Peak Coal Expectations Return with 2025 Import Dip | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Premium Content By Irina Slav – Feb 05, 2026, 5:00 PM CST Asian coal imports fell 4.4% in 2025, but domestic coal...Continue Reading
Shares in Volvo Cars crashed the most on record in Stockholm, with Bloomberg data going back to late 2021, after it reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations. A toxic blend of higher US tariffs, cuts to EV subsidies, a stronger Swedish krona versus a weaker dollar, and an intensifying price war in China all...Continue Reading
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has seized two vessels near Farsi Island allegedly carrying large quantities of smuggled fuel, the country’s Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported Thursday – at a moment the nation’s military has its “finger on the trigger” amid threats from the Trump White House and Israel. More than one million liters of diesel...Continue Reading
ConocoPhillips says recovering billions from past Venezuela expropriations will take priority over new drilling, highlighting ongoing financial and political hurdles facing foreign investment in the country’s oil sector. SourceContinue Reading
Shell Weighs Multibillion Dollar Venezuela Gas Investments | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Feb 05, 2026, 2:30 PM CST Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan told CNBC the company is actively...Continue Reading
As US Vice President JD Vance prepares to visit the Caucasus, Armenia is sending signals that it is leaning toward selecting an American company to build a new nuclear reactor to replace the antiquated, Russian-built Metsamor facility. Armenia’s minister of territorial administration and infrastructure, David Khudatyan, told journalists on February 3 that the government has decided...Continue Reading
Chevron Rewires Trading and Strategy at a Volatile Moment | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 05, 2026, 1:30 PM CST Chevron is reshuffling senior leadership over strategy, trading, and business development as the company leans harder on execution and integration while oil...Continue Reading
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has promoted Dan Naatz to executive vice president and chief policy officer, strengthening its advocacy for U.S. independent oil and gas producers on federal leasing, methane regulation and permitting reform. SourceContinue Reading
How Vulnerable is the US Electrical Grid to Winter Outages? | OilPrice.com Andrew Topf With over two decades of journalistic experience working in newspapers, trade publications and as a mining reporter, Andrew Topf is a seasoned writer specializing in… More Info Premium Content By Andrew Topf – Feb 05, 2026, 1:00 PM CST A winter...Continue Reading
VAALCO Energy has agreed to sell its non-core producing assets in Canada for approximately $35 million, allowing the company to refocus capital on higher-impact drilling and development opportunities across its core portfolio. SourceContinue Reading
