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The China Seismological Network automatically determined that an earthquake of about magnitude 6.0 occurred near the south of New Zealand's Kermadec Islands (32.07 degrees south latitude, 178.13 degrees west longitude) at 18:48 on April 18. The final result is subject to the official quick report.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: has received reports of an incident 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: It’s time to talk to the United States about how they view future economic relations with Russia.

Turkish Energy Minister: Türkiye has not yet started importing Russian liquefied natural gas.

Turkish Energy Minister: Türkiye seeks to diversify natural gas supplies, and options include (purchasing) Russian LNG.

Ukrainian Drone Force Commander: Ukraine attacked the port of Vysotsk in the Leningrad region of Russia.

Commander of the Ukrainian Drone Force: In the Krasnodar region of Russia, Ukraine attacked two oil terminals.

British Foreign Secretary: Strait of Hormuz still not open despite ceasefire agreement.

British Foreign Secretary: Ceasefire needs to be transformed into lasting peace.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund: will vote for the re-election of BP’s chairman.

Russian Presidential Envoy Dmitriev said that the new US exemption will affect another 100 million barrels of Russian oil in transit, and the total amount of oil covered by the two exemptions is 200 million barrels. U.S. oil exemption extension faces continued political opposition.

Despite Trump's constant claims of victory, only 15% of Americans believe he has achieved his war goals against Iran.

Russia said a fire broke out at the port of Vysotsk on the Baltic Sea coast following a nighttime attack by a Ukrainian drone.

Market News: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy said that the US exemption for Russian oil will affect more than 100 million barrels of oil in transit.

Market News: The Federal Reserve has told large banks not to vigorously oppose new capital rules.

According to reports, one of the first targets of the US-Israeli war against Iran was a pistachio warehouse. The U.S. pistachio industry has benefited from decades of tough U.S. policy toward Iran.

Market news: Serbian oil company (NIS) received another exemption from the United States.

Five Iranian oil tankers tried to break the U.S. blockade by hiding navigation data. U.S. destroyers forced three Iranian oil tankers to turn back and are pursuing two others.

British shipping media "Lloyd's Shipping Daily" reported that the average price of ultra-low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) used for ship power has dropped to US$856 per ton. The price is down 19% from wartime highs in the Middle East but is still 73% higher than the average price in January and February.

A U.S. appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, and a hearing is scheduled for June to review a Washington judge's order halting the project.