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Oil

Oil is a naturally occurring liquid fossil fuel composed primarily of hydrocarbons, extracted from underground reservoirs and refined into a wide range of products including petrol, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil and petrochemical feedstocks. It is the world's most traded commodity by value and remains the dominant energy source for global transport, accounting for more than 90% of fuel used in road, aviation and maritime sectors. The oil industry encompasses upstream exploration and production, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream refining and marketing activities. Major producing regions include the Middle East, North America, Russia and West Africa, with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies playing a central role in managing global supply. Oil prices are benchmarked against international markers such as Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, and fluctuations significantly affect national economies, inflation and geopolitical stability. Demand is driven by economic growth, industrial activity and transport needs, while supply is shaped by reserve depletion, investment cycles, technological advances in extraction and political factors including sanctions and conflict. The sector faces long-term structural challenges from climate policy, the energy transition and competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles. Oil remains critical to petrochemicals, plastics manufacturing and lubricants even as its role in power generation declines. The industry has been central to global commerce since the late nineteenth century, when commercial drilling began in the United States and Russia.

Oil News


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Oil surges, stocks tumble as Trump declares Iran MoU 'over'
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Oil surged by more than 5% on Wednesday and global stocks and bond prices tumbled, as investors fled risk assets after US President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding signed with... 


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Global oil output to return to pre-Iran war level by year's end, US EIA says
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Global oil output and trade flows should rebound fully by the end of this year from the disruptions caused by the Iran war, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday. Global... 


Oil in hand
Oil prices settle at pre-Iran war levels as crude output grows
7th July 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels on Monday as Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices, OPEC+ approved another production target increase starting in August, and exports... 


Oil worker on an oil pump
Oil prices little changed ahead of long US weekend as peace efforts hold
3rd July 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices were little changed on Friday before a long holiday weekend in the US, as traders held on to hopes that attempts to secure peace in the Middle East between the US and Iran would... 


Strait of Hormuz
Oil climbs following renewed US, Iran strikes in Middle East
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of... 


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IMF says it will take time for energy, commodity prices to normalize after US-Iran deal
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it has seen energy and commodity prices fall since the US-Iran agreement to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but it will take... 


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Petronas reports new major gas find at Suriname offshore block
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

Malaysia's State-controlled energy producer Petronas has made another gas discovery at offshore Block 52 in Suriname, the South American country's President Jennifer Simons said on Tuesday, while a... 


Fuel tanks and gas pipes
Namibia targets industrial growth through investment reform
19th June 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Namibia is positioning its oil, gas and mining sectors as catalysts for industrialisation, beneficiation and infrastructure development under its National Development Plan Six (NDP6), with... 


Oil rig operation in Iran
IEA sees significant 2027 oil surplus after Hormuz recovery
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

The oil market will move into a significant supply surplus in 2027 after recovering from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market... 


S&P expects sub-Saharan Africa’s growth to remain stable despite global headwinds
13th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

While global growth is expected to slow to 2.4% for the year, down from the previously projected 2.9%, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is still expected to reach 4.1% this year and 3.8% in 2027,... 


A pumpjack
Global oil supply to plunge below demand this year on Iran war, IEA says
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Global oil supply will not meet total demand this year as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East oil production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market report on... 


An oil tanker at sea
Hormuz crisis throws spotlight on world's largest 'chokepoint' – the Malacca Strait
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world's busiest... 


IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook amid mounting war-linked energy crisis
IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook amid mounting war-linked energy crisis
14th April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2026 growth projection for the South African economy to only 1% from a January projection of 1.4%, as it warned that the outbreak of war in the... 


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IMF cuts growth outlook, warns of potential global recession if Iran war worsens
14th April 2026 By: Reuters

 The International Monetary Fund cut its growth outlook on Tuesday due to Iran war-driven energy price spikes and supply disruptions and warned that the global economy would teeter on the brink of... 


IEA CEO Fatih Birol
IMF, World Bank, IEA urge countries to stop hoarding energy supplies, imposing export controls
14th April 2026 By: Reuters

The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and International Energy Agency on Monday urged countries to avoid hoarding energy supplies and imposing export controls that could worsen what they... 


A generic image of the edge of an oil ship
Growing risks as oceans economy faces pressure, fragmentation
2nd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Global body UN Trade and Development (Unctad) says the “virtual closure” of the Strait of Hormuz, in the Middle East, is disrupting a critical share of global oil and gas flows, while trade is... 


Military action by Israeli in Beirut
World Bank, IMF, IEA to coordinate response to Middle East war's economic, energy impact
2nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced in a joint statement that they will form a coordinated group to maximise... 


US shale firms unlikely to drill at $100 a barrel unless high prices last longer, executives say
US shale firms unlikely to drill at $100 a barrel unless high prices last longer, executives say
25th March 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices above $100 a barrel would not trigger a meaningful production increase in the US unless they stay elevated for more than a quarter, shale executives said at the CERAWeek energy... 


US Energy Secretary Chris Wright
Oil prices have not climbed enough to cause demand destruction, US energy secretary says
24th March 2026 By: Reuters

Global oil prices have not climbed enough to cause demand destruction, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, even as markets continued... 


IEA executive director Fatih Birol
IEA discussing further oil stock releases, Birol says
23rd March 2026 By: Reuters

The International Energy Agency is consulting with governments in Asia and Europe on the release of more stockpiled oil "if necessary" due to the Iran war, executive director Fatih Birol said on... 


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