(Reuters) Chevron\’s oil and gas reserves have fallen to the lowest point in at least a decade, highlighting the importance of the U.S. major\’s planned acquisition of oil producer Hess that has stalled due to a court battle with ExxonMobil. Reserve replacement is one of the key metrics for investors in energy companies, as it […]
Continue ReadingUS president Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a new council focused on boosting the country’s production and export of fossil fuels. Trump signed another executive order which formally created the National Energy Dominance Council with the primary purpose of driving up domestic oil and gas production. The new council, to be headed […]
Continue ReadingU.S. and EU sanctions on Russia’s dark fleet and Iran are removing tankers from circulation, driving up VLCC demand. Jefferies: sanctions sideline about 15% of the global fleet. ADNOC L&S is aggressively expanding, recently acquiring 32 tankers and planning further VLCC acquisitions. While the world watches the unhinged actions of the new Trump administration—playing Geopolitics […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Pushback Begins Against Trump’s Oil Agenda February 9, 2025 Clark Savage West Texas Intermediate has been trading around $70 this week after posting two weeks of declines. The last time shale producers pursued a flat-out production strategy, crude prices tanked to the $40s. Cheap oil may […] Iran Says Trump’s Maximum Pressure […]
Continue ReadingIn Energy News Beat – Conversation in Energy, Stuart Turley speaks with Congressman Pat Harrigan of North Carolina’s 10th District about national security, energy independence, and government accountability. Harrigan shares his journey from the military to politics, expressing concerns over past administrations’ weak foreign policies and emphasizing the critical role of energy security in national security. […]
Continue ReadingSingapore shipyard group Seatrium has signed a memorandum of understanding with energy giant BP for a second floating production unit project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Under the agreement, Seatrium would carry out the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of an FPU for the Tiber project, located some 480 km southwest of New Orleans […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories US stuns European allies, opens Ukraine peace talks with Russia February 12, 2025 Mariel Alumit BRUSSELS – Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Vladmir Putin had agreed to open talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine “immediately”, after his defence secretary said it was “unrealistic” that Ukraine’s pre-2014 […] Saudi Arabia’s […]
Continue ReadingCrude oil reclaimed the 50-Day MA at $72.83, signaling strength. Watch resistance between $74.60-$74.89 and potential support at $70.91. Crude Oil Price Forecast Today , Technical Analysis (February 11): WTI, Brent Target Higher Levels Watch this video on YouTube. Crude oil further confirmed the recent swing low of $70.91 as support. On Tuesday, crude triggered a […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How has green energy policies impacted the environment, society, and our financial systems? DOGE found that the Inflation Reduction Act was funding change. February 11, 2025 Clark Savage But what change you ask, well let’s start with the Inflation Reduction Act and what the huge “Porkulus Bill” as Dan Bongino has called […]
Continue ReadingWith reports swirling that the European Union is contemplating seizing ageing substandard shadow tanker tonnage transiting through the Baltic, Alexey Zhuravlev (pictured), first deputy chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Defence, has vowed retaliation. European news organisation Politico reported earlier this week that the EU was discussing apprehending shadow tankers leaving Russia and heading […]
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