(By Oil & Gas 360) – The global energy narrative is shifting. What began as an oil-driven crisis is quickly evolving into a gas problem—and in many regions, a more immediate one. Disruptions to LNG flows from the Middle East are tightening global supply just as demand remains elevated across Asia and Europe. With Qatar’s export capacity constrained, gas markets
(Oil Price) – In just over a year, the world saw several instances of a choked supply of commodities indispensable for today’s economies and military capabilities. From China’s restrictions on rare earths and critical minerals supply to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, policymakers and analysts began to realize that the control of oil, critical minerals, rare earths,
(Oil & Gas 360) – Despite Uncertainty Up High, Maximum Effort To Achieve Peace And Prosperity Has Growth Happening, Needing Good Workers + Ingredients. The price of WTI crude oil jumping above $90 per barrel, with Epic Fury’s efforts to end decades of oil revenue funding terrorizing, death and destruction, has increased uncertainty. The quick jump in the current month, closing
(By Oil & Gas 360) – While global attention remains fixed on geopolitical tensions and U.S. foreign policy moves, China is steadily strengthening its position across energy and trade, often with far less visibility but growing impact. Recent economic data points to a more resilient Chinese economy than many had expected, even as global markets focus on conflict in the Middle
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – The global energy system depends on one supplier more than any other to balance markets, stabilize prices and step in when the world needs additional crude oil or natural gas. That supplier is the United States. Through scalability, operational integrity and the lowest emissions intensity among major producers, the U.S. has become
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett Few geographic features exert as much influence over the modern global economy as the Strait of Hormuz. At its narrowest point, barely twenty-one miles wide, the Strait serves as the sole maritime gateway from the Persian Gulf to global markets. Its importance did not emerge overnight; rather, it evolved alongside the globalization of
(By Oil & Gas 360) – This week, energy markets were pulled in two directions. On one side, geopolitics tightened the narrative around supply risk. On the other hand, capital discipline and balance sheet repair quietly continued underneath the surface. Oil prices found support, but the bigger story wasn’t the price alone. It was positioning by governments, producers, and investors.
(BOE Report) – Canadian crude oil is low risk and will stay competitive even if output in Venezuela rises after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump says American oil companies are prepared to tackle the difficult task of entering Venezuela and investing billions to restore production. Venezuelan crude
(Investing)– LONDON – Here are key facts about international oil companies in Venezuela, a country with the world’s largest oil reserves thrown into crisis by the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. In the 2000s, former President Hugo Chávez expropriated assets from several foreign oil companies, strengthening state-owned PDVSA’s control over the country’s oilfields. Today, foreign firms must
(Oil Price)– The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States saw a build of 1.7 million barrels in the week ending December 26. Crude oil inventories rose by 2.4 million barrels in the week prior. Crude oil inventories in the United States are so far showing a net decrease of 5.1 million barrels for
(World Oil)– At least two vessels chartered by Chevron Corp. that picked up oil from Venezuela since the Trump administration launched a partial maritime blockade have successfully unloaded cargoes at U.S. ports, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg. Chevron, which holds a U.S. license to drill and export oil from the sanctioned country, has finished discharging a cargo from the
(BOE Report)– Frontera Energy’s Colombian unit has signed a prepayment and commercial agreement worth up to $120 million with a unit of U.S. oil major Chevron to supply crude oil over two years, the Canadian oil producer said on Monday. Under the deal, Frontera will receive an initial $80 million advance and supply a portion of its crude output to Chevron
