Day: January 19, 2025

Oil prices dip but post 4th straight weekly gain on US sanctions

Energy News Beat Brent up 1.3%, WTI adds 1.7% in the week Concerns about more supply disruptions as Trump returns to power Potential halt to Houthi attacks on shipping in focus after Gaza ceasefire deal US oil rig count falls by two HOUSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled lower on Friday but notched […]

Talos Energy Announces Successful Drilling Results at the Katmai West #2 Well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Energy News Beat HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TALO) today announced that the Katmai West #2 well located in the Ewing Bank area of the U.S Gulf of Mexico successfully encountered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas. (PRNewsfoto/Talos Energy) Key Highlights The Katmai West #2 well was drilled significantly under […]

U.S. Shale’s Capital Discipline Outweighs Trump’s Pro-Growth Rhetoric

Energy News Beat US shale producers are focused on capital discipline and shareholder returns, limiting the impact of Trump’s pro-oil policies. Increased Permian rig activity is unlikely to significantly boost oil production due to inventory depletion and efficiency concerns. The US is already on track to meet Bessent’s 3-3-3 hydrocarbon production target without policy changes, […]

China and India Scramble for Crude as Sanctioned Russian Tankers Turn Back

Energy News Beat By Julian Lee, Serene Cheong and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The most aggressive Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s oil sector since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine threaten to disrupt global supply as buyers — led by China and India — scour the Middle East for alternative suppliers. Some estimates suggest the measures could halve […]

Ukraine threatening new European energy crisis – Orban

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Hungarian PM has accused Kiev and Washington of jeopardizing energy security across Europe Ukraine’s decision to block gas transit and the outgoing White House administration’s latest sanctions on Russian oil are driving Europe toward a new energy crisis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned. Orban made the remarks on Saturday in […]

The Big Cities with the Biggest Price Declines of Single-Family Houses or Condos from their Peaks: From -9% to -21%

Energy News Beat Austin, Oakland, New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York City, Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Tampa. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. We talk a lot about “home prices in the US” – rising or falling or whatever, as if the US were one monolithic market. But the US spans a vast number of housing markets […]