Global Coal Demand Hits All-Time High | 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 – Dec 17, 2025, 5:00 AM CST The world’s coal demand is on track to hit a...Continue Reading

Oil prices rose more than 2.4% on Wednesday after President Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, raising risks of prolonged supply disruptions in the region. At the time of writing, WTI crude had jumped by 2.44% to $56.62 … While Brent crude prices had climbed by...Continue Reading

Oil prices rose more than 2.4% on Wednesday after President Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, raising risks of prolonged supply disruptions in the region. At the time of writing, WTI crude had jumped by 2.44% to $56.62 … While Brent crude prices had climbed by...Continue Reading

India’s Russian Oil Intake Proves Resilient After U.S. Sanctions | 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 Related News By Irina Slav – Dec 17, 2025, 3:30 AM CST India continued to import Russian crude at a rate...Continue Reading

TotalEnergies CEO Expects Oil Price Improvement in 2026 | 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 Related News By Irina Slav – Dec 17, 2025, 2:30 AM CST Oil prices should improve next year, driven by healthy demand,...Continue Reading

Vitol Deal Revives Uganda’s $4 Billion Refinery Ambitions | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Dec 17, 2025, 1:30 AM CST Commodity trading major Vitol will provide $2 billion in loans for the Ugandan government, to be used for energy infrastructure projects, including a...Continue Reading

Oil prices spiked early on Wednesday morning in Asia as President Trump announced a “total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela.”  At the time of writing, West Texas Intermediate crude futures had climbed 1.25% on the news to trade at $55.96, reflecting heightened market risk premiums amid...Continue Reading

Venezuela’s Falling Crude Supply Won’t Budge Global Oil Market | 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 – Dec 16, 2025, 7:00 PM CST Venezuelan output is sliding fast after U.S....Continue Reading

Large Critical Minerals Deposit Discovered In Utah | 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 – Dec 16, 2025, 6:00 PM CST Ionic Minerals Technology confirmed a large halloysite-hosted ion-adsorption clay deposit containing 16 critical minerals. The list of...Continue Reading

Fuel Supply Disruption Prompts Energy Emergency in Northeast | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Premium Content By Charles Kennedy – Dec 16, 2025, 5:00 PM CST A transformer failure at the Marcus Hook propane hub triggered a regional energy emergency. States and federal authorities have suspended trucking-hour limits to...Continue Reading