'Argentina’s YPF Says Close to Signing More LNG Sales Contracts' - Bloomberg

Reported September 13, 'Trump administration officials have privately told those in the Gulf region that they want to refocus any future US-Iran negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and not reopening the strait' - CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/13/politics/iran-gulf-countries-strait-of-hormuz

'European Gas Prices Hit Highest Since 2023 as Market Braces for Prolonged LNG Squeeze' - WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/european-gas-prices-hit-highest-since-2023-as-market-braces-for-prolonged-lng-squeeze-799356de

Reported August 26, 'CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO' - WSJ Exclusive

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/cia-chiefs-surprise-moscow-trip-was-to-warn-russia-not-to-attack-nato-c2d997f3?

EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks 1.585M Barrel Build Vs 0.100M Barrel Build Est.

U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count +1 To 450; U.S. Baker Hughes NatGas Rig Count +2 To 132; U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count 591 Vs 588 Prior

Shares of oil and gas related-companies are lower following reports suggesting that Saudi Arabia is attempting to restore crude oil exports quickly through pipeline repairs and ship-to-ship transfers. Also, API and EIA data indicated weekly U.S. crude and distillate inventory growth, further pressuring the oil price.