oil

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On Monday, US forces hit The Marivex, also a Palau-flagged oil tanker with an Indian crew, in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to comply with US instructions, Centcom said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rose 1.3% to $91.21 per barrel, while front-month Brent crude oil futures gained 1.2% to $94.20 a barrel, according to ICE data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is transported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

More recently, though, some experts noticed that more oil appeared to be moving through.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They look like gentlemen, or at least they do in the oil portraits that they have painted of themselves to boost their social status.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman