July 25, 2025 - Oil & Gas 360

Phillips 66 beats second-quarter profit estimates on higher refining margins

July 25, 2025

(BOE Report)– Refiner Phillips 66 beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, helped by higher refining margins and lower turnaround expenses. Top U.S. refiners were expected to post higher second-quarter profit, rebounding from losses in the prior quarter as stronger-than-expected diesel margins lifted earnings. The improved margins helped peers such as Valero Energy surpass Wall Street estimates.

Oil firms brace for impact as Brazil revamps tax benchmark

July 25, 2025

(Oil Price)– Brazil has revised its rules for setting the reference price for crude oil produced in the country in a bid to boost government revenues from royalties paid by oil companies operating in Brazil. The new mechanism could result in a royalty revenue boost of some $181 million, Reuters reported, citing the country’s energy minister, Alexandre Silveira. The new rules

PJM issues grid alert amidst soaring temperatures

July 25, 2025

(Oil Price)– PJM Interconnection, the operator of the largest U.S. electric grid, has issued a maximum generation alert and load management alert for July 24 due to expected high peak load demand amid a heat wave. PJM Interconnection, whose area covers 13 mid-Atlantic and Midwest states and the District of Columbia, said that the alert does not require any action from

Permian methane emissions dropped 50% in two years, analysts say

July 25, 2025

(World Oil)– The methane intensity of oil and gas production in the Permian basin—an area responsible for half of U.S. oil production and one fifth of natural gas—declined by more than 50% during the 2022-2024 period as improved operations, better equipment and the utilization of AI and other advanced technologies led to reductions across all observable plume rates (large and

US Gulf refiners seek MidEast, S.American oil to offset Venezuela, Mexico losses

July 25, 2025

(BOE Report) – U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are snapping up higher volumes of Middle Eastern and South American crudes to offset the loss of Venezuelan and Mexican barrels, according to ship tracking data, a workaround solution that might be short-lived if the U.S. allows some sanctioned Venezuelan crude to return to the market. The shake-up in trade flows reflects a

U.S. rig count had an increase of 1 this week, at 585- oil and gas 360

U.S. rig count decreased by 2 is at 542

July 25, 2025

This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. decreased by 2over last week, resulting in a total count of 542 rigs. Canada had an increase of 10 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 182 rigs. Breakdown by region Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the DJ-Niobrara and the Haynesville regions experienced an increase

Central banks, like the Fed or ECB, use interest rates to keep inflation in check. Lower interest rates reduce consumer borrowing costs and can boost economic growth and demand for oil. In China, the world’s second biggest economy, fiscal revenue dipped 0.3% in the first six months from a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Friday, maintaining the rate of decline seen between January and May. GROWING SUPPLIES? The U.S. is preparing to allow partners of Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA, starting with U.S. oil major Chevron (NYSE:CVX), to operate with limitations in the sanctioned nation, sources said on Thursday. That could boost Venezuelan oil exports by a little more than 200,000 barrels per day (bpd), which would be welcome news for U.S. refiners, as it would ease tightness in the heavier crude market, ING analysts wrote. In the Middle East, Iran said it would continue nuclear talks with European powers after "serious, frank, and detailed" conversations on Friday, the first such face-to-face meeting since Israel and the U.S. bombed Iran last month. Venezuela and Iran are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Any deal that could increase the amount of oil either sanctioned country could export would boost the amount of crude available to global markets. A meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, which includes top ministers from OPEC and allies like Russia, a group known as OPEC+, is scheduled for 1200 GMT on Monday.- oil and gas 360

Oil prices ease as negative economic news offsets trade optimism

July 25, 2025

(Investing) – NEW YORK -Oil prices eased on Friday on negative economic news from the United States and China and signs of growing supply despite optimism U.S. trade deals could boost global economic growth and oil demand in the future. Brent crude futures fell 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $68.86 a barrel by 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 GMT), while U.S. West Texas

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