Resilient Middle East Oil Trade Learns to Live With War

Newsletter Energy Daily Contact us:Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback:Take our Survey By Serene Cheong October 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM UTC This article is for subscribers only . Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, Asia Oil Trading Team Leader Serene Cheong explores how the energy industry has adapted to the threat of renewed attacks on shipping in the Middle East. Iran’s latest attacks on tankers should, in theory, be choking energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.