Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge

Oil steadies and global shares are mixed as Iran war fuels energy supply concerns - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxQb212V0FGeWZNZWV3ak50THZNajRJczNGOVJNSWxUVUoyeG1fUklGNUFEX1VtZjRyVWhjOFZEeUtNdVNkdldJZ1FRcmFhY1NSWXdYNE9uZm82bTZmWExJUDdaTzJlT1AwUENvZ1ZfTmlVMHZjRW9TcENWUVNld2JNRThxU29SY0FKTjRJVi11U2p1cmJ1Mkg3UQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Oil steadies and global shares are mixed as Iran war fuels energy supply concerns</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

Work from home and slow down on the road: world’s energy watchdog advises emergency measures as oil prices rise

<p>IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets</p><p>The world’s energy watchdog has advised governments to reduce highway speeds and encouraged workers to carpool or, ideally, work from home to combat soaring oil prices and impending fuel shortages caused by the Middle East conflict.</p><p>It has also recommended countries consider limiting car access to designated zones in large cities, by giving vehicles with odd-numbered plates access on different weekdays to those with even-numbered plates.</p><p>Work from home where possible to save petrol.</p><p>Reduce highway speed limits by at least 10km/h to reduce fuel usage.</p><p>Encourage public transport to reduce oil demand.</p><p>Limit car access to roads in large cities through a number-plate rotation scheme.</p><p>Increase car sharing.</p><p>Encourage efficient driving for commercial vehicles through load optimisation and vehicle maintenance.</p><p>Divert LPG ...

Oil retreats as US and allies look to boost supply, unchoke Strait of Hormuz - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNd2Rpc2pia3d3NWVCUWNYTGo0b281N0RpbEx1MHVNR0JRbERGZnFsVGQxbHV6ZElVQ1dDNDhmRzJPVDNFWUJoLXVPT3VPZVh0eVBUOVNyZWtSV2NLeHZRaFJmQ003OGo1bU5Sb3pWY3VYUWx3a09ma01KbnBkMzdZYU11VDJ5TkJGSzhobGc5RFY0LWVrZFR3cENXWERlTU1wTU1YNVZsSFU4clBOVzc2UQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Oil falls as US and allies look to boost supply, unchoke Strait of Hormuz</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia

As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.

How Trump suspending sanctions on Russian oil helps Putin’s war effort - The Washington Post

What $5 diesel fuel means for the U.S. economy

<div>Data: <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" target="_blank">AAA</a>; Chart: Axios Visuals</div><p>The price of diesel fuel has surged above $5 a gallon in the U.S., the highest in four years, creating new inflationary pressure on anything Americans buy that relies on truck transport — which is to say, pretty much everything.</p><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>The average retail price of a gallon of diesel was $5.04 Tuesday, AAA says, up from $3.65 a month ago.</p><ul><li>That amounts to a 38% one-month rise in the price of diesel, surpassing even the 30% rise in the price of regular unleaded gasoline over that span.</li><li><strong> </strong>The Iran war has choked off supplies of crude oil and other commodities from the Persian Gulf, driving up global prices.</li></ul><p><strong>State of play: </strong>Most Americans have little direct exposure to diesel prices; gasoline-fueled (and, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/oil-price-spikes-prices-market-shift" target="_...