Canada remained the top crude oil supplier to the United States in January 2025, exporting an average of 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd), according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and analytics firm Kpler. Mexico ranked second with 457,000 bpd, followed by Saudi Arabia at 275,000 …
Read More »How China’s Rare Earth Minerals End up in Russia’s Advanced Weaponry
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, Western nations have accused China of supplying Moscow with microchips and other critical dual-use technologies that are “powering Russia’s brutal war of aggression.” In response, Washington and Brussels have hit hundreds of Chinese companies and individuals with sanctions …
Read More »Eni Updates on Renewable Energy Expansion in Kazakhstan
Eni has significantly expanded its presence in Kazakhstan, balancing its operations in major oil fields such as Kashagan and Karachaganak with a growing commitment to renewable energy, a source at Eni told Trend. “In Kazakhstan, we are actively involved in the exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbons and natural gas, …
Read More »Tariffs Seen Disrupting Oil Market, Raising US Pump Prices
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico threaten to disrupt North America’s tightly integrated oil market and push up gasoline prices for American motorists. Trump on Saturday signed orders implementing a levy of 10% on imports of Canadian energy, along with general levies of 25% on …
Read More »China’s Boldest Oil Hunt yet
In October last year, China’s CNOOC reported record oil and gas production from a field called Deep Sea #1. The field was the company’s first ultra-deep project, an example of the pursuit of new, untapped resources that lie deeper under the sea. Yet it’s not only ultradeep offshore drilling that …
Read More »India’s Energy Plan Faces Funding Hurdles
India is gearing up for an energy investing boom as Narendra Modi’s government courts foreign and domestic investments. India’s economy has been growing rapidly, recently overtaking the United Kingdom to become the fifth biggest economy in the world. And it’s expected to keep rising through the ranks, surpassing both Germany …
Read More »Goldman Sachs: Brent Crude could Hit $93 if Sanctions Hit Iranian, Russian Oil
Goldman Sachs analysts predict Brent crude prices could temporarily surge to $93 per barrel if sanctions successfully curb oil exports from Iran and Russia by a combined 1 million barrels per day (bpd). In a note shared by Zerohedge on X, the bank outlined a scenario where Iran faces persistent …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Nuclear Energy Plans Face Public Scrutiny
Following up on last year’s referendum that endorsed the pursuit of nuclear energy in Kazakhstan, the government is moving quickly to lay the groundwork for at least two reactors. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed a desire to eventually construct a “nuclear cluster” in the country to power economic growth. The …
Read More »The Beginning of Drill Baby Drill? US Oil Drillers See Uptick in Activity
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 4-rig drop in each of the two weeks prior. The total rig count rose by six rigs, to 582, according …
Read More »BP’s High-Stakes Return to Kirkuk
The history of the British Petroleum Company (bp) in Kirkuk and Iraq can be traced back to the 1920s, when the company—later named BP—spearheaded the operations of locating, exploring, producing, and exporting crude oil from Baba Gurgur in Kirkuk, which was considered the world’s largest oilfield at the time. The …
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