Europe’s Clean Energy Push Creates New Geopolitical Risks | 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 – Feb 12, 2026, 4:00 PM CST Europe’s decades-long dependence on...Continue Reading

Why the AI Boom May Extend the Reign of Natural Gas | OilPrice.com Robert Rapier Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer in the energy industry. He has 25 years of international engineering experience in the chemical, oil and gas, and… More Info Premium Content By Robert Rapier – Feb 12, 2026, 3:00 PM CST The...Continue Reading

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan succeeded in widening the scope of US economic engagement with the two South Caucasus nations. In the months immediately after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a provisional peace deal in Washington last August, the Trump administration’s focus was on the development of the Middle Corridor trade and...Continue Reading

Oil Prices Drop 3% After IEA Cuts Demand Growth Outlook | 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 12, 2026, 1:17 PM CST Oil prices dropped Thursday after the International...Continue Reading

Trump Disavows Oil Executive’s Role in Venezuela Talks | 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 12, 2026, 12:38 PM CST President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected any suggestion that...Continue Reading

Cuba’s Energy Crisis Deepens Amid U.S. Tariffs | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Premium Content By Charles Kennedy – Feb 12, 2026, 12:00 PM CST U.S. tariff threats and sanctions have curtailed oil shipments from Venezuela and Mexico, tightening Cuba’s fuel supply. Rolling blackouts, hospital disruptions, and suspended airline...Continue Reading

Ukrainian Drone Strike Halts Major Russian Refinery in Volgograd | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Related News By Alex Kimani – Feb 12, 2026, 11:27 AM CST Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery suspended oil processing on Wednesday after a Ukrainian drone attack triggered...Continue Reading

Trump and Xi Seek Short Term Wins as Summit Nears | OilPrice.com ZeroHedge The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. More Info Premium Content By ZeroHedge – Feb 12, 2026, 11:00 AM CST Trump and Xi are expected to meet in Beijing to reinforce a one-year trade truce struck at the...Continue Reading

Top Trader Sees Sanctions Tightening Market and Lifting Oil Prices | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 12, 2026, 10:30 AM CST The sanctions squeeze on oil supply from Russia and Iran are tightening the oil market and supporting crude prices as buyers...Continue Reading

Crude oil production from the OPEC+ alliance slumped by as much as 439,000 barrels per day in January compared to December as a major supply disruption in Kazakhstan added to lower output from Iran and Venezuela, OPEC data showed in its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR).  Total OPEC+ crude oil production averaged 42.45 million barrels...Continue Reading