Brent crude prices are on track for a sharp decline in the coming months, with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) now forecasting prices to fall from $71 per barrel in July to an average of $58 in the fourth quarter of 2025—and to slip toward $50 in early 2026. …
Read More »OPEC+ July Oil Output was Lower than 411,000 Bpd Planned Hike
The OPEC+ producers raised their combined crude oil production by 335,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July, below the 411,000 bpd output hike eight of the 22 producers have pledged for last month. OPEC-only production from the 12-member cartel increased by 263,000 bpd—and most of the rise came from two …
Read More »Ford to Invest $5 Billion in EV Production despite Subsidy Rollback
Ford will invest $5 billion in the production of a new line of EVs and batteries, despite the Trump administration’s removal of EV subsidies. The carmaker said the investment, in its Louisville assembly plant and the BlueOval battery park in Michigan, will “create or secure” as many as 4,000 jobs …
Read More »Norway Plans Biggest Frontier Oil and Gas Licensing Round in Years
Norway has started to plan its 26th oil and gas licensing round in little explored frontier areas as it looks to boost exploration and resources to stem an expected decline in production from the early 2030s. Norway’s Energy Ministry has launched work on announcing the new licensing round for the …
Read More »Syria Eyes Pipeline Lifeline as Post-Assad Power Struggle Escalates
Syria’s caretaker government is moving to restore the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline with Iraq, a strategic corridor that had the capacity to move up to 300,000 barrels per day to Syria’s Mediterranean coast before war and sanctions shut it down in the early 2000s. Syrian Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir will travel …
Read More »India Braces for Power Price Hikes as Nuclear Plant Undergoes Maintenance
India could see spikes in power prices in the coming weeks as supply will be constrained and procurement costs will rise with the shutdown of a unit at the country’s largest nuclear power plant for maintenance. India has now shut the 1-GW Unit 1 at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant …
Read More »The Global Struggle to Meet Renewable Energy Goals
Year after year, studies are showing that many countries around the world are falling short on their renewable energy targets by not accelerating away from fossil fuels to green alternatives fast enough. By the beginning of 2025, all 197 countries of the United Nations had endorsed the 2015 Climate Agreement, …
Read More »EV Batteries Get Second Life in Energy Storage Revolution
Used and recycled electric vehicle batteries are getting a second chance at life through energy storage systems across the country. Lithium-ion batteries are retired from their role powering EVs when they still have a lot of life left in them, and repurposing them for one of the fastest-growing energy industry …
Read More »New Shipbuilding Rules could Derail U.S. LNG Export Boom
The U.S. LNG export boom, strongly supported by the Trump Administration, could be undermined by separate trade rules proposed by the very same administration, which looks to revive America’s shipbuilding to counter China’s dominance. Under new mandates proposed by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), beginning in 2028, a total of …
Read More »Qatar Reinforces LNG Leadership, Reshapes Global Energy Landscape
In a strategic move that reinforces its position as a leading global supplier of clean energy and supports global energy security amid rising demand and mounting challenges, the State of Qatar will begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the first phase of the North Field East (NFE) expansion project …
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