The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 1 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US  to 544 this week, down 32 from this same time last year. The number of active oil...Continue Reading

The Case Against Declaring Artificial General Intelligence | 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 – Jan 23, 2026, 11:00 AM CST Today’s AI systems fail badly...Continue Reading

SLB North American Revenue Jumps after ChampionX Acquisition  | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Jan 23, 2026, 10:30 AM CST The acquisition of ChampionX helped the world’s biggest oilfield services provider, SLB (NYSE: SLB), raise its North America revenue by 15% in the...Continue Reading

Geopolitics Override Fundamentals as Oil Extends 2026 Rally | 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 23, 2026, 9:50 AM CST Oil prices climbed after...Continue Reading

Europe’s Gas Storage Is Draining at the Fastest Pace in Five Years | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Jan 23, 2026, 9:30 AM CST Below-average winter temperatures are driving the fastest pace of withdrawals from natural gas storage in Europe in five years,...Continue Reading

EU Targets Senior Iranian Officials as Evidence Mounts of Protest Killings | 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 23, 2026, 9:00 AM CST The...Continue Reading

Why Oil Markets Fell Back on Fundamentals Despite Rising Geopolitical Noise | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Jan 23, 2026, 8:30 AM CST From Monday, January 19, through Thursday, January 22, 2026, WTI crude oil moved on geopolitical noise, U.S. inventory surprises, and shifting demand assumptions. The early week brought geopolitical headlines that...Continue Reading

Markets Are Struggling to Price Trump’s Rapid Policy Swings | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Jan 23, 2026, 8:30 AM CST Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Markets are not reacting to where U.S. policy is headed; rather, they are reacting to how quickly U.S. policy positions are adopted, amplified, and then walked back, or...Continue Reading

A Rare Bet Against a Stock I Once Recommended | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Editorial Dept – Jan 23, 2026, 8:30 AM CST I rarely recommend shorting a stock, here or elsewhere, for a few reasons. First, short selling doesn’t fit my personality. I like to think of myself as a positive person, and many...Continue Reading

By Editorial Dept – Jan 23, 2026, 8:30 AM CST On the Sudan civil war front, the government is trying to draw a hard boundary around a shrinking but still critical part of the oil system. As fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group, continues across much of...Continue Reading