Some oil majors and top trading houses have suspended crude oil, fuel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments via the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel attack Iran and Tehran retaliates, four trading sources said on Saturday.

 Rapid declines in the Caspian Sea’s water level are creating economic and environmental challenges in Azerbaijan, officials warn. Ports and oil shipments are being affected, while sturgeon and seal populations face severe threats.

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Rising sea levels could severely disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security in import-dependent countries like China, South Korea and Japan, with many of the world's biggest terminals vulnerable to flooding, researchers said on Tuesday, News.Az reports citing Reuters.