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360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy

July 17, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Energy markets spent another week caught between tightening fundamentals and volatile geopolitics. Oil briefly climbed to a one-month high as attacks intensified around the Strait of Hormuz, only to retreat as traders questioned whether the disruption would materially reduce global supply. Meanwhile, natural gas, LNG, AI-driven power demand, and long-term infrastructure investment continued to

Oil markets are pricing conflict again

July 17, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – For much of the past decade, oil markets were defined by abundance. The U.S. shale revolution, ample OPEC+ spare capacity, and slowing demand growth encouraged investors to focus on production, inventories, and macroeconomic trends. Geopolitical events still generated headlines, but price spikes were often short-lived as markets assumed disrupted supplies could be replaced and trade

The hydrogen beneath our feet

July 15, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – For decades, hydrogen has been viewed primarily as a manufactured fuel. Whether produced from natural gas, coal, or renewable electricity, the conversation has focused on finding cleaner, more economical ways to produce it. Entire industries have emerged around green, blue, and gray hydrogen, each defined by how the fuel is produced and the

Turkey’s new energy playbook

July 14, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Turkey’s oil and gas strategy is evolving into something much larger than an effort to reduce dependence on imported energy. What began as a campaign to increase domestic production is becoming a broader upstream strategy focused on expanding technical capabilities, attracting international partners, and establishing a stronger presence in regional and global energy markets.

America’s oil safety net is wearing thin

July 13, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created in the aftermath of the 1973 Arab oil embargo to serve one purpose: to provide the country with a buffer against severe supply disruptions. For decades, it represented the ultimate insurance policy for the world’s largest economy, offering confidence that geopolitical crises, natural disasters, or unexpected production

360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy

July 10, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – This week was a reminder that today’s energy market can change direction in a matter of hours. Escalating military action between the U.S. and Iran briefly sent crude prices sharply higher before economic concerns pulled them back lower. While oil remained volatile, the week’s bigger story centered on the industry’s continued investment in long-term

Once you’ve declared independence, the job is to stay independent

July 10, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Hanging in my office is a Bowles map published in 1783, the year America secured its independence. Among the rivers, settlements, mountains, and boundaries of a young Republic appears a single word in western Pennsylvania: Petroleum. The resource was known. The opportunity was not. For nearly eighty years, the hydrocarbons beneath

The Americas are rewiring global oil trade

July 9, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The global oil market is undergoing one of its most significant structural shifts in decades, and much of that transformation is taking place across the Americas. What was once viewed primarily as a collection of regional production basins is evolving into an integrated export platform that is increasingly supplying Europe and Asia while reshaping

America at 250: How oil & gas built the republic

July 9, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Less than eighty years after the Declaration of Independence announced the birth of a new nation, another declaration was being written in the hills of western Pennsylvania. It carried no signatures, sparked no rebellion, and invited no accusations of treason. Yet its consequences would prove transformative. In August 1859, Edwin

If diplomacy fails, energy markets face another reckoning

July 8, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Markets have become remarkably efficient at pricing today’s headlines, but what they struggle to price is tomorrow’s uncertainty. Following months of conflict, supply disruptions, and volatile oil prices, the prospect of an uneasy ceasefire between the United States and Iran has offered financial markets a measure of relief. Crude prices have eased from wartime highs,

Hormuz is Iran’s ultimate bargaining chip

July 1, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Oil fields can be bombed. Refineries can be repaired. Pipelines can be rerouted. The Strait of Hormuz is different. For decades, analysts have viewed Hormuz primarily as the world’s most important oil chokepoint, carrying roughly one-fifth of global oil trade and a significant share of liquefied natural gas exports. But recent events suggest Tehran

360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this month in energy

June 30, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) Month Ending: June 2026 – June marked a turning point for global energy markets; the month began with fears of war-driven supply disruptions and a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz. By month’s end, markets had largely shifted toward pricing the reopening of shipping lanes and the return of supply. Yet beneath the falling

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