Sunday, December 14, 2025
U.S. intervenes in Saudi-Russia oil war with call for restraint- oil and gas 360

U.S. intervenes in Saudi-Russia oil war with call for restraint

Houston Chronicle The U.S. made its most direct intervention yet in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, urging Riyadh to “rise to the occasion and reassure” energy markets at a time of economic uncertainty. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the eve of a conference call between the leaders of

U.S. energy sector cutting spending, jobs amid pandemic: Dallas Fed survey- oil and gas 360

U.S. energy sector cutting spending, jobs amid pandemic: Dallas Fed survey

Reuters The U.S. energy sector is slashing capital spending and jobs as business activity plunged and the outlook has turned “extremely pessimistic” amid the coronavirus pandemic, a survey by the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank of oil and gas companies showed on Wednesday. “A majority of firms have revised down their expectations for their firms’ oil production, capital expenditures and company

Stocks jump, heading for first back-to-back gain in 6 weeks- oil and gas 360

Stocks jump, heading for first back-to-back gain in 6 weeks

Houston Chronicle NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are adding to their gains Wednesday as Congress moves closer to passing a $2 trillion package to help the economy deal with damage caused by the coronavirus. The S&P 500 was up 4.7% in afternoon trading after shaking off a wobbly start to the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than

'Astonishing': Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners- oil and gas 360

‘Astonishing’: Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners

Reuters The Trump administration has decided not to appeal a court ruling that would sharply reduce its use of waivers exempting refineries from the nation’s biofuels regulation, cheering the corn lobby but drawing anger from oil refiners. The administration had until the end of March 24 to file a challenge, but by early March 25, no such filing had been

Fracking giants warn shale crash will be faster this time- oil and gas 360

Fracking giants warn shale crash will be faster this time

Houston Chronicle Two of the world’s biggest oilfield service companies are warning of a bigger shale crash than the one that hit the U.S. and Canada just five years ago. While the decline in North American drilling rigs could approach the lows seen in 2016, the drop could be much faster this time around, Schlumberger Ltd. told analysts and investors