Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1573, Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. In 1794, The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins. In 1863, American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. In 1970, Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (born 1896) passed away. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 1990, Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. In 1995, Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite. In 2008, Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Frequent Oil Draws From U.S. Strategic Reserve Push Old System to Breaking Point

The Wall Street Journal - Business

The Wall Street Journal - Business

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July 13, 2026

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Frequent Oil Draws From U.S. Strategic Reserve Push Old System to Breaking Point

Fracturing wells, leaky pumps and other wear-and-tear are straining the Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve.

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Seeking Alpha

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· Jul 3, 2026

Commodities: Oil Under Pressure Amid Rebound In Middle East Flows

Commodities: Oil Under Pressure Amid Rebound In Middle East Flows

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 27, 2026

European Union: Oil Flows from Middle East Recovering

European Union: Oil Flows from Middle East Recovering

Foreign Policy Journal

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· Jul 12, 2026

Inventory Replenishment Could Fuel The Next Major CrudeOil Bull Market

The global oil market may be entering a new phase where the primary price driver is not supply disruption, but the urgent need to rebuild depleted strategic and commercial inventories. Governments, refiners, and traders around the world face mounting pressure to replenish oil stocks that were drawn down during a period of sustained emergency releases [] The post Inventory Replenishment Could Fuel The Next Major CrudeOil Bull Market appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Bloomberg

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· Jul 9, 2026

The Crypto Startup Trying to Put a Barrel of Oil on Blockchain

The oil industry has spent more than a century pushing into new frontiers. Its engineers pulled crude from beneath deserts, oceans and frozen tundra. Its traders built markets that turned oil into the world’s most actively traded commodity.

The Motley Fool

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· Jun 26, 2026

Prediction: Oil Is Heading to $60 a Barrel by 2027, and These Stocks Are Worth Buying Now

The oil market is on track to shift from a shortfall to a glut in the next year.

AzerNews

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· Jul 6, 2026

OPEC+ raises output as oil market enters new geopolitical era

The shifting tides of the global energy market have once again thrust OPEC+ into the spotlight, laying bare the delicate and often volatile intersection of geopolitics and oil economics. The group’s recent decision to boost oil production targets for August by 188,000 barrels per day is on the surface a standard regulatory tweak meant to stabilize a fluctuating market.

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 22, 2026

Harga minyak kukuh, Petronas perlu percepat pelaburan

PETALING JAYA: Harga minyak yang lebih kukuh kini menjadi pemangkin utama kepada Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) untuk menggerakkan semula pelaburan sektor huluan yang sebelum ini ditangguhkan, sekali gus mengurangkan justifikasi syarikat untuk terus mengambil pendekatan berhati-hati terhadap perbelanjaan modal. Menurut CIMB Securities Sdn. Bhd., gabungan harga minyak yang tinggi, aliran tunai yang lebih mantap serta ... Read more The post Harga minyak kukuh, Petronas perlu percepat pelaburan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Al Jazeera

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· Jul 2, 2026

With Hormuz reopened, has the oil shortage turned into a glut?

As flow resumes through the strait, an oil surplus may yet again destabilise global energy markets.

Kathimerini

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· Jul 8, 2026

ATHEX: Mini sell-off after fresh Gulf tension

The resumption of military action in the Persian Gulf had an immediate impact on markets, with oil rates jumping and bourse indexes slumping.

ING Think

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· Jul 8, 2026

The Commodities Feed: Oil bounces on Persian Gulf re-escalation

ASIA/PACIFIC: Re-escalation in the Persian Gulf has reignited supply concerns, pushing oil prices higher amid questions about the direction of US-Iran peace talks

Sputnik

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· Jul 2, 2026

US Lost Access to Quarter of Oil Reserve Over Equipment Failure - Documents

A quarter of the oil stored in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has become inaccessible because of aging infrastructure, caused by large-scale oil withdrawals during the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an analysis of data from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) by Sputnik shows.

The Hindu BusinessLine

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· Jun 29, 2026

Iran war developments, Fed rate path cues in focus for rupee and bonds

The focus will yet again turn to oil prices, with any retreat in risk sentiment ‌expected to hurt the Rupee, which has steadied after hitting historic lows last month

Investing.com

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· Jul 9, 2026

Dollar drifts with oil; Gulf tensions, Fed minutes in focus

Dollar drifts with oil; Gulf tensions, Fed minutes in focus

UrduPoint

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· Jul 7, 2026

Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery, demand

Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery, demand

Modern Diplomacy

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· Jul 7, 2026

Is OPEC Losing Control as Gulf Oil Producers Race to Reclaim Market Share?

The four month Iran war severely disrupted global energy markets after Tehran restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli military strikes. At the height of the conflict, around 14 million barrels of oil per day were removed from global supply, triggering fears of a prolonged energy crisis and sending Brent crude [] The post Is OPEC Losing Control as Gulf Oil Producers Race to Reclaim Market Share? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

The West Australian

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· Jul 13, 2026

Shares slip in Asia as oil jumps on Gulf attacks

Oil is climbing as the US and Iran trade attacks in the Gulf, choking the Strait of Hormuz and rekindling inflation risks, while share markets slide in Asia.

Quartz

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· Jul 7, 2026

Things are getting worse in the Strait of Hormuz — again

New attacks, the largest number of such incidents since a U.S.-Iran interim deal took effect, pushed oil prices up more than 3

The New American

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· Jul 10, 2026

U.S. Oil Reserve Falls to 43-year Low as Trump Drawdown Nears Its Limit

The United States has drained nearly 96 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) since mid-March. The Trump administration began releasing oil after its war on Iran predictably choked shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and drove up global crude prices. The United States produces large amounts of oil and gets most of its ... The post U.S. Oil Reserve Falls to 43-year Low as Trump Drawdown Nears Its Limit appeared first on The New American.

Off The Press

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· Jun 26, 2026

Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at risk of operational failure, watchdog warns

The Government Accountability Office has found that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the United States’s emergency stockpile of crude oil, is facing significant risks to its ability to operate and meet future energy crises, as inventories have hit their lowest level in 43 years. The Trump administration is currently overseeing the second-largest drawdown of the SPR []...Click to read more

Pew Research Center

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· Jul 7, 2026

What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts

Here are six facts about U.S. oil production, consumption, imports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

KrASIA

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· Jun 22, 2026

China’s hydrogen push outstrips Japan’s in new fuel race

The oil price surge from the US-Iran crisis gives fresh impetus to efforts to boost domestic energy supply.

Hot Air

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· Jun 23, 2026

Oil Is Flowing Out of the Gulf. Everything Else Is Up in the Air

Oil Is Flowing Out of the Gulf. Everything Else Is Up in the Air

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 26, 2026

The overused Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at risk of operational failure, watchdog warns

EXCLUSIVE — The Government Accountability Office has found that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the United States’s emergency stockpile of crude oil, is facing significant risks to its ability to operate and meet future energy crises, as inventories have hit their lowest level in 43 years. The Trump administration is currently overseeing the second-largest drawdown of []

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 3, 2026

Why Lower Oil Prices Don’t Match the Continued Drawdown in Global Inventories

Oil entered early July trading caught in one of the strangest contradictions in commodity markets: global inventories are still being drawn down, U.S.-Iran skirmishes have not fully faded, and yet prices keep sliding. Crude has now fallen back to levels seen before the war broke out, with traders focusing more on weakening demand than on [] The post Why Lower Oil Prices Don’t Match the Continued Drawdown in Global Inventories appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

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