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Tanker struck by projectiles off Qatar's coast as Gulf shipping attacks hit a record week
The UK's maritime agency said a tanker was hit by multiple projectiles 51 nautical miles off Qatar's northern coast, with casualties reported. The attack caps the most intense week of Gulf shipping incidents since the US-Iran war began, pushing Brent crude above $101 a barrel.
Shell, Chevron and BP Evacuate Gulf Platforms as Tropical Storm Isaias Takes Aim at the US Coast
Shell is evacuating workers from six offshore platforms while Chevron and BP pull nonessential staff from the Gulf of Mexico, as Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season and make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast by Friday.
OPEC+ Keeps Oil Output Targets Steady for November as Iran War Squeezes Gulf Supply
Seven core OPEC+ members met by video conference on Sunday and left November production targets unchanged — the second straight month of standing pat. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed since February and Gulf exports at 60–80% of normal levels, Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel.
U.S. Natural Gas Output Hits All-Time Record in July 2026 as Permian Basin Pumps 137 Billion Cubic Feet a Day
U.S. gross natural gas withdrawals averaged a record 137 billion cubic feet per day in July, the EIA said — the first new monthly high of 2026, powered by the Permian Basin and new pipeline capacity moving gas to Gulf Coast LNG terminals.
Air Ambulance With Six Aboard Vanishes Off Nantucket; US Coast Guard Launches Massive Search
A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 air ambulance carrying six people — two pilots, two medical staff, a patient and a relative — disappeared from radar on a Bermuda-to-Boston flight early Saturday. The US Coast Guard is searching waters off Nantucket after the jet plunged from 23,500 feet to 11,000 feet in three minutes.
Yemen's War Reignites: 474 Operations in 24 Hours as Fighting Engulfs Taiz and the Red Sea
Fighting in Yemen has escalated to its most intense level since the 2022 truce, with the Yemeni army claiming 474 operations in a single day, missile interceptions over Saudi Arabia, and tens of thousands newly displaced around Taiz and the Red Sea coast.