US Rig Count Down Slightly This Week

Houston, TX – April 21, 2026 – The latest U.S. rotary rig count data shows a modest pullback in drilling activity. According to Baker Hughes, the total U.S. rig count for the week ending April 17, 2026, stands at 543 rigs, down 2 rigs week-over-week from 545 the prior week. Oil-directed rigs slipped by 1 […]

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U.S. Oil Producers Rushed to Hedge… Just in Time

When Israel’s strikes on Iranian facilities sent oil prices spiking in mid-June 2025, U.S. oil producers didn’t hesitate. With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumping from the high $50s to $75 per barrel, shale operators rushed to hedge their output, locking in juicy profits just before a ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump cooled the […]

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Why More Sanctions on Russia Will Hurt the US

Daily Standup Top Stories Why Hasn’t Trump Hit Russia with More Sanctions? – Because it would hand the Mid-term elections to the Democrats June 1, 2025 Clark Savage I have been discussing this for months on the Energy News Beat Podcast, and the secondary sanctions on China and India’s refineries would undoubtedly cause havoc in the […]

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IEA\’s Oil Demand Data: Trustworthy?

Daily Standup Top Stories How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there’s still time to fix it May 19, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article is from Alex Epstein’s Substack, and I highly recommend subscribing and supporting his work here: Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein.  I have interviewed Alex […]

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Week Recap: Cali Rail Fails, Saudi Oil And More!

Daily Standup Top Stories California: We Need *Another* $100 Billion for High-Speed Rail – What is a few billion between friends? ‘March 17, 2024 Stu Turley source: Hot Air:     Ed Morrissey:  Hey, a hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. But apparently not real progress. When I first […]

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