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		<title>Trump Administration Proposes Rolling Back Obama-Era Arctic Drilling Rules</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed targeted changes to federal regulations governing exploratory oil and gas drilling in Alaska&#8217;s Arctic offshore, arguing the revisions will reduce unnecessary regulatory...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Six Saudi Tankers Turn Away From Gulf of Aden, Ship-tracking Data Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days and are heading to southern Africa following threats by Yemen’s Houthi movement to target Saudi shipping, tracking data showed on Monday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Iran is Widening Its Pressure Campaign to Force U.S. Concessions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Says U.S. Controls Strait of Hormuz as Iran Denies Talks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump declared Monday that the United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz and insisted negotiations with Iran are continuing, even as Tehran denied any talks...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU Warship Boards Another Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[European naval forces have boarded another sanctioned tanker linked to Russia&#8217;s so-called &#8220;shadow fleet,&#8221; marking the latest enforcement action as the European Union ramps up pressure on vessels suspected of...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seafarer Happiness Slips as Chronic Strain Replaces Crisis, Survey Finds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seafarer morale declined sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as the immediate shock of conflict in the Persian Gulf gave way to the grinding pressures of everyday life at...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Clarksons Posts Record First-Half Profit as Hormuz Crisis Drives Shipping Boom</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shipbroker and maritime services giant Clarksons reported record first-half earnings on Monday, saying disruption caused by the Strait of Hormuz crisis helped fuel exceptional trading conditions across global shipping markets...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia Assembles Unprecedented Arctic Oil Convoy to Bypass Global Shipping Hotspots</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has assembled an unprecedented fleet of oil tankers in the Arctic as it accelerates crude exports to Asia via the Northern Sea Route, with vessels carrying roughly 8 million barrels of oil already transiting or waiting to enter the ice-covered shipping lane; more than half the volume moved during last year’s entire summer navigation season.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Says No Talks Are Under Way with United States After Trump Calls Off Attacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saudi’s Yanbu Port Bustles as More Tankers Cross Chokepoint Dark</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/saudis-yanbu-port-bustles-as-more-tankers-cross-chokepoint-dark/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The key Saudi export port of Yanbu in the Red Sea appeared to have its busiest day since Houthi threats upended shipping in the region, while more ships transited dark through the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Tankers With Saudi Oil Exit Red Sea Over Weekend</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend, while traffic in the Strait of Hormuz slowed following reports...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/eu-forces-board-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ROME, Aug 2 (Reuters) &#8211; An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia&#8217;s so-called &#8220;shadow fleet&#8221; on Sunday, the second such operation in less than two weeks as Europe intensifies...]]></description>
		
		
		
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