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360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (484+ words) (By Oil & Gas 360) " Energy markets are becoming increasingly defined by shrinking buffers. This week, traders, policymakers, and producers all focused on the same concern: the world has less margin for disruption than it did even a year ago. Tight inventories,…...
Plains oil pipeline shut down after rupture in East Los Angeles, company says
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (208+ words) (Investing) "An oil pipeline operated by Plains All Americanin East Los Angeles, California, was shut downafter a rupture, the company said on Friday. The line was struck by a third party conducting excavation work, the company added. It did not…...
U. S. Ethanol Policy: Measured outcomes versus stated intent
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (563+ words) (Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA "Ethanol has been embedded in U. S. fuel policy for more than a century, with modern support accelerating after the 1970s oil shocks and becoming structurally fixed through the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) enacted in 2005 and expanded…...
The next oil shock may already be starting
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (465+ words) (By Oil & Gas 360) " The longer the Iran war continues, the less this looks like a temporary geopolitical disruption and the more it resembles the early stages of a structural oil supply crisis. For months, markets have focused on headlines surrounding…...
EU warns energy prices will stay elevated through 2027
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (309+ words) (Oil Price) "Top EU officialssaid Friday that oil and gas prices are expected to remain elevated through at least the end of 2027, with the fallout from the Iran war likely to keep pressure on inflation and economic growth. Speaking after…...
Vaca Muerta and Argentina's energy reset
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (438+ words) (By Oil & Gas 360) " For years, Vaca Muerta was viewed as one of the world's great untapped shale opportunities, massive resources, strong geology, and comparisons to the Permian Basin, but limited by political instability, capital controls, and inconsistent energy policy. Now,…...
Gasoline prices, consumer behavior, and the new economic resilience
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (175+ words) (Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA " For decades, the conventional economic narrative held that rising gasoline prices act as a direct tax on consumers, reducing discretionary spending and slowing economic growth. That framework still exists in textbooks, but real-world behavior'especially…...
Goldman Sachs says US natural gas output shows signs of price sensitivity
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (212+ words) (BOE Report) " Goldman Sachs said in a note on Tuesday that U. S. natural gas production is showing signs of price sensitivity as Henry Hub prices moved back above $3 per million British thermal units this week for the first time since late…...
OAG360 Past Prologue Series: We have met the enemy
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (571+ words) (Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA "(Part 6 of 6)- Energy debates often assume an external villain. Geology failed. Policy interfered. OPEC conspired. Capital fled. Technology disappointed. Pick a narrative and assign blame. Most of them are convenient. A few of them…...
IEA chief warns commercial oil inventories are depleting rapidly, only weeks left
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (379+ words) (BOE Report) " Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly with only a few weeks worth left due to the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz…...