ENB Pub Note: How this plays into the OPEC and OPEC+ production quotas has yet to be announced. We know that Saudi Arabia needs the 80 dollar range of oil for its fiscal budgets for its social programs, so we may see some production activity announced in the next meeting. The problems with the OPEC […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This is an excellent time to talk about the fundamentals of the global oil and gas market. For years, the fundamentals were impacted by imperfect reporting from different sources, sanctions and weaponization of the US Dollar, and the response from Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and other countries. The Dark Fleet is well over […]
Continue ReadingThe US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated a so-called teapot oil refinery in Shasndong, China and its chief executive officer for purchasing and refining hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude oil, including from vessels linked to the Houthis, and the Iranian Ministry of Defense of […]
Continue ReadingChris Wright did a great job on the Fox Show with Bret Baird. He is also showing how deceptive and outright lying the Biden administration is by hiding the truth about LNG exports and harming our allies around the world. It is ok to lie and hide the truth if it helps your climate agenda […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Chris Wright Moves to Refill The Strategic Petroleum Reserve March 9, 2025 Clark Savage Many people are curious about the Trump administration’s plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that was so callously abused by whomever was making decisions in the Biden administration, which drew this national security […] Canada’s Final US […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub note: Interesting from Bloomberg. Also, we need to look at how much oil California potentially still imports from Iran. The official list of imported oil in California is: \”According to the California Energy Commission, in 2020 (the most recent detailed foreign source data available), the state imported approximately 60% of its crude oil, […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trafigura: Iran Sanctions Are Biggest Bullish Catalyst On Oil Prices February 26, 2025 Clark Savage Trafigura Head of Trading: U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Iran is the main upside risk for oil. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention speech to dramatically lower Iranian oil exports. On Tuesday, the […] Restarting Germany’s […]
Continue ReadingTrafigura Head of Trading: U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Iran is the main upside risk for oil. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention speech to dramatically lower Iranian oil exports. On Tuesday, the Trump administration imposed further sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products. Trafigura […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Iranian Oil Exports to China are rolling February 19, 2025 Clark Savage Iranian crude oil flows to China have rebounded this month after a U.S. crackdown on shipments launched in late 2024 decimated them in January. In a last-minute push to sanction Iran, the Biden admin blacklisted […] West will have to reconsider […]
Continue ReadingIranian crude oil flows to China have rebounded this month after a U.S. crackdown on shipments launched in late 2024 decimated them in January. In a last-minute push to sanction Iran, the Biden admin blacklisted a number of tankers, trading entities, and shipping companies as participants in sanctioned oil trade. The February average of Iranian […]
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