AnalysisMay 13, 2026
The Fuel Shortage That Could Reshape Global Trade
The war with Iran is not going well. It is difficult to supply US troops with adequate food and other necessities. With summer arriving soon, the region will…
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AnalysisMay 12, 2026
Canada’s Economy Caught Between Oil Windfalls and Trade Wars
A recent Bank of Canada Market Participants Survey has flagged geopolitical and trade tensions as the biggest risks facing the Canadian economy. Leading…
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AnalysisMay 12, 2026
Here’s Why 27 May Is Now Critical For Iraq’s Future And The West’s Middle East
After more than five months of political cajolery, threats, and infighting since Iraq’s 11 November parliamentary elections – the seventh since Saddam Hussein’s fall in 2003 – an erstwhile obscure…
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AnalysisMay 12, 2026
Trump Floats Federal Gas Tax Holiday as Pump Prices Surge
The Trump administration is considering a temporary removal of the federal gas tax in response to soaring retail fuel prices that have dampened consumer sentiment, sending it to its lowest…
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AnalysisMay 12, 2026
Trump’s Ceasefire Warning Sends Oil Prices Higher Again
Brent crude nears $110 as Trump warns the Iran ceasefire is on “life support,” while Gulf producers signal oil infrastructure repairs may stretch into 2027.
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AnalysisMay 12, 2026
5 Oilfield Services Stocks Built for a Post-Hormuz World
When U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran at the end of February, the energy market’s first question was how long the Strait of Hormuz would…
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AnalysisMay 11, 2026
Diplomacy Falters as Hormuz Crisis Edges Toward Escalation
The latest exchange between Washington and Tehran over a proposed path toward de-escalation has raised new questions about what comes next in the growing crisis around the Strait…
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AnalysisMay 11, 2026
Suriname’s Delayed Oil Boom Is Finally Ready for Takeoff
The tiny impoverished South American country of Suriname has been battling for six years to launch a petroleum boom, which pundits believe will replicate neighboring…
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