International oil and gas prices will see a limited short-term impact from President Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, according to Goldman Sachs. On Saturday, the U.S. Administration announced that additional tariffs would be implemented on February 4 on these countries. Canada and Mexico face 25% tariffs, with …
Read More »Vitol Expects Oil Demand to Remain Robust until 2040
Crude oil demand will remain at current levels over the next 15 years at least, commodity trading major Vitol has forecast, shattering earlier predictions from outlets such as the International Energy Agency that has consistently been predicting peak oil demand growth before 2030. Demand for crude is set to rise …
Read More »Iraqi Parliament Clears Key Hurdle to Kurdistan Oil Export Restart
On Sunday, Iraq’s parliament voted on a key plan for the compensation of oil companies operating in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region that would speed up the restart of crude oil exports from the region. According to a Bloomberg report, MPs decided to allocate $16 per barrel produced in Kurdistan and …
Read More »Oil Rises as Trump Slaps Tariffs on Biggest Crude Supplier to US
Oil advanced as US President Donald Trump placed hefty tariffs on a range of imports, including crude from Canada and Mexico, threatening higher costs for American consumers. US marker West Texas Intermediate (WTI) jumped as much as 3.7 per cent before paring about half of those gains to trade near …
Read More »EIA: Canada Leads US Oil Imports in January
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 …
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