Author: Erick Parel

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 […]

Days before Trump takes office, Brayton Point loses $300 million offshore wind cable plant development project

Energy News Beat Days before Trump takes office, Brayton Point loses $300 million offshore wind cable plant development project THE ITALIAN COMPANY seeking to build a cable manufacturing plant at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts, pulled the plug on the $300 million project Friday, dealing a major blow to offshore wind development on the East Coast […]

Super-rich ditching UK – Times

Energy News Beat One millionaire left the UK every 45 minutes in 2024 after the Labour Party’s tax overhaul, a report says Millionaires are leaving the UK in droves since the Labour Party took over last year, The Times reported on Friday. The exodus comes after the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed plans […]

US Treasury to take ‘extraordinary measures’ after Trump inauguration

Energy News Beat Janet Yellen has told Congress that her department will pause retirement payments in a bid to avoid default US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said her department will take “extraordinary measures” to prevent the US from hitting the national debt limit on Tuesday, one day after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In […]

Brothers in sanctions: Why the Russia-Iran strategic agreement is important

Energy News Beat The two nations, both under immense pressure, are together pushing to create a fairer world The relationship between Russia and Iran is deeply rooted in history, dating back to the 16th century when the two nations first established contact. Despite periods of tension, pragmatism has always been at the core of their […]