(World Oil) – The global oil market is moving toward a critical inflection point as a supply disruption approaching 1 billion barrels begins to force demand lower, with traders warning that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz will soon trigger a broader consumption shock. The scale of the disruption—already more than double the emergency inventories released earlier in
(BOE Report) – U.S. LNG exporters have so far offset the drop in shipments from Qatar following Iranian attacks on its facilities and the closure of key Middle East shipping lanes, ensuring that total supplies remain at record highs despite the war. The on-again, off-again peace talks with Iran mean that the repair of damaged Qatari liquefied natural gas export
(BOE Report)– U.S. liquefied natural gas company Freeport LNG’s export plant in Texas was on track to take in more natural gas on Friday in a sign that one of its three liquefaction trains has returned to service after shutting on Thursday, LSEG data and regulatory filings show. Freeport is one of the world’s most closely watched U.S. LNG export
(Investing)– Oil prices rose Thursday, rebounding after logging sharp losses in recent sessions as expectations of a supply glut and softening demand presented a weak outlook for crude. At 04:45 ET (09:45 GMT), Brent oil futures for January rose 0.7% to $63.98 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 0.9% to $60.15 a barrel. Both contracts slid some 1% each on Wednesday,
(Investing.com) – Natural gas prices could surge to $5 per million British thermal units in 2026 as demand rises and supply remains constrained, Morgan Stanley said in a new report assessing winter market scenarios. The bank forecast that U.S. gas storage levels will exit October at around 3.97 trillion cubic feet, roughly 5% above normal, but expects inventories to tighten sharply in the
(Oil Price)– The prospect of a contango is casting a shadow over oil markets, with the entire 2026 WTI futures curve now trading below $60 per barrel—beneath breakeven levels for most new shale wells. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné and Vitol’s Russel Hardy warn that prices this low could cut U.S. shale output by 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day next
(BOE Report)– Electricity imports from Canada into New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) have dropped due to drought conditions in Canada and lower U.S. Northeast electricity demand, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Friday. The EIA noted that from January to August 2025, imports into New England’s ISO-NE
(World Oil)– Colombian oil producer Ecopetrol SA is pursuing oil and gas deals in Brazil that could include a cluster of onshore Petrobras fields in the northeastern state of Bahia. “We believe that Brazilian onshore has great potential, especially in natural gas,” Jorge Martínez, the head of Ecopetrol’s operations in Brazil, said in an interview from the company’s offices in
(BOE Report)– The discount on Western Canada Select to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures widened on Thursday. WCS for October delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $11.55 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, compared with $11.45 a barrel discount on Wednesday. * WCS discounts had already widened in August, in part due to
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday as investors factored in firm winter fuel demand expectations despite large U.S. fuel inventories and macroeconomic concerns. Brent crude futures were up 35 cents, or 0.5%, at $76.51 a barrel by 1246 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.62. Both benchmarks fell more than 1% on
CNBC Oil steadied on Friday, with global benchmark Brent heading for its first weekly gain in three weeks, as economic indicators from big consumers China and the United States bolstered hopes for higher demand. China’s industrial output rose 6.7% year on year in April as recovery in its manufacturing sector gathered pace, accelerating from 4.5% in March and pointing to
Oil Price The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted that global oil demand will peak before the end of the current decade as the transition to renewable energy gathers momentum. According to the IEA, global oil demand will rise by another 6% from 2022-28 to hit 105.7 million barrels per day. The agency expects demand growth for oil to
