Iran – Thinking On Energy

Energy

Brent Crude $107.38 ▼ 0.06 (0.06%) WTI $103.20 ▼ 0.11 (0.11%) Natural Gas $2.90 ▲ +0.02 (+0.69%) RBOB Gasoline $3.39 ▲ +0.02 (+0.59%) ULSD Diesel $4.85 — 0.00 (0.00%) Heating Oil $5.08 ▲ +0.04 (+0.79%) Jet Fuel $4.34 — 0.00 (0.00%) OPEC Basket $114.89 — 0.00 (0.00%) WCS Crude $89.04 ▲ +1.34 (+1.53%) Urals Crude $104.55 — 0.00 (0.00%) Dutch TTF €83.26 ▲ +1.33 (+1.62%) Coal $139.30 — 0.00 (0.00%) Propane MB $0.83 — 0.00 (0.00%)

Retail Prices

Retail Gasoline $4.157/gal ▲ +0.09 (+2.11%) Retail Diesel (ULSD) $5.967/gal ▲ +0.37 (+6.57%) Retail Pressure Index — U.S. 98.2 ▲ +17.39 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 1 (East Coast) 94.3 ▲ +19.56 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 2 (Midwest) 98.2 ▲ +17.50 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) 98.6 ▲ +15.93 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 4 (Rocky Mtn) 97.0 ▲ +15.22 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 5 (West Coast) 98.5 ▲ +18.53

Metals & Carbon

Gold $4292.05 ▼ 54.29 (1.25%) Silver $63.15 ▼ 0.15 (0.24%) EU Carbon €87.99 — 0.00 (0.00%)

News

Middle East Eye IRGC claims it downed advanced MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait Splash247 Slow ships and long voyages tighten dry bulk market Splash247 Putin pushes BRICS insurance challenge to Western shipping establishment Middle East Eye Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during raid on West Bank Middle East Eye Hormuz traffic drops after Middle East attacks intensify Splash247 Splash Singapore: SGX’s William Chin on the financialisation of freight Middle East Eye Iran’s Araghchi tells Lebanon’s speaker parliament need for regional coordination against Israel CleanTechnica More Than 56% of California Electricity Demand Supplied by Wind, Water, & Solar in 2026 Splash247 Who owns the ship’s data? CleanTechnica JET Charge Helps The Fleet Transition CleanTechnica Waymo Readying to Launch Robotaxis in Japan CleanTechnica Trump Habitat Rollback Takes Effect As Sierra Club and Conservation Partners Sue

Pricing, Supply, Trading, Transportation

Fewer Ships, Bigger Ships, and Where is all the Diesel?

Doug Haugh · July 10, 2026