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      <title><![CDATA[Iran keeps pumping oil to China through the strait it closed to everyone else]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran has shipped at least 11.7 million barrels of crude to China through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began, even as the blockade chokes off Gulf exports for everyone else.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:53:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Energy stocks surge 24% in 2026 as Wall Street rediscovers oil]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The S&P 500 energy sector has jumped more than 24% year to date, dwarfing the broader market while oil majors hit all-time highs on geopolitical risk and a rotation out of tech.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:17:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oil plunges 12% as Trump signals end to Iran war and G7 readies reserves]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WTI crude fell below $78 a barrel Tuesday, erasing nearly all of last week's war-driven gains, after Trump said the conflict would end very soon.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:27:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hormuz blockade puts US LNG in the spotlight, but bottlenecks limit relief]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[American LNG terminals are running flat out as the Strait of Hormuz blockade removes nearly a fifth of global supply, sending European and Asian spot prices to one-year highs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:55:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oil retreats from $119 spike as G7 and Saudi reserves hit the brakes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brent and WTI plunged more than $30 from overnight highs after G7 ministers signaled a 400-million-barrel reserve release and Saudi Aramco dumped spot crude.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[G7 weighs record 400-million-barrel reserve release to cool oil prices]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[G7 finance ministers held an emergency call with IEA chief Fatih Birol to discuss tapping up to 400 million barrels of strategic stockpiles as crude tops $100.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Europe stares down a second energy crisis as gas storage hits four-year low]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[European gas storage fell to just 46 billion cubic metres by late February, the lowest since 2022, leaving the continent dangerously exposed as the Hormuz blockade cuts off Qatari LNG.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:37:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oil blows past $100 as Hormuz blockade chokes global supply]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brent crude topped $107 and WTI surged past $103 on Monday as the Strait of Hormuz blockade entered its second week, cutting off 20% of the world's oil.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:51:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asia's uneven oil shock: India scrambles while China taps reserves]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Hormuz crisis is hitting Asian economies hard, but not equally. India has two months of oil reserves and no alternatives. China has Russian crude and a four-month stockpile.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:50:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hormuz standstill enters week two with $100 oil now in sight]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the Strait of Hormuz blockade drags into its second week, Goldman Sachs warns Brent could top $100 within days while alternative routes can replace only a fraction of lost flows.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Qatar warns Gulf energy exports face total shutdown within weeks]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Qatar's energy minister told the Financial Times that all Gulf exporters will likely declare force majeure within days if the Iran war keeps escalating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:32:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brent crude tops $91 in biggest weekly oil rally since 2022]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oil posted its largest weekly gain in four years as the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepened, with Brent surging 26% and WTI jumping 30% on fears of prolonged supply disruption.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:14:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WTI crude breaks $80 as Hormuz standstill enters second week]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[US benchmark crude topped $80 a barrel for the first time since late 2024 as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains frozen by the Iran conflict.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump orders Navy escorts and federal insurance to reopen Hormuz]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The White House directed the DFC to backstop war-risk coverage for Gulf tankers and said the Navy would escort ships through Hormuz, but the fleet warned it lacks capacity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:25:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gas prices spike 11 cents overnight as Iran war hits the pump]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The national average for regular gasoline jumped 11 cents to $3.11 in the largest overnight move since 2022, and analysts expect another 25 to 40 cents ahead.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:48:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Qatar shuts world's largest LNG plant after Iranian drone strikes]]></title>
      <link>https://www.oilpricelive.com/news/qatar-shuts-worlds-largest-lng-plant-iranian-drone-strikes</link>
      <description><![CDATA[QatarEnergy declared force majeure on LNG contracts after Iranian drones struck Ras Laffan, sending European gas prices surging nearly 50% on Monday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:53:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco shuts Ras Tanura refinery after Iranian drone strike]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco halted operations at its 550,000 bpd Ras Tanura refinery after intercepted Iranian drones sent debris into the facility, sparking a fire.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oil surges 8% as futures markets digest US-Israel strikes on Iran]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WTI jumped to $72.57 and Brent hit $79.41 when futures opened Sunday, as banks warn crude could spike past $100 on Strait of Hormuz disruption fears.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz drops 70% after Iran strikes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ship tracking data shows a 70% plunge in vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as tanker owners suspend shipments and Iran sends mixed signals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:01:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ approves bigger-than-expected April output hike as Iran conflict escalates]]></title>
      <link>https://www.oilpricelive.com/news/opec-plus-approves-206000-bpd-april-output-hike-iran-conflict</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OPEC+ agreed to add 206,000 barrels a day in April, beating analyst forecasts, as US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Strait of Hormuz tensions roil markets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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