Oil Prices Slide 2% to Nearly 4-Yr Low as US Trade Conflict Fuels Recession Fears

After crude prices fell about 11% last week, the April 7 losses put both benchmarks on track for their lowest closes since mid-April 2021.

April 7, 2025

What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (April 7, 2025)

From an upside perspective – a favorable resolution of the tariffs will push the price of Brent crude to $75 and the price of WTI to $70. 

April 7, 2025

Oil Prices Extend Losses on Global Trade War, Recession Fears

Investment bank JPMorgan said it now sees a 60% chance of a global economic recession by year-end, up from 40% previously.

April 4, 2025

Paisie: How a World in Flux Impacts Oil Prices

Sanctions, tariffs and production strategies are buffeting crude markets as wild cards like tariffs and geopolitical conflicts make headlines.

April 2, 2025

Oil Prices Fall into Negative Territory as Trump Announces New Tariffs

U.S. futures rose by a dollar and then turned negative over the course of Trump's press conference on April 2 in which he announced tariffs on trading partners including the European Union, China and South Korea.

April 2, 2025

E&P Highlights: March 31, 2025

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, from a big CNOOC discovery in the South China Sea to Shell’s development offshore Brazil.

March 31, 2025

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.

March 31, 2025

Trinasolar Develops Tandem Solar Module That Exceeds 800W

The 3.1-sq-m module was made with perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, Trinasolar says.

March 28, 2025

Energy Transition in Motion (Week of March 28, 2025)

Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including another record for renewables power capacity growth.

March 28, 2025

Burgum: US Electrons are ‘Mission Critical’ in Cyber War with China

Natural gas will play a key role in feeding energy to tech providers like Microsoft Corp. as China innovates in the AI arms race at breakneck speed, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at CERAWeek by S&P Global.

March 28, 2025