Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Energy Market Assessment: Consensus-beating growth + peace- oil and gas 360

Energy Market Assessment: Consensus-beating growth + peace

(Oil & Gas 360) – Consensus-Beating Growth + Peace (Achieved Peacefully Or By Force) Has Us Predict Oil Prices Lower For Consumers & Profitable For Those Producing It.   Price relief for consumers and profitable prices for those producing oil & natural gas is the future.  Today’s 1.5% jump in the S&P 500 (Figure 1, blue line) and 2.0% for the NASDAQ

Canada’s Enbridge tops profit estimates on gas transmission strength- oil and gas 360

Canada’s Enbridge tops profit estimates on gas transmission strength

(BOE Report) – Enbridge reported first-quarter adjusted profit on Friday that surpassed analysts’ expectations as robust performance in its gas transmission and utility businesses offset softer results in its liquids pipelines segment. The pipeline operator is benefiting from rising demand for natural gas, utility infrastructure and power supply for data centers, allowing it to generate steady growth despite geopolitical tensions and

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,

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

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

Energy Directions: Monthly Energy Outlook- Ending terrorizing, now including ending it's funding- oil and gas 360

Energy Directions Monthly Energy Outlook- Ending terrorizing, now including ending its funding

(Oil & Gas 360) – Ending Terrorizing, Now Including Ending Its Funding, Needs Much More, Oil & Natural Gas, The Best When-Needed/Where-Needed Energy Sources. The rulers Of Iran, immensely prepared to battle to rule, needing intense effort to bring peace has us heading UP to a profitable, multi-year, oil & nat. gas Drilling Boom.  Expectations, oil prices (Figure A) and nat. gas

bp inks offshore gas exploration deal with Venezuela- oil and gas 360

bp inks offshore gas exploration deal with Venezuela

(World Oil) – bp Plc and Venezuela agreed on a deal to explore for natural gas offshore as the South American country’s energy revival gathers pace following the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro. The memorandum of understanding between bp and Caracas establishes “potential areas for co-operation in material gas and future exploration,” bp said Wednesday in an emailed statement. Venezuela state firm

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

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 79 Bcf

Natural Gas Inventories as of April 24, 2026 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 79 Bcf as of April 24, 2026. Working gas in storage was 2,142 Bcf as of Friday, April 24, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 79 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were

Ares to acquire Rover natgas pipeline stake from Blackstone- oil and gas 360

Ares to acquire Rover natgas pipeline stake from Blackstone

(BOE Report) – Ares Management said it has acquired a stake in the Rover natural gas pipeline from a unit of fellow investment firm Blackstone for an undisclosed sum, as interest in U.S. energy infrastructure assets grows. In a statement sent to Reuters, Ares said funds led by its Infrastructure Opportunities strategy would buy 32.4% of Rover, a pipeline system

Asia's LNG imports hit 7-year March low as war chokes Qatari supply- oil and gas 360

Asia’s LNG imports hit 7-year March low as war chokes Qatari supply

(Oil Price) – Asia’s LNG imports slumped in March to the lowest level in seven years for the month as the closed Strait of Hormuz trapped the supply and Qatar declared force majeure following Iranian missile strikes on its LNG infrastructure. Asian imports of liquefied natural gas dropped by 4.3% from a year earlier to 21.12 million tons in March