(Investing)– Mexico’s sweeping new tariffs on imports from mostly Asian countries are set to take effect on Thursday, in a move that will largely align Mexico with the U.S. as the neighboring countries place significant barriers on Chinese imports. Approved by Congress in early December, the measure raises tariffs – most up to 35% – on countries without free trade
(Oil Price)– Argentina, in a surprise development, overtook Colombia to become South America’s fourth-largest oil producer. The country is undergoing a once-in-a-generation unconventional hydrocarbon boom, which began with Buenos Aires nationalizing integrated energy major YPF in 2012. Since then, Argentina’s oil and natural gas output has kept soaring higher, regularly hitting new monthly highs as volumes of shale oil and gas
(World Oil)– Saipem has won two offshore Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPO) in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing its position as a leading EPC contractor in the Kingdom. The contracts are worth approximately $600 million, and expand Saipem’s long-standing partnership with Aramco. The first work package (CRPO 162), spanning 32 months, covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation of roughly 34 km of pipeline—ranging from
(Investing)– Oil prices were trading modestly higher on Wednesday but still heading toward their steepest annual losses since 2020, as persistent supply surplus concerns dominated markets through the year despite recurring geopolitical risks that offered only intermittent support. As of 05:30 ET (10:30 GMT), Brent Oil Futures expiring in March traded rose 0.2% to $61.47 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of December 26, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 422.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 3% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data,
(Oil Price)– The latest flare-up between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over Yemen looks dramatic on the surface, but OPEC cohesion, not missiles or militias, is what ultimately matters to the oil markets, which is why the latest public spat between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over Yemen created just a temporary blip in crude prices. Saudi forces
(Investing)– At least two oil tankers have made their way to Venezuela in recent days and others are navigating towards the country, a sign of state-run PDVSA’s effort to expand floating storage and keep selling crude even as a U.S. blockade has reduced exports to a minimum. U.S. President Donald Trump this month announced a blockade of all sanctioned vessels going
(Oil Price)– The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States saw a build of 1.7 million barrels in the week ending December 26. Crude oil inventories rose by 2.4 million barrels in the week prior. Crude oil inventories in the United States are so far showing a net decrease of 5.1 million barrels for
(World Oil)– bp has agreed to sell a majority controlling interest in its global lubricants subsidiary Castrol to Stonepeak in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $10.1 billion, marking one of the supermajor’s most significant portfolio shifts in recent years. bp will retain a 35% share in Castrol following closing, maintaining strategic linkage to the lubricants business while freeing
(Oil Price)– Surging liquefied natural gas exports from new North American export plants likely pushed global LNG shipments in 2025 by the most since 2022, Kpler data showed on Tuesday. This year, global LNG supply swelled by 4% from 2024 to reach 429 million tons, per the vessel-tracking data from Kpler quoted by Bloomberg. The annual rise in 2025 would be
(World Oil)– At least two vessels chartered by Chevron Corp. that picked up oil from Venezuela since the Trump administration launched a partial maritime blockade have successfully unloaded cargoes at U.S. ports, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg. Chevron, which holds a U.S. license to drill and export oil from the sanctioned country, has finished discharging a cargo from the
(BOE Report)– Commodities were pelted in 2025 by the whirlwind of tariffs and policies imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and while the storm may recede in 2026, the ripples will last some time. Trump’s efforts to remake global trade and his shifting geopolitical moves have boosted volatility in commodity markets, with prices being driven by daily headlines rather than
