(Investing) – WASHINGTON/HOUSTON – Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Washington may find it harder to calm jittery oil markets after U.S. presidents drained the aging Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the last five years. The SPR, which Washington created after the oil crises of the 1970s, holds crude in a series of 60 underground salt caverns along the coasts
(Oil Prices) – OPEC+ is preparing to approve one more production increase for September and then put the monthly quota parade on hold through the end of the year. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan, and Oman are expected to raise their combined September target by about 188,000 barrels per day when they meet on August 2, sources told Reuters.
(World Oil) – International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol pressed the European Union to revisit its moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic, challenging the bloc’s long-held opposition to new fossil fuel development there. “I support the Commission to give a very close look at this issue because it is extremely important for the European energy security,”
(BOE Report) – A recent escalation of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could upend the International Energy Agency’s forecast of a significant oil market surplus next year, it said on Friday, as global supply jumped in June when the Strait of Hormuz reopened but still lagged pre-war levels. Global oil markets received some respite last month as a peace
(Investing) – DUBAI – Daily tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have slowed on Friday, after the U.S. and Iran exchanged hostilities this week and renewed their arguments over who was in control of passage through the critical waterway. The attacks renewed concerns about the recovery of global oil supplies and shipping, and highlighted the fragility of an
(Investing) – OPEC+ oil-producing countries are reportedly likely agree to increase their output targets from August when they meet on Sunday. The move would add supply at a time when prices are falling as the Strait of Hormuz gradually reopens. The target will increase by about 188,000 barrels per day for August, matching the increases for June and July, a Reuters
(World Oil) – Brent oil fell below $75 for the first time since the Iran war began, as more tankers openly cross the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. and Iran signal progress toward ending the war. The global benchmark shed has much as 3.1% to the lowest since Feb. 27. Vessels are transiting the waterway with their satellite signals switched on,
(BOE Report) – Vulnerable countries that paid a high economic price during the Iran war are seeking to build domestic oil and gas storage buffers against future shocks, a drive that could bring roughly half a billion barrels of additional demand down the pike. While the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off a fifth of global oil
(Oil Price) – Despite historic political headwinds against the global decarbonization effort, clean energy spending continues to see a meteoric rise around the world. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Investment 2026, published in May of this year, projects that of the $3.4 trillion dollars that the world will spend on energy investments this year, $2.2 trillion will go to clean
(BOE Report) – The oil market will move into a significant supply surplus in 2027 after recovering from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday. The U.S. has announced an interim agreement to end the Iran war, which includes Iran reopening the strait and the U.S. lifting
(Reuters) – OPEC on Thursday lowered its forecast for world oil demand growth in 2026 to 970,000 barrels per day, the producer group said in its monthly report, marking the second straight downward revision. The group continues to see a smaller impact on consumption since the Iran war started than other forecasters such as the U.S. Energy Information Administration and
(BOE Report) – Global oil inventories could hit critical levels ahead of the peak summer demand period if stock draws continue at their current pace, the head of the International Energy Agency’s oil industry and markets division said on Tuesday. “We’re seeing stock draws continuing into the summer, and with the possibility or the likelihood that we reach critical levels
