Hedge Funds Pile Into Fuels as U.S. Supply Squeeze Deepens
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For the first four months of the war between the United States and Israel and Iran, oil traders remained largely bearish. The overwhelming expectation was that the war would end…
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Why The U.S. Is Racing To Lock Down Iraq’s Most Explosive Geopolitical Gas Prize
Sharing its eastern border with Iran, its northern border with Turkey, its western border with Syria and Jordan, and its southern border with Saudi Arabia, Iraq is arguably the single…
New York’s Nuclear Comeback Is Gathering Steam
Five years after Indian Point’s last reactor shut down, Albany rediscovered the appeal of electricity that runs around the clock without burning fossil fuels. Governor Kathy Hochul wants 5 gigawatts…
Washington’s Venezuela Oil Deal Is About Much More Than Crude
Washington’s takeover of more than a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves in a deal officially signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on 2 September was as unexpected as it…
Colombia Moves to Reverse Fracking Ban, Eyes $4 Billion in New Oil Investment
A regime change in Colombia’s federal government is poised to usher in an oil and gas renaissance in the South American nation. After a four-year ban on oil and gas…
Record Diesel Prices Push Brent Toward $95
Diesel prices and refining cracks surge as tightening middle distillate supplies push Brent toward $95. Friday, September 04, 2026 Refined products have been the main driver of rising oil prices,…
This Cattle Feedlot Turns Manure Into 1.2 Million MMBtu of Natural Gas a Year
A new project is seeking to turn cattle manure into a source of sustainable natural gas for energy production and shipping fuel. The initiative just broke ground in Broken Bow,…
Iran War Forces a Rewrite of Global Oil Trade Routes
Oil prices are about to book yet another weekly gain as the war in the Middle East remains hot, with a pessimistic outlook. Oil exporters from the region are rushing…
Will We Control AI—or Will AI Control Us?
The world is undergoing a transformation driven by the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI)—a pace of change unprecedented in human history. Consequently, many people fear massive unemployment, along with…
U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises as Gas Rig Activity Declines
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday,…