Thursday, July 30, 2026

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Midland Oil Spot Prices Trending Along Three-Year Low

Production in the Permian is at an all-time high, but its prices per barrel are a different story. Spot prices at the Permian’s main hub in Midland, Texas, are trending among three-year lows. Its differential on August 25, 2014, was roughly $8 below the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) price and approximately $17 below the Brent spot price. The growing differential

Energy XXI CEO John Schiller on CNBC's Mad Money

Energy XXI’s Chairman and CEO John Schiller appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money to talk about the disconnect between WTI and Brent crude oil prices, EXXI’s joint venture with Apache to explore the Gulf of Mexico shelf, and the company’s strategy for 2013.