Economics

Asia refining margins rocket to highest in nearly 4 years on Hormuz supply disruption

China releases decarbonization program, aiming for a 17% reduction in emissions by 2030

What's in China's new 5-yr plan for commodity markets

Charting the widening impact of the Iran crisis on energy markets

The repercussions of the ongoing U.S.-Iran war are being felt across the world, with U.S. fuel prices, European natural gas costs and Asian tanker freight rates all jumping sharply since strikes began at the weekend.

More tankers come under attack as U.S.-Iran conflict spreads in the region

Nine vessels have come under attack since the conflict broke out between the U.S., Israel and Iran on Saturday. Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday and also sent drones into Azerbaijan

Indorama Ventures outlines SOAR approach to boost chemicals production business

QatarEnergy ceases additional downstream unit production

MOL, Slovnaft file formal complaint with European Commission over alleged abuse of monopoly position by JANAF

On 27 January 2026, crude oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were interrupted. The pipeline has been out of service since then, significantly increasing the dependence of landlocked Central and Eastern European refineries on the Adria pipeline as the only viable route.

Hormuz shutdown worsens after U.S. hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day

The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralyzed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for a fifth day and choked off vital Middle East oil and gas flows.

India eyes alternative energy supplies amid Strait of Hormuz disruption

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, which carries around a fifth of oil consumed globally as well as large quantities of gas, has ground to a near halt after vessels in the area were struck as Iran hit back after U.S. and Israeli strikes.