US Fires on Ship Breaking its Blockade of Iran August 14, 2026Iran, Middle East, News Briefs, Pakistan, U.S.hlancey@bloomberg.net US forces fired on a Panama-flagged containership that attempted to run the American (more…)
Russia’s Biggest Baltic Port Hit by Drone Attack August 14, 2026Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Europe, Grains, News Briefs, Russia, Ukrainehlancey@bloomberg.net An overnight drone strike sparked a fire at Russia’s Baltic (more…)
Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries, Chemical Plants August 14, 2026Europe, News Briefs, Russia, Ukrainehlancey@bloomberg.net Ukraine’s military attacked the large Taneco oil refinery and the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical plant deep (more…)
Ukraine to Avoid Targeting Tankers, Terminal August 14, 2026Asia, Black Sea, Europe, News Briefs, Russia, U.S., Ukrainehlancey@bloomberg.net Ukraine has agreed not to target some non-Russian oil tankers (more…)
Russian Railways Increase Fertilizer Exports in July August 14, 2026Europe, News Briefs, Phosphate, Potash, Potash Muriate, Russiahlancey@bloomberg.net Export shipments of fertilizer via the Russian Railways (RZD) network (more…)
Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Refinery August 14, 2026Middle East, News Briefs, Saudi Arabia, Uncategorizedhlancey@bloomberg.net Saudi Arabia extinguished a fire at its Jazan oil refinery (more…)
Receding Danube Risks Route for Black Sea Grain August 14, 2026Black Sea, Europe, News Briefs, Russia, Ukrainehlancey@bloomberg.net Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low (more…)
Europe’s Fifth Heat Wave Strains Power, Crops August 14, 2026Crops/Weather, Europe, France, Germany, News Briefs, Spain, Switzerlandhlancey@bloomberg.net Another wave of intense heat swept across an already parched (more…)
Higher Sulfur, Acid Costs Impact Itafos’ 2Q August 14, 2026Ammonia, Brazil, China, Earnings, Houston, TX, Iran, Middle East, News Briefs, Phosphate, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, U.S.hlancey@bloomberg.net Houston-based phosphate producer Itafos Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss of $5.6 (more…)
Ma’aden’s 2Q Profits Rise Despite Production Cuts August 14, 2026aluminum, Ammonia, Brazil, China, DAP/MAP, Earnings, India, Middle East, Morocco, News Briefs, Phosphate, Saudi Arabia, Sulfur, U.S.hlancey@bloomberg.net Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma’aden) reported a 13% year-over-year increase in (more…)