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Oil and LNG Tankers Go Dark Again as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Oil and LNG tankers are back to switching off transponders when transiting the Strait of Hormuz as the latest escalation in the region and last week’s Iranian attacks on commercial ships prompted vessel operators to brave the chokepoint unobserved. Total tanker traffic collapsed on Sunday to just six vessels managing to clear the Strait of […]

Marubeni exits US Gulf project with stake sale

Marubeni has sold its 12.5% interest in the Big Foot oil and gasfield in the US Gulf to Modiin Energy and Eventide Partners, the companies said on Thursday. The stake was sold through a wholly owned Marubeni subsidiary to ME BigFoot, which is 90% owned by Israel-based Modiin Energy and 10% by Eventide Partners. The […]

U.S. launches new Iran strikes as Tehran declares Strait of Hormuz closed

 The United States launched a third round of strikes on Iran this week as Tehran declared it was closing the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice,” sharply escalating tensions around one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said President Donald Trump ordered the strikes after Iranian forces attacked the Cyprus-flagged […]

Canadian natural gas flows west

Phil Hodge, founder, president and CEO of Pine Cliff Energy, talks to The Energy Year about the company’s near-term drilling plans and how the rise of LNG and data centres is reshaping gas markets in Western Canada. Pine Cliff Energy is an oil and gas E&P company focused on natural-gas-weighted, low-decline assets in Western Canada. […]

USA, Iran Trade Fresh Strikes

The US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes overnight into Monday as they continued their tit-for-tat attacks while issuing conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz was open to shipping. US Central Command said American forces carried out a new round of attacks to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten shipping in the narrow waterway. Dozens […]

BLM leaves Monterey County open to potential oil and gas leases.

During President Donald Trump’s first term, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved a plan to make 725,500 acres of federal public lands and mineral estate available for oil and gas leasing in the Bay Area and Central Coast. The counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz, alongside environmental groups, argued the decision failed to consider meaningful alternatives and disclose environmental impacts, leading to a lawsuit in 2020.

Here’s Why BofA Initiated Kosmos Energy (KOS) With a Sell Rating

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) is one of the Best Penny Stocks to Invest In According to Billionaires. Recently, on June 23, Bank of America Securities initiated a Sell rating on Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) with a price target of $1.46. Overall, the Street remains bullish on the stock, with analysts’ 12-month price target suggesting more than 60% upside from the current level.