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- Analysts Cut China’s Q4 Crude Import Forecast by 400,000 Bpd
FGE NexantECA and Energy Aspects now expect fourth-quarter imports of 9.2 million to 9.3 million barrels per day amid higher oil and freight costs.
· Investing
- U.S. Energy Department to Provide Up to 40 Million Barrels From SPR
The announcement concerns crude oil held in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
· Investing
- Saudi Arabia Restarts Red Sea Crude Loadings After Pipeline Repair
The partial recovery of the East-West pipeline reopens an export route around the Strait of Hormuz, while full capacity could take weeks to restore.
· Investing
- U.S., Iran Hold Mediator Talks as Oil Exports Near War High
Separate talks focused on a ceasefire as Middle Eastern crude exports recovered to nearly 80% of prewar levels.
· Investing
- U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Hits Lowest Level Since 1982
The reserve held 284.552 million barrels for the week ending Sept. 18, down 405,000 barrels from the prior week.
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- Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Pipeline, Reopening Hormuz Bypass
Exports to Yanbu have resumed after repairs, restoring a route that can carry up to 7 million barrels of crude per day to the Red Sea.
· Business
- Crude Oil Slides As Iran Mediation Talks With US, Iran Near
US and Brent crude briefly fell about $1 after plans emerged for separate meetings with Washington and Tehran on Monday or Tuesday.
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- U.S. and Brent Crude Prices Fall Nearly $0.80 on Sept. 28
U.S. crude traded at $94.21 a barrel and Brent at $100.34 after both benchmarks fell nearly $0.80.
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- Oil Flows Through Hormuz Double to Estimated 13 Million Barrels a Day
Crude flows past the U.S. blockade line reached an estimated 13 million barrels per day on Sept. 23, while President Donald Trump reportedly rejected Iran’s seven-day reopening proposal.
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- U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls 29.9% to 284.6 Million Barrels
The reserve held 284.6 million barrels for the week ending Sept. 18, 2026, far below its 714-million-barrel design capacity as officials explore potential replenishment sources.
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- Vitol Buys Up to 30 Million Barrels of Discounted Iraqi Crude
Iraq set September cargo prices $15 to $20.80 below official selling prices as tanker access through the Strait of Hormuz tightened.
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- WTI Crude Futures Break Above $95 as Oil Gains 3.08% Thursday
The contract reached $95.003 a barrel at 10:46 a.m. ET (14:46 UTC) on Sept. 24, putting energy prices in focus for inflation, rates and crypto sentiment.
· Investing
- Saudi East-West Pipeline Restarts, Yanbu Loading Had Not Resumed
Crude is moving toward Red Sea refineries after a low-rate restart, but tanker loading at Yanbu had not resumed as of Sept. 24.
· Business
- Saudi Arabia Sells Nearly 100 Million Barrels to Asian Buyers
Saudi Aramco is taking on part of the vessel, insurance and voyage risk as Asian refiners grow reluctant to arrange tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
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- U.S.-Iran Indirect Contacts Resume as Crude Outlook Faces New Test
Expectations for a follow-up meeting, an end to the blockade and restored shipping have not risen alongside the renewed diplomatic contact.
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- Preliminary Estimate Shows U.S. Crude Inventories Rose 1.786 Million Barrels
Cushing crude stocks increased by 2.082 million barrels, while gasoline and distillate inventories declined during the week ended Sept. 18.
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