The Americas Are the New Oil Growth Engine: +1.66 Million Barrels a Day in 2026 as OPEC Output Falls 5.4 Million

EIA’s October outlook has the U.S., Brazil, Guyana, Canada and Argentina adding barrels with no Gulf chokepoint in the way, while Hormuz flows collapsed and OPEC supply is forecast to drop by nearly a fifth. For consumers, the growth in supply is coming from this hemisphere. In its October Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy […]

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Russia Says Three Diesel Tankers Are Headed for the U.S. The Two We Can Name Carry About 410,000 to 430,000 Barrels, Less Than 3 Hours of American Demand

Moscow says three cargoes are on the water under the Trump-Putin diesel deal. Diesel is $6.34 a gallon, up $2.70 in a year, and Russia’s drone-battered refineries are the real bottleneck. Why Russia has so little to sell Russia has about 6.5 million barrels a day of installed refining capacity across 32 major refineries, but […]

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Saudi Aramco Evacuates HQ, How Is the Oil and LNG Shipping Going?

Saudi Aramco ordered the evacuation of its Dhahran headquarters on Thursday, October 22, 2026, directing staff to work remotely after an alarm. Multiple sources, including Bloomberg and Reuters, confirmed the move. It is the first full headquarters evacuation since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in late February 2026.⁠Bloomberg⁠Reuters The headquarters, which includes an operations […]

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As Alberta Votes to Not Leave Canada, They Need to Understand Their Plight

On October 19, 2026, Albertans voted in a multi-question, non-binding referendum and delivered a decisive result on a question that has simmered for decades: whether the province should remain in Confederation or begin the constitutional process toward a future binding vote on separation. Unofficial results from Elections Alberta showed roughly 76 percent supporting Alberta remaining […]

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