(World Oil) – The U.S. sees domestic crude production declining next year for the first time since 2021 in a blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for American energy dominance. Output is now expected to slip to 13.37 million bpd in 2026 from about 13.42 million bpd from 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook released
(Investing) – HOUSTON -A U.S. judge in Delaware has extended the schedule for a court-organized auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, moving the sales process’s final hearing to August 18, according to a filing on Wednesday. The eight-year court case, aimed at compensating creditors for debt defaults and asset expropriations in Venezuela, has endured multiple delays.
(Oil Price) – Saudi Arabia is getting ready to engage in a protracted oil price war with its rivals, Bank of America’s leading commodities expert told Bloomberg on Monday. According to Francisco Blanch, BofA’s head of commodities research, the unfolding oil price war is going to be “long and shallow”, rather than “short and steep” as the Kingdom tries to claw back lost
(World Oil) – Baker Hughes will provide Equinor plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the Oseberg East field on Norway’s continental shelf. Baker Hughes’ Mature Assets Solutions team will lead the integrated P&A campaign planning phase, as well as delivering integrated P&A services in execution across several wells in the North Sea. Baker Hughes has a history of successful integrated P&A
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices rose to their highest in seven weeks on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal had been done with China, heightening expectations of a de-escalation in trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Brent crude futures were up $1.15, or 1.7%, to $68.02 a barrel at 1249 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude
Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of June 6, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 3.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 432.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 8% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data,
