oil

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A Libyan captain on a nearby ship was calling to ask if he understood the new rules governing a waterway that transports around one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"The government needs to get renewable energy to people's homes so they can be protected from big spikes in the gas and oil price," Elks said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil typically passes.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Tony Rodriguez, head of fixed-income strategy at Nuveen, called this week’s action a “relief rally and a positioning rally,” with positioning around “some dire scenarios” around the Iran war and the oil shock being unwound.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

A metal rack in one corner held car supplies—spare containers of oil, a big jug of windshield wiper fluid, a little vacuum that sat ready on its charger.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold