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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran had resumed oil shipments in recent days by exporting 16 million barrels of oil after failing to ship a single barrel for 50 days under the US blockade. pic.twitter.com/2CYS8bYiUM — Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) June 26, 2026
Middle class death creeps in silent with no sirens or smoke… This slow bleed feels worse than any crash because nobody calls it out… middleclassparty @middle_class_us People think collapse looks like explosions and chaos. Nope. That’s in the movies. Reality is different. It looks like a nurse and a manufacturing tech who can’t afford rent …
70 Iranian tankers sit trapped loaded with $13 billion of crude they can’t sell 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump has just forced Iran into DUMPING millions of barrels of their OWN OIL This is insane. They're cooked. "The Iranians are dumping MILLIONS of barrels of crude into the Gulf. Satellite images show a massive oil …
Another view from Chalmette Refinery earlier today. pic.twitter.com/qEnwvoBRzk — Mark Tournier🇺🇸 (@marktournier2) May 8, 2026 Update from Chalmette Refinery: pic.twitter.com/C2tvGupX0A — Mark Tournier🇺🇸 (@marktournier2) May 9, 2026
#URGENT THIS IS A FULL-BLOWN OIL SHOCK 14.5 MILLION BARRELS PER DAY — WIPED OUT. GONE. The Gulf isn’t just disrupted… it’s crippled. Crude production has COLLAPSED by a staggering 57% in April, and even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, recovery won’t be quick. 💣 Goldman Sachs warns: “FULL RESTORATION COULD TAKE MONTHS.” Here’s …
BREAKING: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia fully restores East-West oil pipeline, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and pumping 7,000,000 barrels per day. Saudi Arabia says it needs no more strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/qnIYu3pURG — World Affairs (@World_Affairs11) April 12, 2026 The myth of the Strait of Hormuz closure. 80% (16.25M bpd) of the 20M barrels per day …
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE 🚨 🚨NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY JUST TRIGGERED. 🚨 🚨 People always talk about Iranian oil in terms of barrels, but rarely about what’s actually inside them. That’s the key difference—and the reason Western refineries have quietly relied on back-channel networks through places like Dubai for years to keep getting it, …
US officials say the stealth plan would target nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium at either one or two nuclear sites in Natanz and Isfahan. The objective would be to remove the radioactive substance entirely from Iranian control, eliminating any pathway to a nuclear weapon. The proposal remains under review, and Trump has not signed off …
🚨BREAKING NEWS The Russian ship Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 730,000 barrels of oil, has arrived in Cuba despite US threats.🇷🇺🇨🇺 Russia did not inform the US in any way. On Putin's orders, the ship was escorted by a frigate during the voyage and by a submarine in the… pic.twitter.com/odDLV2P1MC — Aleksey The Great 🇷🇺🎖 (@aleksthgrt) March …
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, – India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex, has purchased 5 million barrels of Iranian crude, days after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on the oil, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Indian refiner bought the oil from the National Iranian Oil Co., two of the …
The Trump administration will lift sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea under a one month license, while the president looks to seize Iranian nuclear materials. The pause, which applies to Iranian oil loaded on ships as of Friday and is set to end on April 19, comes as the White House tries to bring …
U.S. WILL RELEASE 172 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCED. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 11, 2026 Factcheck: Multiple reputable outlets reported on March 11–12, 2026 that the U.S. Department of Energy will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). At the …
Breaking News: Thirty-two countries will release 400 million barrels of oil to help shore up global supply as the war with Iran rages on. https://t.co/H5l2ibXxKG — The New York Times (@nytimes) March 11, 2026 The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that member countries had unanimously agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from their …
The G7 is discussing a coordinated release of 300 to 400 million barrels from strategic reserves, potentially organized by the International Energy Agency. With about 1.2 billion barrels held across G7 reserves, the move aims to quickly cool oil prices. The market reacted immediately, with crude falling back to around $100 per barrel on the …
A rapidly escalating war in the Middle East is now colliding with one of the most fragile global economic environments in decades, and the early warning signs of a major financial shock are already beginning to appear. Most people still see these developments as separate headlines. But they are not separate at all. When you …
This storm has every serious forecaster nervous, and that should worry you. MONSTER Snowstorm Coming – 80 City BRUTAL Blizzard Alert – This is absolutely INSANE folks! A MONSTER snowstorm is barreling toward us and 80 major cities across multiple states are now under BRUTAL blizzard alerts as this beast threatens to unleash some of …
Nearly everyone east of the Rockies is about to feel this storm. State of emergency declared in multiple states as blizzard threatens to blanket 30 states and 70 million people brace for the coldest storm EVER https://t.co/relYyTx83I — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) January 22, 2026 A state of emergency was declared in several states ahead …
President Donald Trump said Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil, which will be sold at market prices. But those 50 million barrels are only the first tranche and shipments will continue indefinitely, sources close to the White House told CNBC. U.S. sanctions will be selectively rolled back as …
One ounce of gold buys 100 barrels of oil. Only happened once in the last 35+ years: 2020 at the bottom. pic.twitter.com/A0tr25XaZO — Tobias Carlisle (@Greenbackd) January 5, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday evening that the interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over to the United States between 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/trump-venezuela-oil.html
Daily oil production has increased by 22% over the last 4 years. Since 2008, production has skyrocketed 350% from ~3.8 million barrels per day. The US is now the world’s largest oil producer exceeding Russia’s output by ~35% and Saudi Arabia by ~38%. The US is dominating global oil production. BREAKING: US crude oil production …
by confoundedinterest17 You know “Green Joe” is desperate for re-election when he approves the release of 1 million barrels of gasoline from the Northeast Reserve in an attempt to lower gasoline prices. Jennifer Granholm, US energy Overlord, said it is to lower gasoline prices for 4th of July weekend (LOL!). Or in time for the November Presidential …
The fight against inflation is still ongoing… OPEC just said that global oil markets will face a massive supply shortfall next quarter. They expect a supply shortfall of more than 3 million barrels per day. If OPEC is correct, it would result in the biggest inventory drawdown since 2007. Voluntary production cuts by OPEC… pic.twitter.com/9I1ZPWrzU8 …
*SAUDI PLANS NEW OIL CUTS AS PART OF OIL DEAL It’s important to note here that every Saudi cut = loss of market share + subsidy for other producers Saudi’s tried this up until 2015 to support prices until they realized they were losing huge mkt share & opened flood gates pic.twitter.com/fqkZXSTiXe — Adem Tumerkan …
