisis gripping the Middle East continues, even as attacks on vessels temporarily paused over...

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Mike Schuler
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Trump Tells Ships to ‘Show Some Guts’ in Hormuz as Seafarer Death Toll Rises
President Donald Trump urged commercial vessels to continue sailing through the Strait of Hormuz despite escalating attacks on merchant shipping, saying shipowners should not be deterred by security risks in the world’s most important...

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Reuters
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Oil Prices Hit Highest Since 2022 at More Than $119 a Barrel on Iran War
Oil prices surged to more than $119 a barrel on Monday, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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Malte Humpert
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EU Buys 100% of Russian Arctic LNG Just 9 Months Before Planned Gas Ban
Just nine months before a full European Union ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) is scheduled to take effect, EU buyers purchased every cargo from Russia’s Yamal LNG project in February, highlighting a stark disconnect between policy intentions and market realities.

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Reuters
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US Defends Waiver On Russian Oil Sanctions
By Katharine Jackson and Curtis Williams WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) – Trump administration officials on Sunday defended a decision to temporarily lift some sanctions on Russianoil and predicted that a sharp increase in...