Glut To Trump Geopolitics to Keep Oil Price around $60 This Year | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Jan 30, 2026, 9:30 AM CST The global oversupply is set to override geopolitical flare-ups this year, keeping oil prices close to the $60 per...Continue Reading

Exxon Beats Expectations as Record Production Offsets Lower Oil Prices | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Jan 30, 2026, 9:00 AM CST Despite lower oil prices, ExxonMobil (NYSE:...Continue Reading

Iran Appears Unlikely to Bow to Trump’s Threats and Ultimatums | OilPrice.com RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff – Jan 30, 2026, 9:00 AM CST Trump is...Continue Reading

SM Energy Company has completed its all-stock merger with Civitas Resources, Inc., creating a top-10 U.S. independent oil-focused producer with an expanded position across major shale basins, including the Permian. SourceContinue Reading

TotalEnergies and Galp are advancing offshore development plans in Namibia’s Orange basin, with a potential 2026 FID targeted for the Venus discovery and a three-well appraisal program planned at Mopane next year. SourceContinue Reading

In Defense of The Fed and of Not Cutting Interest Rates | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Jan 30, 2026, 8:30 AM CST If you will forgive me, I intend this week to write about something other than energy. Or, at least, not to address energy stocks or commodity prices directly. US interest...Continue Reading

Brent Breaks Out to 5-Month High on Geopolitical Risk | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Jan 30, 2026, 8:30 AM CST Iran Tensions Put Risk Premium Front and Center The biggest driver this week has been a sharp escalation in U.S.–Iran tensions, injecting a sizeable risk premium into both benchmarks. Reports that President...Continue Reading

By Editorial Dept – Jan 30, 2026, 8:30 AM CST This week, French and U.S. officials convened a quiet meeting in Paris between representatives of Libya’s rival power centers: figures close to Abdulhamid Dbeibah, the Tripoli-based prime minister whose authority rests on control of state finances, and figures aligned with Khalifa Haftar, the eastern commander...Continue Reading

Iran Signals Defiance as Trump Escalates Rhetoric | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Jan 30, 2026, 8:30 AM CST Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict On the US-Iran front, this week was full of bluster with Trump’s trademark tactic of ambiguous escalation, roiling markets and sending gold and crude soaring on apocalyptic hedging. Trump publicly...Continue Reading

European Natural Gas Prices Surge as Winter Cold and Geopolitics Collide | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Jan 30, 2026, 8:00 AM CST Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices...Continue Reading