The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX), operational since May 2024, has reshaped Canada’s oil market and export landscape by increasing the pipeline’s capacity from 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 890,000 bpd, facilitating greater access to global markets from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific Coast. What is very sad is the loss of the […]
Continue ReadingThe potential revival of the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the lifting of sanctions on Iran’s oil and gas exports would likely significantly impact global oil prices, primarily by increasing supply in an already volatile market. One has to look around for alternative news sources to […]
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U.S. oil and gas drillers are slowing down drilling activities, as evidenced by a consistent decline in active rig counts across major basins in 2024 and 2025. This slowdown is driven by several factors: Lower Oil and Gas Prices: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices have hovered around $62 per barrel in 2025, close to […]
Continue ReadingOil prices decreased sharply following comments from President Trump indicating the U.S. is close to a nuclear deal with Iran. Iran’s officials have suggested they would consider abandoning uranium enrichment if the United States lifts economic sanctions. Recent reports of a U.S. crude oil inventory build further contributed to the downward pressure on oil prices. […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: The second-tier sanctions against the Chinese refineries may be the most effective. I included a summary on top, with the newest announcement on the bottom. The Trump administration imposed extensive sanctions on Iran, focusing on its nuclear program, oil exports, and financial systems, aiming to pressure Iran into renegotiating the 2015 nuclear […]
Continue ReadingAll of the majors reported lower earnings for the first quarter. Already, some energy companies active in the shale patch are cutting their drilling budgets for the year. Oilfield services providers are bracing for impact as several large E&P firms are cutting back on drilling programs. U.S. oilfield service majors had a good run after […]
Continue ReadingCo-authored by Ronald Stein, P.E. and Mike Umbro California’s Governor Newsom has been on this planet for 57 years and has yet to publicly recognize that modern life requires the use of fossil fuels to function. California is the fourth largest economy in the world. We require the PRODUCTS and TRANSPORTATION FUELS made from fossil fuels to meet […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: Excellent article from Irina Slav at Oilprice.com. This article reinforces Doomberg\’s comments about OPEC and its viability in the future as a cartel. Last week on the Energy News Beat podcast, he had stated that the oil pricing matrices have changed, and that OPEC may not be able to be a viable […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article from Oilprice.com follows last week\’s statements from Chris Wright that the SPR had damage from oil being withdrawn so fast, and only saw a 40-cent reduction at the pump for the primaries. The money being requested won\’t be felt at the pump that hard, as it will take time to […]
Continue ReadingUnited Arab Emirates-based jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has revealed a couple of extensions for its rigs and some news regarding its fleet in its latest status report. The company said that its Trident 16 rig secured a three-month extension with the Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel) in Egypt in February. The initial deal with the company was […]
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