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‘Golden Age’ of NatGas Comes into Focus as Energy Market Landscape Shifts

As prices rise, M&A interest shifts to the Haynesville Shale and other gassy basins.

What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (March 31, 2025)

For the upcoming week, Stratas Advisors predict that the price of Brent crude will move sideways and struggle amid concerns and uncertainties about the impact of the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration.

US NatGas in Storage Grows for Second Week

The extra warm spring weather has allowed stocks to rise, but analysts expect high demand in the summer to keep pressure on U.S. storage levels.

Kissler: Gas Producers Should Still Hedge on Price

Recent price jumps and rising demand don’t negate the need to protect against future drops.

E&P Execs Level Scathing Criticism at Trump's Drill Baby Drill 'Myth'

E&P executives pushed back at the Trump administration’s “drill, baby, drill” mantra in a new Dallas Fed survey: “’Drill, baby, drill,’ does not work with [$50/bbl] oil,” one executive said.

Exclusive: Metal Tariffs Unlikely to Disrupt Lower 48 Supply Chain

With tariffs discussions creating uncertainty in the energy sector, Luca Zanotti, Tenaris’ U.S. president, said he sees minimal impact with tariffs on oil country tubular goods, in this Hart Energy exclusive interview.

Oil Loading Slows at Venezuela's Ports Amid US Tariffs, License Termination, Data Shows

Loading of Venezuela's heavy crude at its main oil ports slowed this week after the Trump administration imposed a 25% tariff on trade with countries buying the South American nation's oil. 

Charif Souki Plans Third US NatGas Venture, Including E&P Team

Charif Souki, co-founder of the Lower 48’s first and largest LNG exporter, has his sights set on a third natural gas venture after his exit from Tellurian Inc.

Hirs: America Confronts Sovereign Risk with Recession on the Horizon

The risk to U.S. oil and gas production comes from within, and a recession looms on the horizon.

DOE Approves Venture Global’s CP2 LNG to Export to Non-FTA Countries

The U.S. Department of Energy approved Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to export LNG to non-FTA countries.