Enverus Ranks Top U.S. Private E&P Operators

Continental Resources, Mewbourne Oil and Aethon Energy lead annual list tracking production scale and year-over-year movement AUSTIN, Texas (July 1, 2026) — Enverus, the leading energy data analytics platform, has released its annual list of the 100 most prolific private oil and gas producers in the U.S. Continental Resources held the No. 1 position with 707 …

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Venezuela’s Oil Exports Fell Slightly to 1.2 Million Bpd in June, Data Says

Reuters Venezuela’s oil exports fell slightly to 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) last month from 1.24 million bpd in May as two deadly earthquakes caused minor delays at terminals operated by state-run energy company PDVSA, according to data based in tanker monitoring and company documents. Shipments to the United States rose to 630,000 bpd …

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UBS Cuts Brent Crude Price Forecasts on Improved Hormuz Oil Flows

  UBS, on Thursday, cut its Brent crude price forecast by $25 for the September quarter to about $80 a barrel, on average, and now expects prices to hold the quarter after, citing the rise in oil flows via the Strait of Hormuz after the recent U.S.-Iran agreement. The bank also lowered its 2027 average …

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Trump Biofuel Goalsd Hit Reality as US Plants Lag

Summary US biodiesel producers operated around 77% of capacity in May, below the EPA’s 90% assumption for mandates May generated 736 million biomass-based diesel RINs versus roughly 915 million needed monthly AFPM has sued and urged lawmakers to reconsider the 2026 biofuel mandates (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s effort to boost production of bio-based diesel and …

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The Next Iran War May Come Sooner Than You Think: Joachim Klement

One stage of the Iran war has ended, but the world may be mistaking a pre-election pause for lasting peace. Tehran’s economic leverage will likely remain strong through the U.S. midterm elections in November, but could weaken once the votes are counted, raising the risk of renewed confrontation afterward. In this dangerous new environment, how …

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Activist Investors Make Bigger Push for Campaigns in H1, Seek More M&A

Activist investors pushed global companies more aggressively in the second quarter to make changes and lifted the overall pace of campaigns in the first half of 2026, Barclays data showed, as their biggest demand was for businesses to sell themselves in a rebounding deal market. Compared with the first half of 2025, activists such as …

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US Commercial Crude Stocks hit 8-Yr Low, Gasoline Demand Rises Ahead of Holiday Weekend

U.S. crude stocks fell to their lowest last week since 2018 as domestic refinery demand rose, while gasoline inventories also fell ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Commercial crude inventories fell by 3.8 million barrels to 408.4 million barrels last week, the lowest level since September 2018, …

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South Bow, Bridger to Develop New Oil Pipeline From Wyoming to Cushing, Oklahoma

Canada’s South Bow and U.S.-based Bridger Pipeline plan to jointly develop a new oil pipeline from Guernsey, Wyoming, to Cushing, Oklahoma, the companies told Reuters on Tuesday. The project will be developed along a corridor acquired from another company, South Bow and Bridger said in an email. The companies said their priority was to engage …

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Oil Falls Over 1% as Markets Await Outcome of Iran-US Talks, US Stocks Data

Tehran says U.S. team to meet mediators in Doha, not with Iranian officials U.S. crude inventories fell by 6.1 million barrels last week, API data showed July 1 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday as ‌talks between Iran and the U.S. aimed at reaching a final agreement to end their war continued and …

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