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Rebecca Feng

ARTICLES BY REBECCA FENG

China’s oil market is facing a baffling paradox as the country cuts crude imports while increasing petrochemical production. (REUTERS)

China is propping up the world economy by importing a lot less oil

5 min read . 11 Jun 2026

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman last week. Reuters

Ships are sailing ‘dark’ to sneak out of Strait of Hormuz

5 min read . 30 May 2026

Spot coal prices at Australia’s Newcastle port, a key supplier to Asia, have jumped 12% since the war started. (Representative Photo/iStock)

Coal makes a comeback, fueled by war in the Middle East

4 min read . 17 May 2026

The Alliance Fairfax at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, earlier this year.

Inside ‘Project Freedom,’ Trump’s aborted bid to reopen the Persian Gulf

7 min read . 08 May 2026

Cargo ships in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters File) (HT_PRINT)

Life and death aboard ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz

5 min read . 05 Apr 2026

A satellite image of the Gulf of Oman and the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which remains shut for most vessels.

What Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz means for the global economy

5 min read . 02 Apr 2026

The Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid. Iran on March 19, 2026, carried out a series of attacks on Gulf energy sites, including on Qatar's huge Ras Laffan LNG facility, in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field. (File Photo: AFP)

The critical energy assets hit in the Gulf

3 min read . 20 Mar 2026

The Indian tanker Shivalik arrived at Mundra Port, in Gujarat, India, via the Strait of Hormuz, on Monday.

How some ships are sneaking through the Strait of Hormuz

4 min read . 17 Mar 2026

An oil terminal on Kharg Island, Iran.

Why did Trump order an attack on Iran’s Kharg Island?

4 min read . 14 Mar 2026

Jebel Ali port in Dubai following an attack earlier this month.

The Iran war is now disrupting global trade

4 min read . 14 Mar 2026

Tankers sail near the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil market’s new reality: The Gulf disruption isn’t going to end soon

5 min read . 13 Mar 2026

The oil terminal at the Fujairah port, where pipelines, including the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, terminate.

The world needs these two Middle East pipelines now more than ever

5 min read . 11 Mar 2026

Iran currently pumps around 4% of the world’s oil.

Why Iranian regime change would transform global energy markets

4 min read . 10 Mar 2026

One week into President Trump’s war on Iran, the most severe shock to energy markets since the 1970s is cascading through the world economy. (AFP)

The long-feared Persian Gulf oil squeeze is upon us

10 min read . 09 Mar 2026

President Trump said the U.S. had launched a major combat operation, with far broader objectives than strikes last year that targeted Iranian nuclear sites. (REUTERS)

Trump’s war on Iran threatens to drive up oil prices and inflation

5 min read . 01 Mar 2026

A seized suspected Russian oil taker by the French navy is photographed in the Mediterranean Sea in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo)

Sanctions, ship seizures and low prices squeeze Russia’s oil industry

4 min read . 12 Feb 2026

The oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, photographed at sea in the Singapore Strait last March.

A shadow fleet smuggles illicit oil across the high seas. This is how it works.

5 min read . 09 Jan 2026

An aerial view shows tugboats helping a crude oil tanker to berth at an oil terminal, off Waidiao Island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China. (File Photo: via Reuters)

China is filling up its oil reserves fast

4 min read . 02 Nov 2025

A containership at a port in China earlier in July. Photo: STR/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Chinese rare-rarth magnet exports surge after US trade truce

3 min read . 20 Jul 2025

A BYD Yuan Pro electric vehicle in a showroom. Photo: Jeoffrey Guillemard/Bloomberg News

How China’s BYD is squeezing suppliers in the EV price war

5 min read . 12 Jul 2025