PERSPECTIVE: Oil’s Geopolitical Premium Vanished in 2025 – And May Not Return
Ron Bouss (Reuters) – Global oil markets faced multiple black swan events in 2025 – including the Israel-Iran war and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refiners – yet they were barely fazed. This calm…
US Seizes Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast, Officials Say
This would mark the second time in recent weeks that the United States has seized a tanker near Venezuela and comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in the region.…
Oil Prices Climb as US blocks Venezuelan Tankers, Eyes on Russia-Ukraine Talks
By Summary Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: Brent and WTI prices rise amid Venezuelan tanker blockade Russia-Ukraine peace talks impact oil market sentiment…
North Dakota Rig Count, Frac Crew Count Falls, State Regulator Says
HOUSTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The number of active rigs and hydraulic fracturing crews has fallen in North Dakota, according to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources on Friday. North…
US Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for Second Week in a Row, Says Baker Hughes
(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a second week in a row for the first time since August,…
Dakota Access Pipeline Should Continue Operating, US Army Corps of Engineers Says
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-anticipated Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), recommending that operations of the oil pipeline continue…
Sanctioned Tanker Hyperion to Test Trump’s Blockade of Venezuela
By The tanker Hyperion, sanctioned by the US for having shipped Russian oil, will likely be the first ship to test President Donald Trump’s naval blockade of Venezuela. The vessel…
US Energy Department Signs AI Collaboration Deals with Big Tech for Genesis Mission
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday it has signed agreements with 24 organizations, including tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Nvidia, to advance the Genesis Mission.…
US Senator Presses Tanker Giants Over Cartel-Linked Fuel Smuggling at Sea
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo (Reuters)…
Trump Says He is Not Ruling Out War with Venezuela, NBC News Reports
Trump also said there would be additional seizures of oil tankers near Venezuelan waters, according to the published interview. On Tuesday, Trump ordered a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers…
