Daily Standup Top Stories The Senate Caves on IRA Wind and Solar Subsidies – David Blackmon June 18, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article from David Blackmon’s Substack is spot on – and RINOs are at it again… We need some huge primaries, and this is just disgusting. The RINOs in Congress, not David […] […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. energy market is reeling from a massive 11.5 million-barrel draw in crude oil inventories, one of the largest weekly declines in recent memory. Despite this significant tightening of supply, oil prices have remained surprisingly stable, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) July contracts hovering around $71.88 after a brief spike earlier this week. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, is the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, handling roughly 20 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil, condensate, and refined products—about 20% of global oil supply and 25% of liquefied natural gas (LNG). With tensions in the Middle East simmering, particularly between Israel […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How the Israel-Iran Crisis Is Swiftly Becoming Taiwan’s National Security Crisis June 17, 2025 Clark Savage The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, marked by Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure, has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, with far-reaching implications for Taiwan’s national security. The Strait of Hormuz, […] Tankers […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trump reveals Iran would ‘like to talk’ about a nuclear deal since they’re ‘not winning’ war against Israel June 16, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This update from The New York Post highlights several key issues. First, there is a willingness from Iran to talk, and President Trump wants them to […]
Continue ReadingThe Middle East is once again at the epicenter of global energy market concerns as tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, raising fears of disruptions to oil and natural gas supplies. Despite recent military strikes targeting energy infrastructure, Rystad Energy, a leading energy consultancy, maintains that Brent crude oil prices are likely to remain capped […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Israel Targets Iran’s South Pars Gas Field in Escalating Airstrikes, Iran Retaliates June 14, 2025 Clark Savage In a significant escalation of hostilities, Israel has reportedly launched airstrikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field, the world’s largest natural gas reserve, located in the Persian Gulf and shared with Qatar. According to IRGC-affiliated […] […]
Continue ReadingThe energy world is buzzing with speculation as British oil major BP finds itself at the center of a potential takeover storm. The United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil giant, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has reportedly set its sights on BP’s lucrative liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets, with whispers of a full-blown acquisition not […]
Continue ReadingThe Strait of Hormuz, a narrow 21-mile-wide passage between Iran and Oman, is the world’s most critical chokepoint for oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade. Often described as the \”jugular vein\” of global energy, it facilitates the flow of roughly 20% of the world’s oil and a quarter of its LNG. Recent geopolitical tensions, […]
Continue ReadingThe Middle East is once again a powder keg, with tensions between Israel and Iran threatening to ignite a crisis in global oil markets. Following Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iranian targets, fears are mounting that Tehran’s oil infrastructure—producing roughly 3.3 million barrels per day (bpd)—could be crippled. Iran accounts for about 3% of global crude […]
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