Oil & Gas Market Watch

Chevron is expanding its oil operations in Venezuela days after President Trump announced a broader deal to develop the country's vast reserves.

Iraqi heavy sour crude exports climbed sharply in August, reaching 2.17-2.3 million bpd as discounts of $25-30 per barrel drew Asian buyers.

• China...

Can elevated diesel cracks extend higher or face a near-term correction?

• Fundamentals show U.S. diesel crack at $102.20 on Aug 17, well above the...

David Lindley, previously Assistant Director of Field Operations with nearly three decades in oil and gas and a petroleum engineering degree, has been...

Russia has nearly doubled its shadow LNG fleet to at least 20 tankers serving Arctic LNG 2, up from 11 at end-2025, with the latest Arc7 ice-class...

Datacentrex's $30 million equity investment strengthens Eagle LNG's vertically integrated LNG operations, which include marine bunkering with more than 700 completed ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore transfers since 2018 under long-term contracts.

Trump's meeting with executives from Chevron, Marathon, Valero and others targets gasoline at $4.10/gallon and diesel above $5.60, yet geopolitical...

Do Strong Buy ratings for Antero Resources, Devon Energy, and Matador Resources rest on durable fundamentals or the recent oil-price spike from Iran...

• Investment Scale: 31 grassroot LNG projects tracked across Africa, valued at US$78.48 billion, scheduled for completion from H2 2026 through 2030.
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Late-summer demand and exports are pushing Nymex prices higher.

Cheniere completed its Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion on August 28, lifting total LNG capacity more than 20% to 56 MMtpa across its Gulf Coast...

• WinGD modeling shows LNG, methanol and ammonia retrofits all beat VLSFO on lifetime costs and emissions for a 16,000 TEU vessel.
• LNG pays back in...

Canada's primary energy production climbed 5.9% in June to 2.0 million gigajoules, with every major sector contributing.

Key gains signal stronger...

Petrobras is exploring LNG exports from its offshore fields to meet Asia-Pacific's fastest-growing gas demand, with talks underway with Seatrium on...

Middle Eastern producers are accelerating natural gas investments to build domestic resilience and secure energy supplies after the Iran War disrupted...

Declining southern fields will create east-coast supply risks from 2030 under most weather conditions, forcing new northern production, storage and...

Chinese shipbuilders captured 57.8% of global LNG carrier orders in H1 2026 with 52 vessels, versus South Korea's 41.1% (37 vessels), widening the gap...

• Oil and gas majors allocate under 1% of capex to low-carbon projects on average, raising doubts about diversification claims.
• BP targets a 27%...

US LNG feedgas demand rebounded to 18.5 billion cubic feet per day on August 27, the highest level since April, driven by the return of Texas export...

China’s August LNG imports are forecast to fall 18% year-on-year to 5.2 million tons as Asian spot prices averaged $21/mmbtu, triggering significant...