(By Oil & Gas 360) – Energy markets are no longer reacting to a single narrative. This week, prices moved amid geopolitical escalation, policy signals, and shifting supply expectations. While oil briefly surged on Middle East tensions, it also pulled back on commentary pointing to potential downside. Beneath the volatility, a more important trend is taking hold: global energy flows
(Oil Price) – The war in the Middle East has upended shipping fuel markets with prices of marine fuels skyrocketing and regions running low on supply, pushing some traders to forgo cargo and ship additional fuel volumes to key bunkering ports outside the Middle East. The price of fuel oil has surged this month as the stalled tanker traffic at the Strait of
This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. decreased by 9 last week, resulting in a total count of 543 rigs. Canada had a decrease of 24 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 153 rigs. Breakdown by region Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the Haynesville and Williston regions experienced an increase this
(By Oil & Gas 360) – The 1974 oil price shock remains one of the defining moments in modern economic history. Triggered by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil embargo following the Yom Kippur War, crude prices quadrupled in a matter of months. It exposed deep structural vulnerabilities in Western economies and reshaped global energy policy for
(BOE Report) – Vicki Hollub is preparing to retire as chief executive of Occidental Petroleum, after her decade-long stewardship of the U.S. oil and gas company that made her one of the most powerful women in a male-dominated industry, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Hollub, 66, plans to make a formal announcement later this year, according to four
(Oil Price) – The oil shock will soon show up where it usually does—jobs. Goldman Sachs warned that higher crude prices could cost the U.S. labor market around 10,000 jobs per month through the rest of the year, as elevated energy costs ripple through the broader economy. The hit comes even after accounting for gains in the oil patch. Higher prices
(Investing) – HOUSTON – U.S. officials this week said the historic spike in fuel prices during the war in Iran will be short-term and trumpeted record U.S. production at an industry conference where oil executives and government officials from Asia, the Middle East and Europe bemoaned the worst oil and gas supply disruption in decades. The contrasting messages relayed to industry
(BOE Report) – As Big Oil executives gathered this week and discussed the biggest-ever disruption to global energy supplies due to the war in Iran, there was one impact they did not address publicly: the multibillion-dollar windfall they will make because of soaring prices for the energy they sell. Global benchmark Brent crude has so far averaged around $97 per
