2026-04-21 5f9727467243c3e46fefc74863b8fa15d29c74ef 24 CEO 14 /wiki/chief%20executive%20officer Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war Russell Hardy 37 /wiki/russell%20hardy Vitol 2 /wiki/vitol barrels 71 /wiki/barrel%20(unit) oil 116 /wiki/oil CEO Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Russell Hardy Vitol barrels oil Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 2026-04-17 7dceb56037553f9ead38a9f95ac02dd6e87fbdea 25 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war barrels 2 /feed/2026/04/17/oil-prices-including-brent-crude-and-west-texas-intermediate-drop-to-less-than-us-90-per-barrel-and-the-dow-jones-ind Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, drop to less than US$90 per barrel, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increases by over 1,000 points, following Iran's announcement of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-04-9 00f9a5e22917bf408ff28a39ae98d4c26bcbc5a3 36 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war barrels 2 /feed/2026/04/9/oil-prices-rebound-amidst-concerns-about-the-ceasefire-with-us-and-brent-crude-oil-back-up-to-nearly-us-100-per-barre Oil prices rebound amidst concerns about the ceasefire, with U.S. and Brent Crude oil back up to nearly US$100 per barrel. 2026-04-5 ca71120670e47d2b1c2d6911f004064ab9ebbe2a 38 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /feed/2026/04/5/nepal-announces-that-government-and-educational-institutions-will-have-two-days-off-work-during-the-week-instead-of-one Nepal announces that government and educational institutions will have two days off work during the week instead of one, as part of an effort to save fuel. 2026-04-2 45847a2819b254f7b1474c353d323fe22df63da6 /feed/2026/04/2/united-states-crude-oil-surges-to-over-us-113-per-barrel United States crude oil surges to over US$113 per barrel. 1775200084 2026-04-2 cd37d88a09f918ee4491a8441fb3218275c2dd0a 28 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war barrels 2 /feed/2026/04/2/united-states-crude-oil-surges-to-over-113-per-barrel United States crude oil surges to over $113 per barrel. 2026-03-30 b91afb5c60eb68dab7e2410a2464904c6391cb05 24 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war barrels oil 3 /feed/2026/03/30/brent-crude-oil-passes-us-116-per-barrel-the-highest-it-has-been-since-the-start-of-the-war Brent Crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war. 2026-03-27 5cea3efd2c7870eb4c531636c951f8b02ec69b07 14 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war barrels oil 3 /feed/2026/03/27/brent-crude-oil-surpasses-us-110-per-barrel-after-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-turned-away-three-contai Brent crude oil surpasses US$110 per barrel after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy turned away three container ships and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. 2026-03-24 dc89b4be3ca65e193ce877b71f548aadeb8211b0 /feed/2026/03/24/qatarenergy-declares-force-majeure-on-some-of-its-long-term-lng-supply-contracts-including-for-customers-in-italy QatarEnergy ‌declares force majeure on some of ⁠its long-term LNG supply contracts, including ‌for customers ⁠in Italy, Belgium, South Korea ⁠and China. 1774508867 2026-03-24 69206a84c852c1f0298913d616f058d4028477c4 27 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /feed/2026/03/24/qatarenergy-declares-force-majeure-on-some-of-its-long-term-lng-supply-contracts-for-its-customers-worldwide QatarEnergy ‌declares force majeure on some of ⁠its long-term LNG supply contracts for its customers worldwide. 2026-03-15 4c7f6e37914be757404af81c9f49a259cad3e763 13 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war barrels 2 /feed/2026/03/15/japan-announces-it-will-start-releasing-80-million-barrels-of-oil-from-its-reserves-the-largest-such-release-in-the-cou Japan announces it will start releasing 80 million barrels of oil from its reserves, the largest such release in the country's history, in response to disruptions in the oil supply caused by the conflict. 2017-01-26 265427d853fd3fa6b6f8b2cc24541e996ecca8d2 2 oil 1 /feed/2017/01/26/tankers-anchored-in-the-caribbean-sea-are-unable-to-deliver-over-four-million-barrels-of-crude-oil-due-to-venezuela-s-s Tankers anchored in the Caribbean Sea are unable to deliver over four million barrels of crude oil, due to Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company being unable to pay for hull cleaning, inspections, and other port services. 2015-12-3 76654640c499cbd200d36ce11ddf5620b7ee3d2b 16 CEO 1 /feed/2015/12/3/a-court-convicts-donald-blankenship-former-ceo-of-massey-energy-company-of-violating-safety-standards-that-led-to-the A court convicts Donald Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy Company, of violating safety standards that led to the deaths of 29 Upper Big Branch mine workers in Montcoal, West Virginia in 2010. He is acquitted of making false statements and deceiving regulators. Blankenship, who faces up to one year in prison and a fine of $250,000, is the most prominent American coal executive ever to be convicted of a charge connected to the deaths of miners. /feed/2026/04/21/vitol-ceo-russell-hardy-says-that-at-least-one-billion-barrels-of-oil-production-will-be-lost-because-of-the-war-even-if Financial Times 21 6d1c66233cbfd506c6e444aa14e8ba86a446ab43 4 https://www.ft.com/content/68c80b3e-b645-46a5-b748-0d2ebb3f56e7?syn-25a6b1a6=1 2026 Vitol CEO Russell Hardy says that at least one billion barrels of oil production will be lost because of the war even if it ends immediately, and that the current loss is in the range of 600 to 700 million barrels.