Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump Tariffs Threaten UK Economic Stability April 6, 2025 Clark Savage Donald Trump’s imposition of new tariffs has triggered fears of a global trade war, with the UK facing a 10% tariff on all goods and potential economic stagnation. Economists and analysts are divided on the […] Trump Threatens 50% More China […]
Continue ReadingOil and gas firms are focusing on infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) near existing fields to reduce costs and shorten development timelines. Spending on exploration remains subdued, holding steady at $50–60 billion annually since 2016. Companies prioritize smaller, quicker-return projects over high-risk frontier plays. Oil and gas companies are looking to get the most bang for their […]
Continue ReadingOil prices have crashed to their lowest point since 2021 due to the escalating US-China trade war. Analysts fear the trade war will lead to a global recession, significantly reducing oil demand. The oil price slump puts pressure on OPEC+, potentially leading to a reversal of their recent production increase. Crude oil prices slumped to […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trump Threatens 50% More China Tariffs, Teases Talks With Others April 7, 2025 Clark Savage President Donald Trump threatened to slap additional 50% import taxes on China, while readying negotiations with Japan and Israel, leaving markets struggling to grasp his intentions for his sweeping tariff plans. Stocks swung wildly on Monday as […] Markets, Oil […]
Continue ReadingA top executive at Diamondback Energy Inc. called on President Donald Trump’s administration to explain how the global trade war will help shale producers, a rare instance of public pushback from a US oil boss. “This administration better have a plan @SecretaryWright,” Kaes Van’t Hof, president of Diamondback, said April 6 in a post on X. He added that US shale […]
Continue ReadingOil Price Crash Is Already Hitting Alberta’s Production Last week, the tariffs announced by the Trump Administration and the decision by OPEC+ producers to add in May more barrels to the market than expected crushed oil prices. Alberta may see a larger-than-planned budget deficit. Precision Drilling CEO Neveu: oil prices so low are already impacting […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Why the Rubio Ceasefire Plan is DOA Part 8: The BLUF and the Overview of the Next Tranche of Papers March 30, 2025 George McMillian ENB Pub Note: George McMillan, an ENB news contributor on energy and geopolitical topics, wrote this article. You can find my interviews with George on his […]
Continue ReadingBP’s Cypre development, located offshore Trinidad and Tobago, has delivered its first gas. The Cypre gas field is located 78 kilometers off the southeast coast of Trinidad and Tobago within the East Mayaro Block, in water depth of about 80 meters. It is owned by BP Trinidad and Tobago, which is owned by BP (70 […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This is a critical story, and we will dig into this issue. The program in the IRA allocated $1.55 billion to the MERP, with $350 million designated as formula grant funding to states to monitor and reduce methane emissions from marginal conventional wells on non-federal lands. This funding, announced in December 2023 […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Norway’s Oil Fund to Buy Stakes in Offshore Wind for $1.5 Billion March 31, 2025 Clark Savage The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s $1.8 trillion oil fund, will buy 49% in two offshore wind farm developments of RWE for a total of $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros), the fund’s manager, Norges […] […]
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