Middle East Oil Shock Could Hand Upstream Sector a $495 Billion Windfall | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Premium Content By Alex Kimani – Jul 30, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT Wood Mackenzie now expects the global upstream oil and gas sector to...Continue Reading

Clariant has appointed Gapuma Group as the distributor of its Well Service Additives portfolio across Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, expanding access to drilling, cementing and stimulation chemicals in West Africa’s upstream oil and gas sector. SourceContinue Reading

The Texas Railroad Commission has issued its second permit for a deep geopressured geothermal well, highlighting the state’s growing geothermal sector and the agency’s role in regulating emerging energy technologies using oilfield expertise. SourceContinue Reading

Continental Resources plans to bid for additional shale acreage in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta, as Harold Hamm’s company expands its presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing unconventional oil and gas plays. SourceContinue Reading

John Kerry: Europe’s Energy Crisis Is a Bigger Threat Than Any Weapon | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Jul 30, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT...Continue Reading

War Sends Saudi Oil Output Down and Revenue Up | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger What I Cover Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and… More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Jul 30, 2026, 3:30 PM CDT Saudi Arabia’s quarterly...Continue Reading

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slightly increased as US-Iran negotiations remained ongoing in an effort to restore peace after the memorandum of understanding collapsed amid two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, who provided no further details. Still, the security situation in the Gulf deteriorated overnight after...Continue Reading

China’s Trade With Central Asia Surges 6.5% | OilPrice.com Eurasianet Eurasianet is an independent news organization that covers news from and about the South Caucasus and Central Asia, providing on-the-ground reporting and critical perspectives on… More Info Premium Content By Eurasianet – Jul 30, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT China’s trade with Central Asia rose 6.5%...Continue Reading

Desperate for Fuel, Russia Looks to Kazakhstan for Refining Capacity | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger What I Cover Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and… More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Jul 30, 2026, 12:30 PM CDT Russia is...Continue Reading

U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 1.5% in Second Quarter, Missing Forecasts | OilPrice.com ZeroHedge The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. More Info Premium Content By ZeroHedge – Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT US GDP grew just 1.5% in the second quarter, well short of the 2.0% forecast, as a...Continue Reading