Oil Price media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Oil Price in the centre. We have seen it on 61 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Oil Price biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Oil Price in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Oil Price left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Oil Price in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Oil Price reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Oil Price are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Oil Price has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Oil Price’s own report linked underneath.
Saudi Aramco has cancelled or delayed crude oil deliveries to European refiners. The disruption follows an attack on the kingdom's East-West pipeline, a key route for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil Price reported it asSaudi Export Pivot Sends Brent Below $105 (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Oil Price reported it asCongress Sends Sweeping Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill to Trump (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has advanced a bill that could allow President Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian oil and gas. The bill, which previously passed the Senate, is set for a final vote.
Oil Price reported it asSweeping Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill Advances Toward House Vote (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Members of Libya's Petroleum Facilities Guards unlawfully closed a valve on the main Hamada-Zawiya crude oil pipeline, leading the National Oil Corporation to halt production at three fields. The NOC has warned it may declare force majeure if the situation persists.
Oil Price reported it asLibya Threatens Force Majeure as Oil Guards Shut Fields (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Saudi Aramco has cancelled or delayed crude oil deliveries to European refiners. The disruption follows an attack on the kingdom's East-West pipeline, a key route for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil Price reported it asSaudi Aramco Cancels European Crude Cargoes as Key Pipeline Stays Shut (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
Oil Price reported it asDrone Strikes Cripple Half of Russia's Top Diesel Refineries (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Oil Price reported it asSaudi Oil Pipeline Repairs Could Take Weeks After Drone Attack (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia has shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline following drone attacks launched from Iraq. The closure removes a key route for oil exports, potentially impacting four percent of global supply and driving up crude prices.
Oil Price reported it asBrent Hits $108 as Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Deepens Supply Fears (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Oil prices surged on Monday, with Brent crude reaching $107.51 per barrel and WTI crude at $102.32. Attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia and incidents in the Strait of Hormuz contributed to the rise, alongside the postponement of a meeting between Iran and Persian Gulf powers.
Oil Price reported it asOil Prices Surge as Middle East Attacks Continue and Diplomacy Stumbles (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Oil Price reported it asDrone Strikes Hit Saudi Arabia’s Vital East-West Oil Pipeline (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Several merchant vessels were targeted by gunfire in the northern Gulf and Gulf of Oman during military activity. The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported the incidents but could not confirm casualties or environmental damage. Iran has claimed responsibility for attacking some vessels.
Oil Price reported it asOil Holds Above $100 as U.S.-Iran Tanker War Escalates (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Oil prices climbed past $102 a barrel as the conflict between the US and Iran intensified. Goldman Sachs warned of potential surges above $120, while White House advisors reportedly discussed the conflict's potential to last through President Trump's term.
Oil Price reported it asWTI Breaks $100—and This Rally Has Legs (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
The Trump administration is pursuing increased access to Venezuela's mineral resources, including gold. This effort involves consulting US companies on potential investments and aims to counter China's influence in the region, though challenges like illegal mining and weak infrastructure exist.
Oil Price reported it asU.S. Administration Eyes Venezuela’s Critical Minerals (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Oil Price reported it asBrent Breaks $100 for the First Time in Nearly Two Months (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
Oil Price reported it asOil Nears $100 as U.S. Destroys Five Iranian Tankers (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
Oil Price reported it asOil Nears $100 as U.S. Destroys Five Iranian Tankers (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Copper prices reached an all-time high on the London Metal Exchange, driven by concerns over supply shortages outside the US and the potential for new American tariffs. Benchmark prices surged past previous records, with zinc also seeing gains.
Oil Price reported it asCopper Surges Above $14,500 as Supply Squeeze Deepens (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Oil Price reported it asGoldman Sachs Warns Oil Could Hit $120 as Shipping Risks Rise (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
South Korea and the United States have reportedly agreed on the size of Seoul's planned investment in a gas project in Texas, estimated at around $22.3 billion. The project aims to build a 6.3-gigawatt gas plant in Encinal, Texas, to meet rising power demand for AI data centres.
Oil Price reported it asSouth Korea Eyes $22.3 Billion Texas Gas Plant to Power AI Data Centers (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Some Chinese rare earth suppliers have stopped shipping materials to the US since early August, citing fears of repercussions from Beijing. The move comes weeks before a planned meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Oil Price reported it asChina Rare Earth Firms Freeze U.S. Exports Weeks Before Xi-Trump Summit (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Advanced Media SolutionsCorporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- oilprice.com
- Seen publishing on
- oilprice.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 61
- Reports listed
- 64
- We could read
- 9
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
55 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 9 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Oil Price is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 61 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Oil Price’s on 8 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
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