July 15, 2026 8:18 am, EDT The ships anchored in Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in June. (AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg) key takeaways: Oil prices rose as Iran threatened to block Middle East energy exports. President Donald Trump announced on July 13 that the US blockade of Iranian ports had been resumed as an
July 14, 2026 4:30 PM, EDT Storage tanks at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg) key takeaways: U.S. crude oil exports hit record levels after the Iran war disrupted supplies in the Middle East, benefiting Gulf Coast ports including Corpus Christi. Up to 6.4 million barrels were shipped daily from
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near the port city of Khasab on Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula in May. (AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg) Jun 17, 2026 11:03 am, EDT key takeaways: Iraq is preparing to boost oil exports from southern ports as an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is set to