CConflicts Read More Trump’s Venezuela oil grab reprises industry’s neocolonial past2026-08-31 U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to seize direct control of Venezuela’s oil reserves is prompting warnings that the…
CCrude Oil Read More Trump’s New Oil Deal With Venezuela Is Insane — U.S. Now Controls 7.1% of Proven Global Reserves2026-08-29 Quick Read Trump’s Venezuela deal grants U.S. companies majority control of 65 billion barrels, pushing total U.S.-accessible proven…
CCrude Oil Read More Trump Complained About Big Oil Profits, But Dumped Exxon Stock on Ceasefire Day2026-08-27 President Donald Trump’s investment accounts sold between $500,000 and $1 million of ExxonMobil stock on April 7, the…
CCrude Oil Read More Why Shell and the Other Oil Majors Aren’t Price Gouging2026-08-22 The energy sector is inherently volatile, with oil prices often fluctuating rapidly and dramatically. Wall Street seems to…
CCrude Oil Read More SLB Prepares to Restart 15 Oil Rigs in Venezuela2026-08-19 Oilfield services giant SLB is preparing to reactivate as many as 15 drilling rigs in Venezuela, potentially removing…
CCrude Oil Read More Oil Majors Reap $93 Billion Windfall From the Iran War2026-08-16 Oil prices have soared in recent months as a result of the almost complete closure of the Strait…
CConflicts Read More Venezuela Awards Loran Offshore Gas Field to BP Consortium2026-08-14 Venezuela’s award of an offshore natural gas license to a consortium of BP, XRG, and UCC Oil and…
CConflicts Read More Syria’s Oil Revival Is Weakening Russia’s Influence in the Country2026-08-14 By Editorial Dept – Aug 14, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT Syrian oil is clawing its way back, methodically.…
CCyprus Read More Cyprus set to supply natural gas to Europe by mid-2028, minister announces2026-08-10 European consumers could start receiving natural gas from an undersea deposit off Cyprus as early as March 2028,…
CCrude Oil Read More Chevron Flipped $3.1 Billion Loss Into Gain During Iran War2026-08-06 Topline Chevron’s commodity derivatives—financial contracts used to hedge risks associated with oil shipments—trended upward for the company in…
CCrude Oil Read More Philips 66 Becomes A Top Venezuelan Crude Buyer As Trump Blasts Exxon, Chevron2026-08-05 Topline Phillips 66 stated in its earnings call Wednesday that it has become the world’s third-largest buyer of…
CCrude Oil Read More ExxonMobil, Chevron use profits to cut debt amid market uncertainty2026-08-04 (Bloomberg) — ExxonMobil and Chevron used record second-quarter earnings to strengthen their balance sheets, directing billions of dollars…