India Secures Energy Supplies Amid West Asia Tensions, MEA Says
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI) — India is coordinating with multiple partners to keep energy flows steady amid rising tensions in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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No Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz in 24 Hours
Tehran, May 9 (ANI) — According to MarineTraffic data cited by RT, no commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. Before the outbreak of the US‑Iran war, the waterway typically saw an average...
Hormuz Crisis Accelerates Asia's Pivot to the Arctic
The recent Strait of Hormuz standoff will be remembered for immediate disruptions, but its most consequential legacy may be subtler: it has sped up Asia’s strategic and economic turn away from the Gulf and toward the...
Sanctioned Empty Tankers Keep Reaching Gulf Blockade Zone
Empty oil tankers subject to US sanctions are still approaching the perimeter of a US naval blockade in the Gulf, vessel-monitoring group TankerTrackers reported. In a post on X, the service said the tanker VINA/VALLEY...
Iranian Supertanker 'HUGE' Dodges U.S. Naval Restrictions
A Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company, identified by TankerTrackers.com as HUGE, reportedly slipped past U.S. naval restrictions and is sailing toward the Asia-Pacific with more...
US Warns Shippers Against Paying Iran for Strait Passage
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has warned commercial shippers that they risk U.S. sanctions if they make payments to Iran to secure so-called safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The...
Rethinking Routes Around Hormuz
Two months into the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively choked. Vessel traffic has plunged to a fraction of pre-war volumes as intermittent ceasefires, temporary reopenings and renewed closures have failed to...
Jet fuel for foreign carriers up 5%; domestic fares steady
New Delhi — May 1, 2026: State-run oil firms raised the price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) for international airlines by about 5% on Friday, marking a second monthly increase as global energy costs are passed through...
UAE Exits OPEC in Major Energy Realignment
Abu Dhabi, May 1 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it is withdrawing from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ framework, a decision analysts call a watershed moment that ends decades of economic deference...
Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Drops Over 90% to Under 10 Ships
Shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz has collapsed amid rising tensions in the region, with daily transits falling by more than 90 percent to fewer than 10 vessels, maritime security officials say.
Pakistan's Lack of Strategic Oil Reserves Exposes Fuel Vulnerability
Islamabad — Pakistan has acknowledged a major gap in its energy security after admitting it does not maintain strategic oil reserves to cushion the country from global price shocks. The admission came as international...
Asia’s Energy Shock Threatens 2026 Recovery
The US-Israeli campaign against Iran that began in late February has set off an energy shock that is rewriting Asia’s economic outlook for 2026. What once looked like a year of steady growth is now at risk as rising...