Robin Mills

Restricting shipments may offer political appeal as prices surge, but risks driving up costs and undermining Washington’s energy ambitions

Geopolitical tension is fracturing the systems that once underpinned global energy security and co-operation

Given limited storage, Europe will probably still need to import more LNG this winter than it did last year

Granting foreign ownership of oil reserves is contrary to Venezuela's constitution

Tactics for passage and defences for ships will continue to improve

Repeated attacks on tankers and the region's infrastructure causing oil spills

Washington needs to resolve the fissure between its goals in business, geopolitics and non-proliferation

While there's hope the waterway will soon reopen to normal commerce, the perception of threat remains

The war around Hormuz is still far from checkmate for either side

Falklands’ tortuous road to crude may be nearing fulfilment

The latest phase of the war is disrupting fuel supplies at home while tightening refined product markets abroad

It reflects a wider trend in crisis-hit countries such as Lebanon, Yemen and Pakistan, where unreliable grids have fuelled rooftop solar adoption

Loss of a fifth of global oil and gas supply should have sparked chaos, but sound policy and a short war meant it didn't

Tehran's needs are enormous, with ageing oilfields needing recovery and new explorations waiting

From aluminium to sulphur, the conflict has hit the metals most crucial to renewables, electric vehicles and batteries