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US Allows Russia Oil Sales Waiver to Expire Despite Tight Market

The Trump administration allowed a waiver that encouraged more Russian crude sales to lapse, even as the Iran war stokes concerns about global oil supplies and higher fuel costs.

A worker inspects drilling pipes at a gas drilling rig on the Gazprom PJSC Chayandinskoye oil, gas and condensate field, a resource base for the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, in the Lensk district of the Sakha Republic, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. European natural gas futures declined after Russia signaled that it may offer additional volumes soon.
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US Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From Tehran

The US struck military targets in Iran after the country fired on three Navy destroyers sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation that threatened to fracture a fragile ceasefire and reignite hostilities even as the two sides say they’re discussing an end to the war.

Commercial ships at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4, in a photo released by Iranian state media. Photographer: Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP Photo
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Trump Pauses Plan to Guide Ships While Seeking Iran Deal

President Donald Trump said he would pause an effort to help stranded ships exit the Strait of Hormuz to see if the US can reach an agreement with Iran to end the war.

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Trump expressed displeasure with the current state of negotiations with Iran, blaming disjointed leadership in Tehran for preventing a deal to end the nine-week conflict that's triggered a global energy crisis.
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US Is Oil Supplier of Last Resort as Hormuz Disruptions Worsen

The tankers have been arriving from all over the world in unprecedented numbers. After loading up in Alaska and along the US Gulf Coast, they head back out to sea — to Japan, Thailand and even as far as Australia.

Traders say US exports are beginning to test practical limits, with infrastructure and shipping constraints capping how much crude can consistently leave the US Gulf Coast.
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Trump Signs Permit for Oil Pipeline Echoing Keystone XL

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential permit authorizing the Bridger Pipeline expansion project meant to carry Canadian crude to Wyoming — the latest in years of back-and-forth over oil pipelines linking the countries.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
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