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(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the total number of rigs operating for a second week in a row, even as the number of oil rigs rose to the highest since June, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early …
US Oil Rig Count Rises to Highest Since June, Baker Hughes Says Read More »
By Emma Sanchez and David Wethe Shale-oil companies are taking some of the harder lumps on Wall Street as crude prices tumble and President Donald Trump’s trade war runs headlong into his goal to turbocharge US energy production. The S&P 500 Energy Index is down more than 15% since the president announced the sweeping tariffs …
Shale Stocks Battered as Trump Tariffs Subvert His Push to Drill Read More »
CERNOBBIO, Italy, April 4 (Reuters) – Oil majors are suffering after eight OPEC+ countries unexpectedly agreed to increase oil output in May, while tariffs imposed by U.S. administration had a muted effect on the sector, Eni’s (ENI.MI) top executive Francesco Gattei said on Friday. He added that energy groups could react to the possibility of …
Oil Majors Suffering From OPEC+ Output Hike, Not From U.S. Tariffs, Eni Exec Says Read More »
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is buying Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel transportation system, in a deal valued at about $9 billion, including debt, the company said on Thursday. The deal to acquire all assets of Colonial Enterprises, including Colonial Pipeline, is expected to close in the second half of 2025. Colonial’s pipeline system stretches over …
Brookfield to Buy Colonial Pipeline for About $9 Billion, Including Debt Read More »
Goldman Sachs lowered its forecast for Brent crude’s average price this year by 5.5% to $69 a barrel and for WTI prices by 4.3% to $66, citing the risks of higher OPEC+ supply and the global trade war triggering a recession. The Wall Street brokerage also chopped its 2026 average price forecast for Brent by …
Goldman Cuts Oil Price Forecasts Amid Tariff Fears, Higher OPEC+ Supply Read More »
Major U.S. stock indexes registered their biggest daily percentage drops since 2020 on Thursday and the dollar weakened as U.S. President Donald Trump’s drastic trade tariffs stoked fears of a global recession and led investors to seek safe-haven assets like bonds and the yen. S&P 500 companies lost a combined $2.4 trillion in stock market …
Elliott Investment Management said on Thursday that Phillips 66’s stock price could nearly double to $200 if the oil refiner sells or spins off its midstream business and puts more focus on refining and enhances oversight.The activist investor, which owns a $2.5 billion stake in the company, also slimmed down to four the number of …
Elliott Says Phillips 66 Share Price Could hit $200 if Changes are Made Read More »
By Olesya Astakhova, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler Eight OPEC+ members to hike output by 411,000 bpd in MayOil market had expected May hike of 135,000 bpd Decision may force compliance laggards to step up, analyst says Trump has called on OPEC to lower oil prices LONDON/MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) – Eight OPEC+ countries unexpectedly …
OPEC+ Unexpectedly Speeds Up Oil Output Hikes, Oil Drops Read More »
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs as a major blow to the world economy and said the European Union was prepared to respond with countermeasures if talks with Washington failed. Von der Leyen said the EU was already finalising a first package of tariffs on up …
EU Plans Countermeasures to New US tariffs, Says EU Chief Read More »
Summary • Brent, WTI sink by 6% • Trump to impose 10% minimum tariff on most import goods • Imports of oil, gas, refined products exempted from new tariffs • OPEC+ to bring back more oil to market in May than previously planned LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell 6% on Thursday as …
Oil Slumps 6% on Trump Tariffs, OPEC+ Speeding up Output Hikes Read More »
