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Brent
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BP Q1 2026 profit doubles to $3.8bn as oil trading delivers exceptional quarter
BP doubled Q1 profit on an exceptional oil trading quarter. The harder question is whether new CEO Meg O'Neill can convert that windfall into durable returns.
April 28, 2026
Strait of Hormuz standoff lifts Brent past $107 as Federal Reserve, ECB, BOJ decisions loom
Iran talks stalled. Hormuz still closed. Five central banks meet this week. Brent at $107.97 is no longer a tactical move, it is a macro regime question.
April 27, 2026
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) beats Q3 estimates on beauty momentum but Andre Schulten flags billion-dollar oil headwind for fiscal 2027
Procter & Gamble beat Q3 estimates, but a $1 billion fiscal 2027 oil warning is the harder question for investors banking on a clean earnings reset.
April 25, 2026
Ceasefire announced, strait still closed: Oil markets on edge ahead of US-Iran talks
Brent crude fell 12.7% and WTI 13.4% in the week ending April 10, oil's worst weekly loss since 2022, as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed before US-Iran talks.
April 11, 2026
Trump’s Iran speech sends crude to six-year high, gas tops $4 nationwide
U.S. crude oil surged nearly $12 per barrel on April 3, 2026, its largest one-day gain since 2020, after Trump pledged more Iran strikes with no Strait of Hormuz reopening plan.
April 3, 2026
Albanese warns Australians of months-long economic pain from Middle East war as petrol prices hit historic highs
Australian PM Anthony Albanese warns Middle East war will cause months of economic shocks; fuel excise halved and public transport urged amid historic petrol price surge.
April 1, 2026
TotalEnergies SE (NYSE: TTE) earnings: Is the dividend safe at $60 oil?
TotalEnergies SE reports $15.6B adjusted net income for 2025 and sets 2026 capex at ~$15B. Read how Namibia, LNG, and AI power shape its strategy.
February 11, 2026