(By Oil & Gas 360) – Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel as escalating tensions involving Iran rattled global energy markets and raised fears of supply disruptions across the Middle East. The spike prompted urgent discussions among the world’s largest economies. Finance ministers from the Group of Seven signaled they are prepared to release strategic oil reserves if needed
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Energy markets are increasingly being driven by geopolitical risk rather than traditional supply-demand fundamentals, and major banks are beginning to adjust their outlooks accordingly. Investment banks have started lifting crude price forecasts as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz raise the possibility of supply disruptions from one of the world’s most critical energy corridors.
(Oil Price) – As 2026 begins, energy markets are reacting less to supply outages than to how governments are choosing to act. The removal of Venezuela’s president, instability along the Red Sea, and rising uncertainty around Iran have altered assumptions about restraint, escalation, and control. This piece examines four locations where those changes are already influencing energy risk. Venezuela: Decapitation Without
(World Oil)– The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to narrowly approve President Trump’s $3.3 trillion tax and spending package dubbed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ U.S. energy associations including the API, IPAA, NOIA and EWTC issued separate statements acknowledging the Senate’s decision as a victory for the U.S. oil and gas industry. “We applaud the Senate for passing the One
(Oil Price) – The term “peak oil” has sparked debate for decades, fueling speculation and more than a few forecasts of doomsday scenarios. But for all the noise, it remains a largely misunderstood concept. That’s unfortunate, because peak oil—both in theory and in practice—still carries serious implications for the global economy and energy markets. The phrase was very popular 20 years
(Investing) – DUBAI – Iran’s oil minister said imposing unilateral sanctions on crude producers would destabilise energy markets, the ministry’s SHANA news outlet reported on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero. “Depoliticising the oil market is a vital issue for energy security. Imposing unilateral sanctions against major oil producers and
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CNBC Russia’s announcement of an oil export ban on countries that abide by a G-7 price cap is the latest sign that we’ve entered a new era for global energy markets, according to analysts. But they also note it’s unlikely to have a short-term impact on oil prices, with markets taking their cues from data and concrete actions rather than words.
Reuters MOSCOW, Nov 12 — Russia’s Rosneft the world’s second-biggest oil company by output after Saudi Aramco, warned today of a potential “super cycle” in global energy markets, raising the prospect of even higher prices as demand outstrips supply. Surging oil prices, boosted by rebounding economies worldwide, lifted Rosneft’s net profit to 314 billion roubles (RM18.3 billion) in the third
CNBC Oil prices could surge toward $80 a barrel if escalating geopolitical tensions disrupt Middle East crude supplies, analysts told CNBC on Friday, with energy market participants “on tenterhooks” after a U.S. airstrike killed key Iranian and Iraqi military personnel. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $68.65 Friday morning, up more than 3.6%, having earlier spiked to an intraday high of
From Bloomberg Hildebrand gained fortune buying old, conventional oil assets, bet may be timely as investors begin to sour on shale Texas oilman Jeffery Hildebrand became a billionaire by shunning the shale revolution taking place in his home state. Now, he’s making his biggest bet yet — Alaska — just as shale producers run out of steam. Hildebrand’s Hilcorp Energy
From Reuters An inexorable decline in spot market prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is pushing utilities in Japan to be more aggressive in price reviews built into traditional long-term contracts linked to oil prices, lawyers and analysts said. The utilities are also looking to buy more LNG on the spot market, where prices LNG-AS are plumbing three-year lows and
