WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Oil and Gasoline Prices Volatile Amid the Conflict with Iran * Key Takeaways 1 Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on March 9 and reached levels not seen in four years as the conflict in Iran forced exporting nations in the Persian Gulf to cut production. 2 The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian threats has led storage facilities to reach capacity, forcing producers to shut in production. 3  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Saudi Arabia Moves to Fill Its East-West Pipeline to Capacity, Adding Oil Supply to Markets * Key Takeaways 1 The impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is being offset by two east-west pipelines. 2 Saudi Aramco is ramping up its pipeline system to the Red Sea from 2.8 million barrels per day to about seven million barrels per day. 3 The U.A.E. has a 1.8 million-barrel-per-day pipeline to the Gulf  more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee National Honor Society student awarded Dean's Scholarship to Thiel College * GREENVILLE, Pa.- Lillian "LiVi" Nielsen, of Sparta, Tenn., has been awarded a Dean's Scholarship to attend Thiel College. The Dean's Scholarship, valued at $12,000, is one of the College's most prestigious merit awards. Thiel College awards five Dean's Scholarships annually to high-achieving incoming students who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership po more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members. 3 The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE-669) on March 10, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: There are no changes this month for the 2025/26 U.S. wheat supply and use categories. The season-average farm price is up $0.05 per bushel to $4.95 on NASS prices reported to date and price expectations for the remainder of the marketing year. The 2025/26 global outlook this month projects larger supplies and consumption but reduces trad more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "It Isn't Worth the Costs," Sen. Schiff Slams the Burden Trump's Iran War is Putting on American Families, Servicemembers on NBC's Meet the Press * Schiff: "Let's think about what is being lost right now, and that is all of these billions, this $11 billion just within the first few days. That's money that could have gone into new hospitals and new schools. It could have gone into health care for people. It could have gone into meeting the more PR