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Goldman Slashes Oil Price Forecast as Demand Outlook Dims

Oil & Gas
April 4, 2025

Goldman Sachs cut its oil price forecast for 2025 by 5.5% for Brent crude and by 4.3% for West Texas Intermediate citing OPEC+ decision to bring more production…

Oil & Gas
January 17, 2026

New Discoveries Fuel Egypt’s Push for Energy Independence

Companies operating in Egypt continue to make oil and gas discoveries and drill new wells at the start of the year, further boosting hydrocarbon production as the North African country…

Oil & Gas
January 16, 2026

Low Oil Prices Force Billionaire Harold Hamm to Halt Bakken Drilling

If anyone is still wondering whether the Trump Administration’s goal of $50 per barrel oil price would hurt American drillers, the answer came this week from oil tycoon and wildcatter…