Saturday, August 2, 2025
Energy Market Assessment: Why many are likely to soon be caught very natural gas short- oil and gas 360

Energy Market Assessment: Why many are likely to soon be caught very natural gas short

(Oil & Gas 360) –   Electricity Data For The Month Of March Highlights Why Many Are Likely To Soon Be Caught Very Natural Gas Short   More energy needed to power the much needing to be done had 3.2% more electricity generated in March than last year.  Grid connected electricity generation plus small-scale solar averaged 11.030-billion-kilowatt hours per day (Bkwh/d) in

A note on the news: Reorganizing the world- oil and gas 360

A note on the news: Reorganizing the world

(Oil & Gas 360) – Donald Trump made a trip to the Middle East, and clearly, he is reorganizing the world.  He strengthened US relations with Saudi Arabia and made commercial agreements with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Agreements with Saudi Arabia involved large arms purchases and financial commitments by the US and Saudi Arabia with each other, and

Energy Market Assessment: Headlines continuing to paint a bearish oil & natural gas picture during the month of May- oil and gas 360

Energy Market Assessment: Headlines continuing to paint a bearish oil & natural gas picture during the month of May

(Oil& Gas 360) – Headlines Continuing To Paint A Bearish Oil & Natural Gas Picture During The Month Of May Are Keeping Steadily-Tightening, Temporarily Hidden.   Wednesday’s main oil market headline was that U.S. inventory increased again.  The main headline from Wednesday morning’s release of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Weekly Petroleum Status Report was that “U.S. crude oil inventory increased again.” 

Energy Market Assessment: Supply expectations high and demand expectations low- oil and gas 360

Energy Market Assessment: Supply expectations high and demand expectations low

(Oil & Gas 360) – Supply Expectations High And Demand Expectations Low, Running Counter To U.S. Supply Demand Data Have The Consensus Set UP To Be Caught Short. The price of WTI crude oil back below $60 reflects much fear plus news that OPEC+ will increase production.  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), + other world exporters announcing Monday, that

A note on the news: “Break-even” oil prices- oil and gas 360

A note on the news: “Break-even” oil prices

(Oil & Gas 360) – Over the past few weeks, several headlines regarding the international oil business have surprised market watchers: A note on the news: “Break-even” oil prices- oil and gas 360   The news that the OPEC+ group decided to increase its production rate in May by 411,000 barrels a day (b/d).   The Trump Administration decision to

A note on the news: Trump's master class- oil and gas 360

A note on the news: Trump’s master class

(Oil & Gas 360) – The world now awaits Trump Shock III, but has not quite understood his Liberation Day imposition of tariffs on the world, followed by a 90-day pause a week later. A note on the news: Trump’s master class- oil and gas 360 This combination is described as Trump killing free trade and then backing down, blinking,

Eckard's Words on Wealth: Entrepreneurship as its own reward- oil and gas 360

Words on Wealth with Troy Eckard—A Series of Insights from an Industry Leader

(Oil & Gas 360) In this audio series of minute-long insights, Eckard Enterprises Founder and Board Chairman Troy Eckard recounts his success story as an entrepreneur in the energy space. Troy shares the insights that lead him to believe that opportunity abounds for years to come in America’s oil and gas industry, how his firm evaluates different basins, the advantages

Eckard's Words on Wealth: Entrepreneurship as its own reward- oil and gas 360

Eckard’s Words on Wealth

(Oil & Gas 360) – Tune in for exclusive insights from an industry leader! With a mission to create tangible wealth from tangible assets, Eckard Enterprises Founder and Board Chairman Troy Eckard recounts his success story as an entrepreneur in the world’s most important industry in this audio series of minute-long insights. Those insights include how his firm evaluates different basins,

Energy Market Assessment: Restoring upward mobility of the masses will have a profitable oil & gas drilling boom- oil and gas 360

Energy Market Assessment: Restoring upward mobility of the masses will have a profitable oil & gas drilling boom

(Oil & Gas 360) –   Switching Back To An Employer-Driven Economy (From Ruler-Driven) Restoring  Upward Mobility Of The Masses Will Have A Profitable Oil & Gas Drilling Boom. Energy Market Assessment: Restoring upward mobility of the masses will have a profitable oil & gas drilling boom- oil and gas 360   While many are worried about stock market volatility, interest rates, tariffs

A note on the news - Decision time: For Europe – and others- oil and gas 360

A note on the news – Decision time: For Europe – and others

(Oil & Gas 360) – After World War II, the US established a new “rules-based liberal international order” dominated by new “liberal democracies”.  That system with its democracies is crumbling – right on schedule.  As I have written previously, democracies vote for their own destruction; they typically last less than a century.  The post-WWII democracies are now 75 to 80

COAL’S FUTURE IS BRIGHT-Westmoreland Mining CEO- oil and gas 360

COAL’S FUTURE IS BRIGHT-Westmoreland Mining CEO

(Oil & Gas 360) – According to Martin Purvis, CEO of Westmoreland Mining, rumors of coal’s death are vastly premature. Purvis delivered his worldview on the mineral’s future at the Colorado Mining Association’s 127th National Western Mining Conference in Denver; the conference concludes on February 26. A central premise of Purvis’ remarks was that global competition in the 21st century