South Africa Marks 300 Days Without Loadshedding As Eskom Stabilizes Power Supply

South Africa has achieved an important milestone in its energy sector by completing 300 consecutive days without loadshedding. This marks a major shift for the country, which has faced persistent…

Eskom And City Of Ekurhuleni Reach R3.4 Billion Debt Settlement To Secure Power Supply

The power utility Eskom and the City of Ekurhuleni have reached a court-enforced settlement over an outstanding electricity debt of R3.4 billion. The agreement comes after a period of rising…

Crude Futures Turn Positive on Continued Hormuz Closure

Summary Reports of resolution, continued fighting move prices US measures aimed at easing supply tightness Disruption of trade through the strait continues (Reuters) – Crude futures climbed higher on Friday…

Hormuz Crisis Forces Massive Saudi Oil Shut-In

Saudi Arabia has slashed oil output by roughly 20% as the war with Iran continues to choke off exports from the Persian Gulf, in what could become one of the…

U.S. clarifies 172 MMbbl SPR release will be oil exchange

(Bloomberg) – The U.S. Energy Department reiterated Sunday that a planned 172-million-barrel release of oil from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve would be structured as an exchange.  The agency…

Trump orders restart of California’s Santa Ynez offshore oil unit

(WO) – The Trump administration has ordered the restart of offshore oil production at California’s Santa Ynez Unit and the associated Santa Ynez Pipeline System, directing operator Sable Offshore Corp.…

U.S. strike near Iran’s Kharg Island heightens risk of oil supply disruption

(Bloomberg) – A U.S. strike near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main crude export hub, has heightened concerns about potential disruptions to global oil supply as conflict in the Middle…

California Hit By Much Higher Oil Prices as Iran War Stresses Refiners

By and California now more dependent on costlier fuel imports from Asia West Coast refineries account for about 50% of Middle East crude imports to US Prices spike for alternative…

CHARTED: The Energy Mix of the World’s 10 Largest Economies – Visual Capitalist

By | Graphics/Design: Key Takeaways Oil is the largest energy source in six of the world’s 10 biggest economies, including the U.S., Germany, Japan, the UK, and Italy. Coal dominates…

RANKED: The Top Buyers of U.S. Oil in 2025 – Visual Capitalist

By | Graphics/Design: Key Takeaways The Netherlands imported 419 million barrels, making it the world’s largest buyer of American crude, ahead of much larger economies like China, India, and Japan.…