U.S. President Donald Trump is controlling the release of oil funds garnered from Venezuela himself, online news outlet Semafor reported on Thursday, citing an administration official. The administration official told Semafor that all proceeds from the first oil sale would be transferred to Venezuela because its current government had “fully cooperated” with the United States. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by [Read more]
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EU regulations threaten energy cooperation with the US, US Energy Sec says
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday corporate environmental regulations in the European Union, along with regulations around methane, posed great risks to energy cooperation with the U.S. Regulations in the EU could threaten U.S. gas imports into Europe, Wright added, speaking with Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Reporting by Stephanie Kelly, Shadia Nasralla, Dmitry Zhdannikov. Editing by Mark Potter) [Read more]
Valero, Phillips 66 buy Venezuelan oil cargoes as part of Washington’s deal with Caracas
Valero has bought a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil, two sources said on Wednesday, one of the first deals by U.S. Gulf Coast refiners that are part of Washington's agreement with Caracas to export up to 50 million barrels. Phillips 66 has also purchased a cargo, one of the sources said. Both bought the crude from trading house Vitol, the sources said, adding that it was traded for delivery to the U.S. Gulf Coast at a discount of about $8.50 to $9.50 a barrel to Brent crude. Vitol and [Read more]
Venture Global wins arbitration case brought by Spain’s Repsol
Venture Global said on Wednesday an arbitration tribunal had ruled in its favor in a dispute with Spain's Repsol over the U.S. supplier's initial failure to deliver liquefied natural gas from its Calcasieu Pass project under a 20-year long-term contract. The ruling contrasts with a decision on October 9 that saw BP prevail over Venture Global in a similar complaint brought at the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration. It also means Venture Global has won two [Read more]
Marathon’s 255,000 bpd refinery in Robinson, Illinois to undergo planned maintenance in March, source says
Marathon will begin planned turnaround activities on units at its 255,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Robinson, Illinois in March, a source familiar with plant operations said on Wednesday. The maintenance project, which includes adding a crude processing unit, is expected to last about two months, the source said. Marathon declined to comment on refining operations. The refinery processes sweet and sour crude oils into gasoline, distillates, natural gas liquids and petrochemicals, [Read more]
Cardinal Energy Ltd. Announces the 2026 Budget
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - January 21, 2026) - Cardinal Energy Ltd. (TSX: CJ) ("Cardinal" or the "Company") is pleased to announce our 2026 budget. 2026 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS We are forecasting average annual production of 25,000 to 25,500 boe/d for 2026, which represents 15% growth from average volumes delivered in 2025, with Reford contributing to a full year of operations; Our 2026 capital budget of $75 million will be heavily weighted towards our conventional assets with only [Read more]
US refineries brace for disruptions as Arctic blast hits
U.S. refineries are preparing for extreme cold weather as an unexpected Arctic blast rolls in, threatening to disrupt operations. A cold front will bring frigid temperatures to the eastern two-thirds of the country, the National Weather Service said on Wednesday, expecting sub-zero lows to spread from the Northern Plains to the Northeast by Sunday and reach the Gulf Coast by early next week. Most refineries are designed to operate between 32 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit (0 to 35 degrees [Read more]
US natgas futures soar 57% over two days as frigid weather boosts heating demand, freezes wells
U.S. natural gas futures soared to a six-week high on Wednesday, marking a record 57% rise over the past two trading sessions, on expectations that extreme cold weather will boost heating demand to near-record levels while also cutting output by freezing oil and gas wells. After soaring about 26% on Tuesday, front-month gas futures for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) jumped 96.8 cents, or 24.8%, to settle at $4.875 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) on [Read more]
Venezuelan PDVSA’s consolidated debt rose slightly to $34.58 billion in 2025
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's consolidated financial debt rose slightly to $34.58 billion last year from $34.46 billion in 2024, the company said in a release published on Wednesday in a local newspaper. Venezuela and its state companies including PDVSA have been blocked from the international financial system in the last decade since the U.S. began imposing sanctions on the country. The U.S. measures and Venezuela's payment delays also have triggered debt defaults that remain [Read more]
Venezuelan oil exports under supply deal with US progressing slowly -documents, data
The volume of Venezuelan oil exported under a flagship $2 billion supply deal with the U.S. reached about 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel-tracking data and PDVSA documents showed, highlighting slow progress that has prevented the state oil company from fully reversing recent output cuts. Caracas and Washington earlier this month agreed a deal, following the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro, to sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude stored in tanks and aboard [Read more]
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