China is the undisputed leader in the transition space, investing the most in wind and solar, along with EVs, and having the greatest generation capacity of the alternative sources of energy. Last year, solar capacity alone surged by 45%. Together with wind and hydropower, total low-carbon generation capacity reached 40% of the country’s total, the Chinese authorities reported last month.
Gasoline inventories fell in the week ending February 28, by 1.249 million barrels, adding onto the previous week’s 537,000-barrel increase. As of last week, gasoline inventories are now just slightly below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the latest EIA data.
Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge (ENB.TO) isn’t letting Trump’s 10% energy tariff slow it down. The company just announced a $2 billion investment in its Mainline network through 2028, doubling down on the very crude oil infrastructure now facing a new round of U.S. trade barriers.
The U.S. Treasury just gave Chevron Corp. a short 30-day eviction notice from Venezuela, cutting off its ability to pump and sell crude from the sanctioned country. The decision, following Trump’s vow to reverse Biden’s oil concessions to Nicolás Maduro and the cancellation of a sanction waiver just days ago, is a seismic shift that could slam both Venezuela’s already fragile economy and U.S. refiners relying on its heavy crude.
The ink is barely dry on Trump’s 10% tariff on Canadian energy, and already, fuel prices are bracing for impact. As GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan puts it, “The real-world impact of tariffs won’t be to shift refining patterns, instead, it will be to add costs throughout the system.” Translation? Expect to shell out more at the pump, GasBuddy predicts.
Commenting on the possibility that Russia could mediate or help broker possible U.S. and Iran negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to questions sent by Bloomberg that “Russia believes that the United States and Iran should resolve all problems through negotiations” and that Russia “is ready to do everything in its power to achieve this.”
Saudi Aramco expects the total payout to be about $85 billion in 2025, compared with $124 billion for last year, it said in a statement Tuesday. The distribution has been in focus for investors and economists alike with the level of the payment likely to determine how much more the Saudi government would need to borrow to fill its budget deficit.
This year, drones have twice attacked the Russkaya compressor station, the entry point for the TurkStream gas pipeline, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. The latest assault occurred Feb. 28, it said, adding that the link continued operating. TurkStream is currently the only pipeline sending Russian gas to Europe.
West Texas Intermediate slid 2% to settle just above $68 a barrel, and global benchmark Brent retreated below $72. The group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will go ahead with the increase of 138,000 barrels a day in April, a delegate told Bloomberg. The output revival had been postponed three times and follows pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower oil prices.
Week on week, the U.S. land rig count increased by two, the country’s offshore rig count decreased by one, and its inland water rig count remained unchanged, the count highlighted. The U.S. oil rig count dropped by two, its gas rig count increased by three, and its miscellaneous rig count remained unchanged, week on week, the count showed. Baker Hughes’ count revealed that the U.S. horizontal rig count increased by three week on week, while the country’s directional and vertical rig counts each decreased by one during the period.