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The IEA Warns of Renewed Oil Supply Risk as Gulf Exports Stay Below Pre-War Levels and Brent Trades Above 91 Dollars
July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

The International Energy Agency has warned that the security of oil supply has come under renewed strain, saying that an escalation in hostilities affecting the Strait of Hormuz and regional energy infrastructure has increased concerns over the flow of crude to world markets. In a statement on 21 July, the agency also pointed to emerging…

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Inside the IEA’s July Report: Supply Rebounds 4.1 Million Barrels a Day as Gulf Exports Claw Back and the Agency Maps the Road Back to Surplus
July 11, 2026

Global oil supply rebounded by a sharp 4.1 million barrels a day to 98.8 million barrels a day in June as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz partially resumed, the International Energy Agency said in its July Oil Market Report, offering the most detailed accounting yet of how the market is healing from one…

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IEA, IMF, World Bank and WTO Chiefs Say the Global Economy Is Broadly Resilient to the War’s Shock but Impacts Are Uneven
July 10, 2026

The heads of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization said the global economy “has been broadly resilient” to the shock from the war in the Middle East, but warned that the impacts remain highly uneven across energy supplies, food security, commodities and economic activity,…

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OPEC Chief Rejects IEA’s Oil-Glut Forecast as “Premature” in Rare Public Clash Over the Market’s Direction
June 19, 2026June 29, 2026

OPEC and the International Energy Agency have collided publicly over the direction of the oil market, with OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais dismissing the IEA’s forecast of a looming supply glut as premature and not grounded in “facts and figures,” in an unusually open disagreement between the two most influential voices in global energy. Speaking…

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IEA Cuts 2026 Oil Demand and Supply Forecasts, Sees Market Swing from Wartime Shortage to Surplus by 2027
June 17, 2026June 29, 2026

The International Energy Agency sharply lowered its 2026 oil demand and supply forecasts in its June Oil Market Report, published on 17 June 2026, describing a market in the process of swinging from an acute wartime shortage toward a sizeable surplus by 2027. The report, which extended its forecast horizon to 2027 because of the…

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AI Boom Could Drive a 128% Surge in Data Centre Electricity Demand by 2030
June 13, 2026June 13, 2026

Artificial intelligence is becoming a structural force in global electricity markets. The issue is no longer only the power used by individual AI queries or model training runs. The larger shift is the rapid buildout of high density data centres, accelerator chips, cooling systems, grid connections and backup power infrastructure needed to support AI at…

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Suez Canal Receives Tanker Boost as Energy Routes Adjust to Hormuz Disruption
June 10, 2026June 13, 2026

The Suez Canal recorded a clear recovery signal in April 2026, as oil tanker traffic increased sharply amid the effective closure and disruption of the Strait of Hormuz. The improvement gave Egypt’s strategic waterway its strongest monthly revenue level since early 2024, but the data also show that the recovery remains partial and heavily concentrated…

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Oil Prices Jump Nearly 5% as Middle East Escalation Revives Supply Shock Fears
June 8, 2026June 13, 2026

Oil prices surged sharply on Monday as renewed tensions in the Middle East revived fears of potential disruption to global energy flows through one of the world’s most critical oil transit corridors. Brent crude moved close to US$98 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded near US$95 per barrel, with both benchmarks rising by nearly…

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Strait of Hormuz Risk and GCC Oil Export Resilience
June 2, 2026June 13, 2026

A Hormuz disruption is a resilience test, not a uniform shock. Oman has geographic flexibility, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have alternative pipelines, Kuwait and Qatar have powerful financial buffers, and Bahrain benefits from GCC integration.

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IEA: Energy Investment Rises as Oil Spending Falls
May 28, 2026June 29, 2026

Global energy investment is set to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026 (+~5% y/y), with oil spending falling below $500 billion for a third year while gas investment rises to a decade-high $330 billion and electricity-related spending nears $1.6 trillion, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2026.

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The IEA Warns of Renewed Oil Supply Risk as Gulf Exports Stay Below Pre-War Levels and Brent Trades Above 91 Dollars

Inside the IEA’s July Report: Supply Rebounds 4.1 Million Barrels a Day as Gulf Exports Claw Back and the Agency Maps the Road Back to Surplus

IEA, IMF, World Bank and WTO Chiefs Say the Global Economy Is Broadly Resilient to the War’s Shock but Impacts Are Uneven

OPEC Chief Rejects IEA’s Oil-Glut Forecast as “Premature” in Rare Public Clash Over the Market’s Direction

IEA Cuts 2026 Oil Demand and Supply Forecasts, Sees Market Swing from Wartime Shortage to Surplus by 2027

AI Boom Could Drive a 128% Surge in Data Centre Electricity Demand by 2030

Suez Canal Receives Tanker Boost as Energy Routes Adjust to Hormuz Disruption

Oil Prices Jump Nearly 5% as Middle East Escalation Revives Supply Shock Fears

Strait of Hormuz Risk and GCC Oil Export Resilience

IEA: Energy Investment Rises as Oil Spending Falls

IEA: EV Sales Set to Reach 23 Million as BYD Gains in the Middle East

Iran War Rewires the Oil Dollar Relationship

The IEA Warns of Renewed Oil Supply Risk as Gulf Exports Stay Below Pre-War Levels and Brent Trades Above 91 Dollars

Inside the IEA’s July Report: Supply Rebounds 4.1 Million Barrels a Day as Gulf Exports Claw Back and the Agency Maps the Road Back to Surplus

IEA, IMF, World Bank and WTO Chiefs Say the Global Economy Is Broadly Resilient to the War’s Shock but Impacts Are Uneven

OPEC Chief Rejects IEA’s Oil-Glut Forecast as “Premature” in Rare Public Clash Over the Market’s Direction

IEA Cuts 2026 Oil Demand and Supply Forecasts, Sees Market Swing from Wartime Shortage to Surplus by 2027

AI Boom Could Drive a 128% Surge in Data Centre Electricity Demand by 2030

Suez Canal Receives Tanker Boost as Energy Routes Adjust to Hormuz Disruption

Oil Prices Jump Nearly 5% as Middle East Escalation Revives Supply Shock Fears

Strait of Hormuz Risk and GCC Oil Export Resilience

IEA: Energy Investment Rises as Oil Spending Falls