oil

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Globally, oil production has fallen, expected to be down 6.4 million barrels a day this year from the total 107 million barrels a day last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Plus: A DIY solar hack catches on, price caps at gas stations and the mysterious case of China’s falling oil imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The company that manages Settebello, IOS Marine FZE, said it "categorically denies" the ship ignored directions and said it has "no affiliation with Iran or Iranian oil".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Reserve buffers for oil have been “more resilient, tanker traffic has found ‘goat paths’ along the Omani coastline, and post-COVID demand behavior has changed more than the market initially understood,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The Philippines has a lot of them, not just oil.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly