by Isaac Cubillos | May 15, 2025 | Energy
Let’s get this straight from the jump: The oil patch was cracking before Trump. But the man sure poured gasoline on the fire. A new report from S&P Global Commodity Insights is sounding the alarm: U.S. oil production is on track to fall in 2026—the first time in a...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 12, 2025 | Energy
You can always tell when the oil boys start feeling queasy—they park the rigs, talk about “discipline,” and suddenly forget all that tough talk about energy independence. This week, they did just that. Baker Hughes’ latest rig count shows U.S. oil and gas...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 12, 2025 | Energy
When Halliburton starts waving red flags, you’d be wise to stop, look, and listen. The big dog of the oil patch posted a 7% drop in revenue last quarter—and while they tried to put on their Sunday best for Wall Street, the cracks were showing like a drunk at a church...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 12, 2025 | Energy, Journal
They keep saying the oil industry is being strangled by Washington red tape. Thousands of drilling permits sitting on desks, unused, collecting dust because of the evil feds and their love for solar panels. That’s the bumper sticker version. One keyboard warrior even...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 8, 2025 | Energy, Journal
While politicians bicker over carbon credits and green bragging rights, the real decisions driving California’s gas prices are being made far from the Capitol—in oil company boardrooms, where the only green that matters is printed on a balance sheet. California...
by Isaac Cubillos | Apr 15, 2025 | Energy
Just yesterday, I told you “Drill, baby, drill” was dead. Now the International Energy Agency (IEA) just zipped the body bag. In its latest forecast, the IEA reports that global oil demand in 2025 will grow at its slowest rate in five years, and that U.S. oil...
