Tag: US energy policy updates

Energy Briefs: Gulf Attacks, Oil Flows Shift, U.S. Policy

  • April 3, 2026

Iran Attack Highlights Gulf Infrastructure Risk Iran attack Kuwait desalination power plant damage: As the two sides exchanged taunts, an Iranian attack on Friday hit a water desalination and power plant in Kuwait, a major U.S. ally in the region, causing material damage to parts of the facility, Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry said. The …

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Energy Briefs: Hormuz Crisis, Oil Price Surge

  • April 2, 2026

Iran Restricts Strait of Hormuz Access Strait of Hormuz Iran access restrictions U.S.: The Strait of Hormuz will only reopen to those who comply with Iran’s new laws, Tehran has said. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, said the passage would “certainly reopen” but not to the United States. Oil …

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Energy Briefs: Hormuz Crisis, Oil Shifts Worldwide

  • March 26, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Remains Effectively Closed After President Donald Trump backed off his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s energy infrastructure if it refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping lane remains effectively closed to vessels not granted explicit permission by Tehran. The strait handles roughly 20% of global oil supply, making disruptions a …

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