Chemical tank explosion at Washington paper mill: death toll rises to 11.

Illegal mine collapse in China kills five just days after Shanxi disaster

An illegal mine collapsed in China, killing five people, days after a disaster in Shanxi.

Meteor explodes over the United States with force equivalent to 300 tons of explosives

A meteor exploded in the sky of America, its force equivalent to 300 tons of explosives.

Tourist bus crash in southwestern Turkey kills 8, injures 33; Russian embassy checking for Russian nationals.

A tourist bus crashed in southwestern Turkey, killing eight people including a child and injuring 33 others. The Russian embassy is checking whether any Russian citizens were involved.

US SPR drops to 1.584 billion barrels, lowest since April 2024 and overall since 2003, as Iran conflict strains global supply. S&P Global estimates 1.2 billion barrels lost via Hormuz disruption.

The volume of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has decreased to a minimum level since April 2024 due to the conflict with Iran. At the end of last week, the US Department of Energy reported that oil and petroleum product reserves in the SPR currently stand at 1.584 billion barrels and continue to decline. The last time oil reserves in US strategic storage were below 1.5 billion barrels was in March 2003. S&P Global Energy notes that due to disrupted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the global oil market has lost 1.2 billion barrels of oil.