Fuel

Italian truck drivers' fuel, cost-of-living protest puts country's pasta production at risk

The protest, which began last week with the blocking of roads, motorways, and ports in Sicily and southern Italy, is causing wider disruption, including supermarket shortages and gas station lines.

Tractors drive past a petrol station during a farmers' protest against high fuel and production costs, in Gela, Sicily, Italy, October 3, 2026.
A sailboat sails as a boat approaches to the boarding ladder of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar,

US considers easing sanctions on shadow fleet vessels to cut freight rates, official says

The container ship "Panstar Acro" is anchored to load containers at Busan New Port in Busan on August 22, 2026, as the vessel is scheduled to sail to Europe via the Arctic to test the commercial viability of the shipping route opened by melting ice.

South Korea accused by Ukraine of aiding Russia with 176,000 tons of fuel amidst critical shortage

The Venezuela International Oil & Gas Summit 2026, the first major international energy summit since Nicolas Maduro's removal from power in January, in Caracas, Venezuela, September 29, 2026.

Qatar's UCC in talks for possible entrance into oil, gas areas in Venezuela, executive says


Iran threatens region's oil facilities if Israel, US target its energy infrastructure - report

Iran's UN Ambassador also said that Tehran would not close the Strait of Hormuz, adding that it was Iran's right to preserve the security of the key shipping route.

People walk as smoke rises in the background after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026

Global powers release oil reserves as Iran war threatens Strait of Hormuz supply

IEA member states approved the release of 400 million barrels from strategic oil reserves to mitigate the impact of a potential Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026.

Airline shares battered, airfares surge as Iran war pushes oil above $100

Some jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the conflict, with a growing risk of widespread aircraft groundings due to a potential drop in travel.

An Emirates Airbus A380 passenger aircraft prepares for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 8, 2026.

US surprised by scope of Israel's attacks on Tehran fuel depots, warns strikes could backfire

The US expressed surprise at the scale of Israeli strikes on Iranian oil depots, warning that targeting critical infrastructure could backfire.

People walk as smoke rises in the background after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026

Israel’s strikes expose the vulnerability of Iran’s energy lifeline

The images emerging from Tehran this week depict what witnesses are calling a “hellscape” - an inferno stretching across the horizon as Israel reportedly targets fuel sites in Iran.

Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 7, 2026; Illustrative.

Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds just 27% of Americans approve of the US strikes on Iran, with concerns over US casualties and rising oil prices.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, February 28, 2026.

Iran's IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf, official threatens US with 'massacre and hell'

The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department alleged that more than one million liters of smuggled fuel were found on the ships.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy's speedboats move during an exercise in Abu Musa Island, in this picture obtained on August 2, 2023

How Iran’s economic collapse is tightening the regime’s options - analysis

Iran’s central bank began distributing a 5,000,000-rial “Iran-cheque” on Sunday, describing it as a step to “facilitate the circulation of cash” and speed up everyday transactions.

IRANIAN BANKNOTES are displayed next to a US dollar bill in Neyshabur, Iran on December 30, 2025. The Iranian rial has continued to weaken against the US dollar amid high inflation, currency volatility and ongoing economic pressures linked to sanctions and domestic challenges.

Boeing, Technion move Israeli sustainable jet fuel project into implementation phase

Boeing and the Technion are moving their joint sustainable aviation fuel initiative from feasibility work into hands-on development of cost-competitive electrofuels.

Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, President of Boeing Israel, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ido Nehushtan, and Boeing Global President Dr. Brendan Nelson.

'Seven years to clear this rubble': UN says Gaza filled with over 60 million tons of debris

There are over 60 million tons of rubble in Gaza, the UN official claimed, enough to nearly fill 3,000 container ships, and enough for everyone in Gaza to be surrounded by 30 tons of it on average.

Destroyed buildings as seen from an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the ‘yellow line’ in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The photo was taken as part of an IDF ‘embed’ and reviewed by the IDF before publication.