Topic
Oil prices
Every Vessel Hunter story on Oil prices: 6 stories, from 21 August 2026 to 7 October 2026. Newest: "Goldman and Rystad See Room for $120 Brent if Hormuz Stays Disrupted". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Goldman and Rystad See Room for $120 Brent if Hormuz Stays Disrupted
Brent is trading around $97 as traders price in prolonged disruption at the Strait of Hormuz, with analysts at Goldman Sachs and Rystad both pointing to room for $120 a barrel.
Aramco begins partial restart of East-West Pipeline as Yanbu books a cargo
Saudi Aramco can now restart part of the flow on its East-West Pipeline, damaged in a drone attack on 11 September, and one crude export loading has already been scheduled at Yanbu.
Bunker Stocks Run 30% Below Seasonal Norms at the Big Three Hubs
Fuel oil inventories at Singapore, the ARA hub and Fujairah are around 30% below their three-year seasonal averages, with Singapore VLSFO up 76% and lead times running to sixteen days.
Washington Readies New Iran Sanctions and Presses China Over Hormuz
Scott Bessent has promised the toughest sanctions in history against Iran and called on China, which took over 80% of Iran's shipped oil in 2025, to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Covert Hormuz Crossings Are Holding Global Oil Prices in Check
Middle Eastern producers are shuttling crude out of the Persian Gulf undetected and transferring it to tankers in the Gulf of Oman, keeping Brent between $80 and $90 through August.
Iranian Bill To Bar US And Israeli Ships From Hormuz Lifts Oil Prices
Oil prices rose more than three dollars a barrel after reports that an Iranian parliament committee is reviewing a bill to bar American and Israeli vessels from the Strait of Hormuz.
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