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Iraq’s Oil Exports Have Fallen 75%: Hormuz Is Pushing Baghdad Toward Alternative Routes

Aug 09, 2026

According to WPB, Iraq’s oil minister said on August 8 that the country’s crude exports have fallen by 75% from prewar levels as restrictions at ...

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A 100% Tariff Threat Is Now on the Table: Could New U.S. Sanctions Reshape Russian Oil and Bitumen Trade?

Aug 08, 2026

According to WPB, the risk of a new and potentially powerful layer of U.S. pressure on Russian energy trade has moved into a much more serious legisl...

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Iran’s Main Oil Export Hub Has Gone Quiet: What a Week Without Tankers at Kharg Means for Bitumen

Aug 08, 2026

According to WPB, Iran’s main crude-export terminal has entered one of its longest periods of inactivity since the current regional conflict began....

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China Reopens the Fuel Export Tap: Will Higher Refinery Runs Increase or Reduce Asian Bitumen Supply?

Aug 06, 2026

According to WPB, China’s decision to temporarily authorize about 2.7 million metric tons of refined-fuel exports in August introduces a new variab...

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Iraq Is Discounting Crude by Nearly $30 to Get It Through Hormuz. What Happens to Bitumen?

Aug 03, 2026

According to WPB, Iraq’s decision to offer discounts approaching $30 per barrel on August-loading Basrah crude provides a direct measure of the com...

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Oil Prices Fall After the U.S. Suspends Iran Strike and Shifts Focus to a Hormuz Agreement

Aug 03, 2026

According to WPB, oil prices fell sharply on August 3 after the United States suspended a planned military attack on Iran and shifted its immediate f...

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All Oil and Bitumen Export Routes from Iran and Iraq to Asia, Africa and Europe

Aug 01, 2026

According to WPB, Iran and Iraq are reviewing and expanding a wide range of maritime, pipeline, road, rail and multimodal export routes as disruption...

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Asian Refiners Pay Premiums for Abu Dhabi Crude as Hormuz Supply Tightens

Jul 30, 2026

According to WPB, ADNOC’s seventh crude tender since the beginning of June has confirmed that Asian refiners are paying a measurable premium for su...

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Iraq’s Baniyas Corridor Is Open for Fuel Oil. Could Bitumen Be the Next Cargo?

Jul 29, 2026

According to WPB, Iraq’s new export corridor through Syria has moved from an emergency response into a functioning Mediterranean trade route. Iraqi...

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After Another Refinery Strike, Is Russia Losing Control of Its Fuel Supply Chain?

Jul 26, 2026

According to WPB, the latest drone strike targeting Russia’s Tyumen refinery has once again drawn attention to a question that extends far beyond t...

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Why Saudi Arabia Is Quietly Redrawing Its Oil Export Map While Hormuz Traffic Stays Under Pressure

Jul 25, 2026

According to WPB, the latest changes in Middle Eastern oil logistics suggest that energy exporters are adjusting their long-term transportation strat...

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Black Sea in Flames: Attack Strikes at the Heart of Kazakhstan’s Oil Exports

Jul 20, 2026

According to WPB, the recent suspension of oil loading at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s Black Sea terminal carries significance for global crud...

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Collapse of the Traditional Model: How Biochar Disrupts Oil Monopoly in the Bitumen Market

Jul 14, 2026

According to WPB, A ten-year commercial program between Verde Renewables and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions has introduced a new business case for biochar...

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Fire Again in the Persian Gulf! A Security Crisis with Direct Impacts on Oil and Bitumen

Jun 29, 2026

According to WPB, Recent intelligence assessments and maritime security reporting indicate that the Strait of Hormuz is again entering a heightened-r...

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Aftershocks of the Hormuz Crisis: Asia and Europe Turn to Expanding Strategic Oil Reserves

Jun 23, 2026

According to WPB, the gradual recovery of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted governments, energy authorities, infrastructure pl...

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Dispute Over the Strait of Hormuz: From the Threat of Shipping Tolls to the Future of Iran’s Oil Exports

Jun 22, 2026

According to WPB, The Strait of Hormuz has recently returned to the center of Middle Eastern diplomacy as the latest dispute over passage through the...

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Bitumen from Oil Sludge! Can Oil Sludge Change the Future of Road Pavements?

Jun 21, 2026

According to WPB, Recent research from Kazakhstan has drawn attention to an unconventional source of raw material for the bitumen sector: high-viscos...

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The Persian Gulf in a Dual State: Oil Has Reached the Market, but Sea Routes Remain Risky!

Jun 21, 2026

According to WPB, Recent developments in the Persian Gulf have created one of the most important trade stories of the year for energy exporters, ship...

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Gray-Zone Conditions in Hormuz: Oil Falls Below $80, but Shipping Risks Persist

Jun 17, 2026

According to WPB, the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz during mid-June 2026 reflects a transitional phase in maritime security conditions co...

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Bitumen and Diesel Prices Rise; India’s Road Projects Face Cost Pressure

Jun 17, 2026

According to WPB, in mid-June 2026, India’s infrastructure governance framework initiated a renewed fiscal and parliamentary review mechanism addre...

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