https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AW2mf34nykI/christopher-charleston RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 15:35:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-03/us-is-oil-supplier-of-last-resort-as-hormuz-disruptions-worsen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-03/us-is-oil-supplier-of-last-resort-as-hormuz-disruptions-worsen Sun, 03 May 2026 13:30:00 GMT 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. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/markets-downplay-war-s-impact-on-petrochemicals-pipeline-ceo-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/markets-downplay-war-s-impact-on-petrochemicals-pipeline-ceo-says Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:16:25 GMT Jim Teague, director and chief executive officer of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., listens during the 2019 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The program provides comprehensive insight into the global and regional energy future by addressing key issues from markets and geopolitics to technology, project costs, energy and the environment, finance, operational excellence and cyber risks. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-25/the-hormuz-billion-barrel-oil-shock-is-about-to-crash-demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-25/the-hormuz-billion-barrel-oil-shock-is-about-to-crash-demand Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMT Iranians are seen at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz, April 24. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/dow-ceo-says-petrochemical-supply-disruptions-to-persist-in-2026 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/dow-ceo-says-petrochemical-supply-disruptions-to-persist-in-2026 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:54:08 GMT Jim Fitterling https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/texas-oil-pipes-are-running-all-out-to-supply-war-driven-overseas-demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/texas-oil-pipes-are-running-all-out-to-supply-war-driven-overseas-demand Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT A gas flare at an oil refinery in Baytown, Texas. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/us-petrochemical-rally-falters-as-demand-shows-cracks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/us-petrochemical-rally-falters-as-demand-shows-cracks Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:11:32 GMT An oil refinery and petrochemical plant in Houston, Texas. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/oil-gas-recovery-may-take-two-years-after-war-iea-s-birol-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/oil-gas-recovery-may-take-two-years-after-war-iea-s-birol-says Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:19:38 GMT An oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/propylene-butadiene-lead-continue-us-petrochemical-price-surge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/propylene-butadiene-lead-continue-us-petrochemical-price-surge Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:31:11 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-11/the-oil-market-is-in-the-grip-of-a-panicked-race-for-barrels https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-11/the-oil-market-is-in-the-grip-of-a-panicked-race-for-barrels Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:17 GMT Freight train wagons at the Rhone Energies SAS oil refinery in Fos-sur-mer, France. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/us-oil-exports-to-hit-5-million-barrels-a-day-amid-global-crunch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/us-oil-exports-to-hit-5-million-barrels-a-day-amid-global-crunch Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:21:07 GMT Storage tanks on the Houston Shipping Channel in La Porte, Texas, US, on Friday, March 13, 2026. The worst supply disruption in the history of the oil market is showing no signs of abating, with crude prices surging since the Iran war began. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/north-american-oil-is-in-demand-as-world-grasps-for-supplies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/north-american-oil-is-in-demand-as-world-grasps-for-supplies Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:29:47 GMT A pumpjack operates above an oil well in the Bakken Formation outside Williston, North Dakota, U.S., on Friday, March 9, 2018. When oil sold for $100 a barrel, many oil towns dotting the nation's shale basins grew faster than its infrastructure and services could handle. Since 2015, as oil prices floundered, Williston has added new roads, including a truck route around the city, two new fire stations, expanded the landfill, opened a new waste water treatment plant and started work on an airport relocation and expansion project. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/us-crude-exports-test-limits-as-shipping-constraints-mount https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/us-crude-exports-test-limits-as-shipping-constraints-mount Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:31:20 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/key-us-oil-grade-is-fetching-highest-premium-since-covid-19 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/key-us-oil-grade-is-fetching-highest-premium-since-covid-19 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:42:10 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/mideast-war-boosts-us-petchems-as-methanol-hits-four-year-high https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/mideast-war-boosts-us-petchems-as-methanol-hits-four-year-high Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:48:38 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/iran-war-ripples-are-driving-up-prices-for-plastics-ingredient https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/iran-war-ripples-are-driving-up-prices-for-plastics-ingredient Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:22:08 GMT A worker inspects polyethylene plastic products at a plastic factory in Klang, Malaysia. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/asia-buys-most-us-oil-in-three-years-as-war-blocks-mideast-flows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/asia-buys-most-us-oil-in-three-years-as-war-blocks-mideast-flows Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:18:23 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/venezuela-oil-exports-to-us-double-on-easing-trade-restrictions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/venezuela-oil-exports-to-us-double-on-easing-trade-restrictions Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:52:19 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/surging-tanker-rates-push-us-crude-shippers-to-use-small-vessels https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/surging-tanker-rates-push-us-crude-shippers-to-use-small-vessels Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:11:42 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/us-to-asia-oil-shipment-costs-hit-a-record-some-deals-falter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/us-to-asia-oil-shipment-costs-hit-a-record-some-deals-falter Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:06:37 GMT Oil storage tanks at the 76 Terminal in Richmond, California, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Oil surged as the first impacts of the war in the Middle East began to be felt, with a near halt to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and disruption at a big refinery in Saudi Arabia upending energy markets. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/us-sour-crude-surges-on-early-signs-of-middle-east-disruptions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/us-sour-crude-surges-on-early-signs-of-middle-east-disruptions Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:14:29 GMT The Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deepwater oil platform stands in the Gulf of Mexico in the aerial photograph taken off the coast of Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, May 18, 2018. While U.S. shale production has been dominating markets, a quiet revolution has been taking place offshore. The combination of new technology and smarter design will end much of the overspending that's made large troves of subsea oil barely profitable to produce, industry executives say.