( Oil Price) – U.S. airlines stand to save billions in dollars on jet fuel costs after the US-Iran peace deal sent oil prices sharply lower. Brent crude was trading at $79.22 per barrel at 6.05 am ET on Monday, nearly $20/bbl lower after Washington and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire and committed to 60 days of negotiations, while jet fuel spot prices
(World Oil) – Chevron has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to supply electricity from a planned natural gas-fired power facility in West Texas, marking a major step in the growing connection between U.S. energy production and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The agreement calls for Chevron subsidiary Energy Forge One to develop a co-located power facility that will provide dedicated electricity to a
(BOE Report) – Vulnerable countries that paid a high economic price during the Iran war are seeking to build domestic oil and gas storage buffers against future shocks, a drive that could bring roughly half a billion barrels of additional demand down the pike. While the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off a fifth of global oil
(Investing) – SINGAPORE – Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, in a sign of traffic slowly picking up after Iran said it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed. Iran lifted its effective blockade of Hormuz last week after agreeing to a 60-day ceasefire with the United States while talks
(Oil & Gas 360) – This week marked a notable shift in market sentiment. For months, energy markets were focused on disruption, conflict, and supply risk. Now, attention is turning toward reopening trade routes, restoring production, and assessing whether the world is moving from a supply crisis toward a period of greater abundance. Prices moved lower, but capital continued flowing
(World Oil) – Iran is shipping large amounts of oil that had previously been held back by a US blockade, a potential boost for Tehran after it signed an interim peace deal with Washington on Wednesday. A total of 11 tankers hauling a combined 20 MMbbl were detected leaving the Iranian port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman this
This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. decreased by 1 last week, resulting in a total count of 563 rigs. Canada increased by 6 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 186 rigs. Breakdown by region Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the Cana Woodford, and DJ-Niobrara experienced an increase this week. Meanwhile,
(BOE Report) – Citi said on Thursday it expects oil prices to trend lower over the next six to 12 months, to $60 to $65 per barrel by the first quarter of 2027 as flows through the Strait of Hormuz normalize following the signing of a U.S.-Iran MoU to end their conflict. Oil tankers sailed through the strait and the
(Investing) – BENGALURU/LONDON – Brent crude fell on Friday after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire, easing concerns over disruptions to Middle East oil supplies and raising hopes of broader de-escalation involving the United States and Iran. Brent crude futures were down 85 cents, or 1.1%, at $79 a barrel by 1303 GMT, and were heading for a weekly decline of
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Alaska may hold some of the largest undeveloped oil and natural gas resources in North America, yet attracting the capital needed to develop them remains a persistent challenge. That contradiction is becoming increasingly apparent as policymakers seek to revive Arctic energy development while investors continue directing most of their dollars elsewhere. Despite renewed interest
(Oil & Gas360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – If Matt Simmons helped explain the growing engineering complexity beneath the world’s oil reservoirs, Thomas A. Petrie spent decades explaining something equally important above ground: oil is never just a commodity. It is capital, power, diplomacy, security, industrialization, and national survival operating simultaneously. In Following Oil, Petrie chronicled how energy systems reorganize
( Investing) – BEIRUT – The U.S.-Iran agreement — the first signed by an American and an Iranian president since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution — is being hailed by its backers as the deal of the century. But for Tehran’s adversaries across the Middle East — from Israel to Gulf states and factions in Lebanon — it looks more like the
