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Chemicals & Energy

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The Sunset of the ‘Neutral’ Hub: Singapore’s Reality Check

April 10, 2026
Raymon Krishnan, SCB Contributor

If Singapore doesn't pick up the pen and start drawing itself back into the narrative, we’ll find ourselves relegated to the footnotes of maritime history.


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Ireland Calls in Troops to Help Clear Road-Blocking Protests

April 9, 2026
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The protests, now in their third day, are against high fuel prices caused by the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.


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U.S. Defense Logistics Agency’s ‘Precision’ Logistics Provided Artemis II’s Fuel

April 8, 2026
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DLA Energy provided more than 21,000 pounds of highly specialized propellants essential for the Orion spacecraft's historic flight.


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A MAP IN BLACK SHOWS HUNDREDS OF BLUE DOTS

Hormuz Stays Blocked for Now as Hundreds of Ships Seek Escape

April 8, 2026
Bloomberg

According to the International Maritime Organization, some 20,000 civilian seafarers are stuck on board trapped ships and the other utility and support vessels.


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Iran Says Iraqi Ships Are Allowed to Use Strait of Hormuz

April 5, 2026
Bloomberg

The declaration has the potential to unleash as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes.


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Three Ships Appear to Exit Hormuz by New Oman Coast Route

April 3, 2026
Bloomberg

The three ships transiting are particularly interesting because they are the largest type of oil tankers and the first LNG carrier to escape the gulf since the war began. 


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One Year on from ‘Liberation Day’ – Uncertainty Trumps Efficiency in Supply Chains

April 2, 2026
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

After decades of pursuing supply chain efficiency, U.S. companies have turned their focus to what’s politely termed “resilience,” but might better be described as redundancy.


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Asian Nations Jockey for Leverage to Re-Open Hormuz Strait

April 2, 2026
Bloomberg

As the crisis drags on, many Asian countries are pledging deeper energy cooperation with diplomatic friends.


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Fuel Crisis Forces Hard Choices as Nations Cut Back on Energy Use

April 1, 2026
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"The more you can do save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better off we are," said EU energy commissioner Jørgensen.


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The Iran Crisis Is Exposing AI’s Supply Chain Blind Spots

April 1, 2026
Gaurav Sharma, SCB Contributor

Compute power may still be sold as a technology story, but underneath it’s behaving much more like a supply chain.


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