Oil & Shipping Shock: Oil jumped as US-Iran Strait of Hormuz hopes faded and the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve slid below 300 million barrels to 298.7 million, the lowest since 1983, after a 6.1 million-barrel draw. Fuel Prices Watch: GasBuddy data shows patchy US pump pricing, with Lane County regular at $3.85 and multiple counties reporting sharp swings in E85/E15 and diesel—still tied to global crude moves and refinery/shipping conditions. Geopolitics on the Water: Reuters reports explosions at Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery fuel tank, raising safety and supply concerns. Environmental Risk: Oman says a Russian crude spill from the damaged tanker Caroline Bezengi is still spreading, now covering about 390 sq km near the Hallaniyat Islands. Grid & Renewables: Hawaiian Electric won PUC approval to expand renewables and storage via a major Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island procurement; Virginia regulators ordered Dominion to directly assign transmission costs to data centers. Data Centers Fuel Demand: Energy Vault signed a 1.25GW battery storage deal for a Texas hyperscale site, while Hyundai Heavy Industries inked a 1GW gas engine supply agreement for another US data center. Policy & Industry Pushback: Australia’s offshore wind push hit a blunt milestone—no completed farms in its priority areas—while the US continues offshore wind lease settlements and Jones Act waivers for energy shipments. Solar for Health & Resilience: A UAE-backed solar-powered maternal screening program in rural India cut travel by roughly 55–60 km per patient, and Cuba expanded solar imports with new incentives. Cybersecurity: UAE says it thwarted coordinated cyber attacks targeting aviation, energy and education systems.