$100 Oil Isn’t Enough to Balance Alberta’s Books | 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 – Apr 02, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT Oil prices surged sharply after Donald Trump signaled further escalation against Iran, raising fears of prolonged...Continue Reading

Nano Nuclear submitted a Construction Permit Application (CPA) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for their Kronos microreactor project at the University of Illinois. The filing marks the latest step in a project we’ve tracked since site characterization began last fall. Kronos is a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) engineered for commercial deployment. It delivers...Continue Reading

Fuel Shock Forces Airlines Into Emergency Mode | 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 Premium Content By Tsvetana Paraskova – Apr 02, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT Jet fuel prices have more than doubled due to...Continue Reading

One-Fifth of Global Oil Trade Is Blocked, But Solar Is Softening the Blow | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Apr 02, 2026, 4:00 PM...Continue Reading

AI Leads Record Deal Flow While Energy Reality Looms | 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 – Apr 02, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT AI dominated deal activity in Q1 2026, with record...Continue Reading

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Thursday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 548, down 42 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2...Continue Reading

OPEC+ Prepares Paper Oil Barrels While Exports Stall | 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 – Apr 02, 2026, 1:45 PM CDT OPEC+ is preparing to weigh another output increase this...Continue Reading

U.K. Airlines Brace for Jet Fuel Crunch as Iran War Disrupts Global Supply | OilPrice.com City A.M CityAM.com is the online presence of City A.M., London’s first free daily business newspaper. Both platforms cover financial and business news as well as sport and… More Info Premium Content By City A.M – Apr 02, 2026, 1:00 PM...Continue Reading

WTI crude spiked to $111.29 per barrel on Thursday, with Brent trading at $107.57, inverting the global benchmark structure as the market repriced accessible supply amid a prolonged disruption at the Strait of Hormuz. WTI rarely trades at a premium to Brent. Brent crude reflects seaborne crude and typically leads during global supply shocks, while...Continue Reading

Donbas Coal Deal Exposes Fragile Enforcement of Russia Sanctions | 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 – Apr 02, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT A Georgian firm plans to...Continue Reading