Oil prices jump and shares drop after Trump threatens more Iran strikes

 

 

 

Osmond Chiaand

Peter Hoskins
 
 
 
Reuters

Oil prices started climbing again after US President Donald Trump reiterated threats to hit Iran "extremely hard" in the coming weeks and failed to give concrete details on how the war will end.

Brent crude briefly surged past $109 (£82) a barrel and stock markets in the US, Europe and Asia fell following Trump's address from the White House.

He said that the US would complete its strategic objectives for the war "very shortly" and spend the next two to three weeks bombing Iran "back to the Stone Ages".

Earlier on Wednesday, oil prices dipped below $100 ahead of the speech on hopes Trump would say how the US would exit the conflict but his address repeated the same points he made

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Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba after US blockade relief

Wednesday, April 01, 2026       02:03 WIB

Wednesday, April 01, 2026       02:03 WIB

 

Matanzas, Cuba, March 31, 2026 (AFP)

 

A Russian oil tanker docked in a Cuban port on Tuesday to deliver the first crude shipment to the crisis-hit island since January after Washington gave a reprieve from its fuel blockade.The Anatoly Kolodkin, a tanker under US sanctions, entered the port of Matanzas, east of Havana, after sunrise to bring 730,000 barrels of crude following a three-week journey from Russia.US President Donald Trump's decision to let Russia deliver the oil avoids a confrontation with Moscow and provides temporary relief to a country that has endured blackouts, fuel rationing and dwindling public transportation."It's great that the country is receiving oil because we need it for the

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Gibraltar supplies nearly a third of Spain’s maritime fuel imports - Spanish press reports

 

 

 

GBC

|  30th March 2026, 20:42 |  Published by GBC News

Gibraltar supplied almost a third of Spain’s maritime fuel imports last year, according to figures reported by the Spanish press.

Data from Spain’s strategic petroleum reserves body, CORES, shows fuel imports from Gibraltar reached 1.89 million tonnes in 2025, accounting for just over 30 per cent of Spain’s total fuel oil imports.

The report by CORES shows Spain imported a total of 256 thousand tonnes of petrol products from Gibraltar in 2025.

Gibraltar was the second highest exported to Spain after Italy, according to the statistic.

The report by Europa Sur suggests Gibraltar has gone from being a marginal supplier in 2021 to one of Spain’s main external sources of marine fuel in just five years.

 

 

 

How the War in the Middle East Is Affecting Energy, Trade, and Finance

 

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Energy prices, supply chains, and financial markets are the main transmission channels, but the regional effects will vary significantly

March 30, 2026
 
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The world faces yet another shock. The war in the Middle East is upending lives and livelihoods in the region and beyond. It is also dimming the outlook for many economies that had only just shown signs of a sustained recovery from previous crises.

The shock is global, yet asymmetric. Energy importers are more exposed than exporters, poorer countries more than richer ones, and those with meager buffers more than those with ample reserves.

Beyond its painful human toll, the war has caused serious disruption to the economies of the most

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El motor más grande del mundo es el Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96C, con 25.480 litros de cilindrada, 27m de largo y consumo de 14 toneladas a la hora

Wärtsilä

Martín Jemes
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18 Ene 2026

¿En qué momento pensaron que esto era necesario? Este motor es tan alto como un edificio de 5 pisos, desarrolla un par motor de 7 cifras (has leído bien) y, pese al disparate de consumo, su eficiencia supera a la de un motor de combustión interna convencional. Veamos sus titánicos datos y su razón de ser a continuación.

Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96C, el monstruoso corazón del titán

Resulta que la compañía filandesa Wärtsilä puso en servicio este basto motor en 2006 para dar vida al Emma Mærsk, un buque de carga de 397m de largo y que pesa 170.974 toneladas (sin contar carga).

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