21 hours ago · U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since July 2024, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of …

4 days ago · OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output from April on Monday and removed the U.S. government's Energy Information Administration from the sources used to monitor its production and adherence to supply pacts. OPEC+ and Donald Trump clashed repeatedly during his first administration in 2016-2020 when the U.S. President demanded it

1 day ago · ConocoPhillips beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher production offset lower realized prices. Benchmark crude prices rose about 4% during the October-December quarter, encouraging companies to drill more. However, ConocoPhillips' total average realized prices fell 10% to $52.37 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) in the reported …

21 hours ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump's talk about absorbing Canada "is a real thing" and is linked to the country's rich natural resources, a government source said. Trudeau made the remarks during a closed-door session of business and labor leaders on how best to respond to Trump's threats of tariffs

2 days ago · TotalEnergies will expand its investment in U.S. liquefied natural gas over the next decade as the French company seeks to cement its position as a major exporter of U.S. LNG, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday, dismissing fears by American market watchers that more exports could boost U.S. gas prices. In an interview with Reuters,

5 days ago · Oil prices jumped at the market open on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising fears of a trade war and disruption in crude supply from two of the United States' biggest suppliers. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $74.27 a barrel, up $1.74, or 2.4%, by

3 days ago · U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday plans to restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran in an effort to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said. The move brings back the tough U.S. policy on Iran that Trump, a Republican, practiced throughout his

3 days ago · China is the world's top energy importer but its purchases from the United States are relatively modest, blunting the impact of Beijing's move on Tuesday to slap retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal. Shortly after tariffs on China imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect on