(Oil Price)– Venezuela may be forced to start shutting in oil production as it runs out of storage space amid the U.S. tanker blockade, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. According to the sources, the biggest oil storage hub and tankers at Venezuelan ports could fill up within 10 days, prompting production curbs. Earlier this week, Reuters reported that some 11 million
(BOE Report)– U.S. oil and gas producers in search of fresh drilling territory are looking to expand in Western Canada’s Montney basin, a remote yet massive shale play that is already a hotbed of M&A activity and could see more deals soon, according to executives, analysts and advisors. Extensive drilling in U.S. shale fields over the past 15 years or
(World Oil)– Vista Energy SAB, one of Argentina’s top oil producers, is looking to acquire new assets in the booming Vaca Muerta shale patch and may fund a purchase by selling equity. Vista has called a shareholder meeting for Jan. 27 where it will propose carrying out one or more acquisitions, according to a regulatory filing. The meeting is not
(BOE Report)– Japan Petroleum Exploration said on Thursday it will acquire Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings LLC (VRIH), which owns tight oil and gas assets in the U.S. for $1.3 billion in its largest-ever deal. JAPEX will buy VRIH, which holds assets in Colorado and Wyoming, from Verdad Resources Feeder LLC using a mix of its own funds and debt. The
(World Oil)– MOL Group and SOCAR have signed a comprehensive onshore exploration, development and production sharing agreement covering the Shamakhi-Gobustan region of Azerbaijan, strengthening their long-standing upstream partnership in the Caspian region. Under the agreement, MOL Group will serve as operator with a 65% working interest, while SOCAR will hold the remaining 35%. The fully termed deal follows a preliminary alignment reached by
(World Oil)– Global crude oil production is forecast to rise by about 800,000 bpd in 2026, with Brazil, Guyana and Argentina accounting for roughly half of that growth, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s December Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The EIA said crude supply growth since 2023 has been led largely by producers outside the OPEC+ group. While coordinated
Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of December 12, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 424.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 4% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data,
Natural Gas Inventories as of December 12, 2025 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 167 Bcf as of December 12, 2025. Working gas in storage was 3,579 Bcf as of Friday, December 12, 2025, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 167 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were
(Oil Price)– Falling U.S. energy sales in China and India failed to offset increases elsewhere in Asia as the Trump Administration’s trade policies have upended Asia’s energy imports. While Japan and South Korea have increased their imports of American crude oil, China has slashed U.S. crude and LNG imports, after halting purchases of LNG in February in response to the trade frictions
