Energy News Beat In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, maturing conventional fields, and rising global energy demand, the oil and gas industry stands at the threshold of a profound renaissance in energy security. The key? Enhanced recovery techniques—often called tertiary or enhanced oil recovery (EOR)—that unlock vast volumes of oil already discovered but left behind […]
Energy News Beat According to the Energy Information Administration, today, California ranks first in jet fuel demand among the states. The California Energy Commission (CEC) projects in-state jet fuel demand will rise significantly in the long term, growing from about 271 thousand barrels per day (TBD) in 2023 to an estimated 378 TBD by 2045. These […]
Energy News Beat In a timely BNN Bloomberg interview today, Eric Nuttall, Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners (manager of one of Canada’s largest energy funds), delivered a candid assessment of the global oil market following more than three months of conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran. Nuttall emphasized that while news […]
Energy News Beat Ukraine has shifted from broadly targeting refineries to striking specialized secondary processing units such as hydrocrackers, which are more difficult and time-consuming to replace. Repeated attacks on the same facilities are extending outages and reducing Russia’s ability to restore refining capacity quickly. Fuel shortages, export restrictions, and declining diesel output suggest a […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is an interesting view from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on SubStack, and we are not out of the woods yet on the Iran war, as things still remain fluid. Iran is poised to gradually return to the US-led Western order within certain limits exactly as Iran’s moderate faction has […]
Energy News Beat In a symbolic breakthrough for global energy shipping, the first LNG tanker has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz following the late Sunday announcement of a U.S.-Iran framework deal to end the war and reopen the critical chokepoint. Early on Monday, June 15, the Indian-flagged LNG carrier Disha (chartered by state-owned Petronet […]
Energy News Beat The recent U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has triggered a wave of optimism in oil markets. Traders are pricing in a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a rapid normalization of supply chains, and a return to lower pre-crisis price levels. Brent crude has already dropped toward $83–$84 per barrel, with […]
