(BOE Report) – Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly with only a few weeks worth left due to the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Birol, who is participating in the Group of Seven finance leaders meeting in Paris, told reporters that
(Investing) – “This conflict, which should never have happened, has no reason to continue,” the ministry said. Among deals the market was looking for from the U.S.-China summit, Trump said China wants to buy oil from the United States. Trump also said he could lift sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil. “Market focus is back on the deadlock and
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Energy markets are beginning to shift from crisis response to structural repricing. This week, tightening supply, weakening confidence in key shipping routes, and renewed coal demand all pointed to the same conclusion: the global energy system is becoming more constrained, more expensive, and more strategically fragmented. THIS WEEK’S 5 HEADLINES THAT MATTERED 1. OPEC
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – If the first Gray Swan revealed itself beneath Iran’s tanks and the second hovered over the Strait of Hormuz, the third emerges where markets are most reluctant to linger: in the forward curve and the implications it quietly refuses to accept. This is not a forecast. It is a thought exercise
(By Oil & Gas 360) – The lithium story is no longer just about electric vehicles. A new demand driver is emerging rapidly across global markets, AI infrastructure, and the explosive expansion of data centers. What began as a battery metal tied primarily to transportation is increasingly becoming part of a much broader conversation around power systems, backup storage, grid
(Investing) – LONDON – Oil prices gained about 2% on Friday after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister further dented hopes of a deal to end ship attacks and seizures around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures gained $2.50, or 2.4%, to $108.22 a barrel by 1139 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were up $2.86, or
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – (Part 5 of 6)- Modern energy markets are not broken. They are optimized. Over the last decade, oil and gas have been reshaped by a single, dominant objective: capital efficiency. Excess capacity was punished. Idle inventory was criticized. Returns mattered more than buffers. The industry responded rationally by removing slack from
(BOE Report) – EagleRock, a land and resource management company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, has raised $320.1 million in its U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday. The Houston-based company sold 17.3 million shares at $18.50 apiece, touching a mid-point of its marketed range of $17
(Investing) – Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, with both crude benchmarks topping $100 a barrel. The advance came amid an impasse between the U.S. and Iran, denting hopes for a swift end to the war. A key U.S. inflation report also showed an outsized impact of surging oil prices due to the Middle East conflict. At 15:50 ET (19:50 GMT), Brent crude
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – If the first Gray Swan resides beneath Iran’s tanks and inside its reservoirs, the second flies openly above the Strait of Hormuz. This is the domain of leverage rather than logistics, of influence rather than infrastructure. It is where diplomacy, energy flows, and great‑power competition intersect—and where markets persistently mistake management
(Oil Price) – Summer travel could be disrupted for millions of airline passengers as airlines pass on higher jet fuel prices onto air fares and cancel unprofitable routes, according to the global association Airports Council International. The surge in jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East crisis leads to higher air fares. Passengers should be prepared
(BOE Report) – The U.S. and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30 billion worth of goods on which they could reduce tariffs and sell to each other without crossing national security red lines. The so-called “Board of Trade” was first broached by U.S. Trade
