Samsung to announce US$648bil investments in South Korea. Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan. Qatar Signs Crude Deal With Taiwan as Gulf Oil Trade Recovers. ADNOC Brings BP, TotalEnergies Into Abu Dhabi’s Biggest Gas Cap Project. China has record foreign investment outflow as US$168 billion exit. SK Hynix surpasses Samsung to become South Korea’s most valuable company as AI memory demand reshapes the semiconductor hierarchy. China targets US rare earth and other firms with export controls. Brent falls after US-Iran talks conclude in Switzerland. Shipping stalls in Strait of Hormuz after Iran declares key waterway shut. Equinor to Boost Troll Gas Output with $412 Million Subsea Development.
