360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Energy markets spent another week caught between tightening fundamentals and volatile geopolitics. Oil briefly climbed to a one-month high as attacks intensified around the Strait of Hormuz, only
360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Energy markets spent another week caught between tightening fundamentals and volatile geopolitics. Oil briefly climbed to a one-month high as attacks intensified around the Strait of Hormuz, only to retreat as traders questioned whether
Oil markets are pricing conflict again
(By Oil & Gas 360) – For much of the past decade,
Vitol weighs $2.3-billion sale of Delaware basin producer VTX Energy
(World Oil) – Vitol Group is in late stage talks to sell its shale
Europe gas prices jump to 4-month highs on Hormuz blockade threat
(Investing) – European wholesale natural gas prices surged on Friday, touching their highest
Oil markets are pricing conflict again
(By Oil & Gas 360) – For much of the past decade, oil markets were defined by abundance. The U.S. shale revolution, ample OPEC+ spare capacity, and slowing demand growth encouraged investors to focus on production, inventories, and macroeconomic trends. Geopolitical
Vitol weighs $2.3-billion sale of Delaware basin producer VTX Energy
(World Oil) – Vitol Group is in late stage talks to sell its shale oil venture VTX Energy Partners LLC to a consortium of two private equity buyers – Carnelian Energy Capital and EnCap Investments, a deal that would mark a scaling back for
Europe gas prices jump to 4-month highs on Hormuz blockade threat
(Investing) – European wholesale natural gas prices surged on Friday, touching their highest levels in nearly four months as intensifying military exchanges between Washington and Iran stoked fears over a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a critical chokepoint
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Weekly Inventories
U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 1.7 million barrels
Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of July 10, 2026 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum
Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 41 Bcf
Natural Gas Inventories as of July 10, 2026 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net
U.S. rig count increased by 7, is at 588
This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. increased by 7 last week, resulting in a total count
