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The management shake-up comes as BP lags its rivals due to a combination of corporate disasters, war, lackluster returns from its renewables efforts and some bad luck.

The president's move followed the seizure by U.S. forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, which followed a military buildup in the region as the U.S. ramps up pressure on leader Nicolás Maduro.

A shortage of oil tankers is becoming so acute that newly built vessels, which usually carry refined fuels on their maiden voyages, are instead racing empty to pick up crude as soon as possible. 

The step by Platts, a unit of S&P Global Energy, effectively eliminates one source of supply that might be cheaper than others. The move will align with European Union rules.

Daily earnings to transport crude on key routes have seen the biggest jump this year, up 467%. Freight costs typically dip at year-end due to seasonal weakness in demand.

Aramco's results serve as a bellwether for the wider oil industry, which is still digesting the OPEC+ decision to halt planned production increases in Q1 of next year over supply worries.

Crude prices jumped after the sanctions announcement, but market reaction has been muted amid confusion over just how seriously the White House would enforce the new measures.

Oil prices spiked after the U.S. announced new sanctions on Russia's oil industry in an attempt to get President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine.

The Energy Department is seeking oil for delivery in December and January, using a portion of the $171 million from President Trump’s tax and spending law that provided for crude purchases.

The change, which has not been confirmed by the Indian government, would boost Trump's efforts to pressure Moscow to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.