Friday, May 15, 2026
The grid is losing its buffer: The U.S. power market is repricing reliability- oil and gas 360

The grid is losing its buffer: The U.S. power market is repricing reliability

(Oil & Gas 360) Part 1 – The U.S. power system is entering a period of adjustment that looks less like routine reform and more like a reset.   The immediate catalyst is PJM Interconnection’s move to consider a broad overhaul of how its markets price and procure capacity, a signal that the existing framework is no longer aligned with

Netherland, Sewell, & Associates Announces its Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminar, Dallas, Texas, May 12-13, 2026- oil and gas 360

Netherland, Sewell, & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) Announces its Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminar in Dallas, Texas – May 12-13, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – April 21, 2026- For over 25 years, global petroleum consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) has hosted its highly regarded Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminar. This content-rich program is designed to give non-technical energy professionals such as bankers, investors, analysts, lawyers, accountants, and new oil and gas industry professionals a basic education detailing

OAG360 Past Prologue Series: Nation building is an energy business- oil and gas 360

OAG360 Past Prologue Series: Nation building is an energy business

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – (Part 3 of 6) – Energy Demand does not grow in a straight line, and it does not respond neatly to narratives. It responds to Demand. Demand for rebuilding, stability, and the slow work of improving how people live.   That reality is often missing from modern oil and gas commentary,

Devon Energy and Coterra Energy Complete Merger- oil and gas 360

Devon Energy and Coterra Energy Complete Merger

(Oil & Gas 360) – OKLAHOMA CITY and HOUSTON, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”) (NYSE: DVN) and Coterra Energy Inc. (“Coterra”) (NYSE: CTRA) today announced the successful completion of their previously announced all-stock merger (the “Transaction”), creating a premier large-cap shale operator with a high-quality asset base anchored by a leading position in the economic core

IEA: Tight gas markets will last through 2030- oil and gas 360

IEA: Tight gas markets will last through 2030

(Oil Price) – The war in Iran and the subsequent loss of LNG supply from the Middle East are altering the medium-term outlook of global natural gas balances, with tighter markets set to last longer than previously expected, a senior official at the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. The Middle East crisis has resulted, so far, in the loss

Oil erases losses as Iran reviews peace deal, pushes new rules for Hormuz control- oil and gas 360

Oil erases losses as Iran reviews peace deal, pushes new rules for Hormuz control

(Investing) – Oil prices pared losses on Thursday, as traders awaited Iran’s response to a new peace proposal that would end its war with the U.S. Mixed messaging from Tehran, along with a new push to control the Strait of Hormuz, also kept investors on edge. At 12:52 ET (16:52 GMT), Brent crude futures expiring in July, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.4%

Iran cut back oil production by 400,000 bpd, US energy secretary says- oil and gas 360

Iran cut back oil production by 400,000 bpd, US energy secretary says

(BOE Report) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday that Iran appears to have cut back oil production by 400,000 barrels per day and is likely to reduce it more as its storage units fill. “It looks like they’ve likely already cut back their production, maybe by 400,000 barrels a day. They’ll likely continue to ramp down their

OPEC output falls to 36-year low as Iran war cuts Gulf supply- oil and gas 360

OPEC output falls to 36-year low as Iran war cuts Gulf supply

(World Oil) – OPEC’s crude production fell to a new 36-year low last month as the Iran war continued to choke off exports from the Persian Gulf and forced further shut-ins, according to a Bloomberg survey. Output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries declined by 420,000 bpd to 20.55 MMbpd in April, the lowest since 1990, driven by deeper

European natural gas prices drop amid hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal- oil and gas 360

European natural gas prices drop amid hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal

(Investing) – European natural gas prices retreated on Thursday, as investors kept tabs on ongoing efforts to forge a deal to end the Iran war. By 08:04 ET (12:04 GMT), the benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub had edged down by 0.2% to 43.82 euros per megawatt hour, according to ICE data. The British front-month contract also fell by 0.4%

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 88 Bcf- oil and gas 360

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 63 Bcf

Natural Gas Inventories as of May 1, 2026 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 63 Bcf as of May 1, 2026. Working gas in storage was 2,205 Bcf as of Friday, May 1, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 63 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were