SC Says No Clear Off-Ramps in Conflict, Ups Brent Forecast
'It has been an extraordinary three weeks for the energy complex', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.
'It has been an extraordinary three weeks for the energy complex', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.
Quiluma, the Central African country's first non-associated gas project, is expected to ramp up production to up to 330 MMcfd by yearend.
Iran set a massive natural gas field in the UAE ablaze as it steps up attacks on key energy sites, while US President Donald Trump appealed to allies and the likes of China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil ended lower, but Brent still closed above $100 for a third straight session as Middle East supply risks remained elevated.
The war has brought shipping through the vital Strait of Hormuz to a near-halt.
North America dropped six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.
DOE expects the restart, for which it invoked emergency powers, to replace nearly 1.5 million barrels of foreign crude each month.
A tanker laden with crude oil appears to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz and is now sailing to Pakistan, according to ship-tracking data.
In its latest short term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration boosted its 2026 WTI average spot price forecast by $20 per barrel.
'United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East', U.S. President Donald Trump said.