Iran

Drone strikes, refinery shutdowns, tanker disruptions, and halted LNG production have heightened concerns about broader supply risks.

While physical damage to energy infrastructure has so far been limited, analysts caution that a prolonged conflict could drive prices higher even as OPEC+ proceeds with planned incremental supply increases.

The integrated field management services contract signals an evolution of KBR’s role at Majnoon from one of stabilizing production to a more complex and sophisticated role that takes responsibility for integrating full upstream operations.

Blocked by sanctions from obtaining Western technology, Tehran has turned to its domestic service industry to expand production as Chinese demand reaches new highs.

Any conflict in the Middle East can create a geopolitical risk premium, but a more dramatic price impact may not materialize unless the conflict draws in other states and nonstate actors.

The US Department of Justice also announced the seizure of almost 1 million bbl of Iranian crude oil.

Iranian state-sponsored hackers reportedly have deployed a new strain of data-wiping malware on the network of Bapco, Bahrain's national oil company.

The field is estimated to hold 19 Tcf, of which 13 Tcf is recoverable, NIOC reported 14 October.

Tensions in the region spike as US blames Iran.

A recent episode involving three, allegedly Iranian, vessels and a British-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz is just one of the recent events of this nature. This analysis looks at these events, the threat they pose, and how the strategy to protect oil flow from the Persian Gulf is evolving.