EU Weighs Scrapping Russia Oil Price Cap for Harder Sanctions | 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 – Jan 30, 2026, 1:30 PM CST The European Union is quietly preparing to...Continue Reading

Brazil’s First Major Energy M&A of 2026 Puts Brava Energia on the Map | OilPrice.com Rystad Energy Rystad Energy is an independent energy consulting services and business intelligence provider offering global databases, strategic advisory and research products for energy companies and suppliers,… More Info Premium Content By Rystad Energy – Jan 30, 2026, 1:00 PM...Continue Reading

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 2 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US  to 546 this week, down 36 from this same time last year. The number of active oil...Continue Reading

Eager to counter a spreading perception of unreliability due to financial woes, Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear energy agency, is trying to double down on its construction promises to build up Uzbekistan’s nuclear energy capacity. Instead of just building reactors, Rosatom is now proposing to create a “nuclear cluster” in Uzbekistan. Rosatom boss Alexei Likhachev reportedly made...Continue Reading

OPEC+ Poised to Maintain Oil Output in March as Brent Breaks $70 | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Jan 30, 2026, 10:30 AM CST The OPEC+ group is expected to maintain its oil production policy unchanged this weekend and affirm a pause in...Continue Reading

Trump’s Whiplash Iran Rhetoric Keeps Oil Bulls in Control | OilPrice.com Tom Kool Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam’s Higher School of Economics and later completed an Executive MBA in Energy Transition at the University of Groningen.… More Info Premium Content By Tom Kool – Jan 30, 2026, 9:52 AM CST Markets looked past...Continue Reading

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

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

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 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