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@javierblas
Energy and commodities columnist at Bloomberg. Co-author of the 'The World for Sale' Any views expressed are my own. jblas3@bloomberg.net
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NBC News reported Brent settled at $109.86 as the Nasdaq 100 fell 2.5% amid oil and AI-debt concerns.
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An October 14 post citing Reuters reports nearly 20 commercial ships, mostly tankers, attacked near Hormuz in the preceding month.
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Reuters reports the four-month release will be coordinated through the IEA, with substantial diesel supplies planned for the first 20 days.
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Al Jazeera reports Brent rose more than 3%, while Bloomberg says a selloff in US Treasuries resumed as the oil rally intensified inflation concerns.
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A post says the EU is in “ongoing” high-level contact with the US administration and plans to assess the diesel situation at a September 29, 2026 meeting.
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A Bloomberg Opinion column says China is still importing significantly less crude than before the Iran war, despite rumors of renewed heavy buying. The change, it argues, is where Beijing buys.
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A Bloomberg Opinion column says a supertanker shortage has triggered the biggest-ever rally in crude shipping costs, but argues those rates aren’t a new normal.
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A post reports Forties crude trading $15 a barrel above Dated Brent on September 15, up from $0.50 in early September, as some refiners seek to replace lost Saudi supply.
