by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 5, 2026 | Energy
Most Americans didn’t notice it today. But the energy markets did. West Texas Intermediate crude oil — the benchmark price for U.S. oil — climbed to $82.15 a barrel. That number lives on trading screens in New York. It flashes across terminals used by traders, oil...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 4, 2026 | Energy
Americans didn’t need a briefing from the Pentagon to know something had changed. They saw it Monday morning when the numbers on the gas pump jumped. National gasoline prices across the United States rose 12 cents in a single day, according to petroleum analysts...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 1, 2026 | Energy
Oil Jumps 13% After Iran Strikes — Here Comes the Pain at the Pump Well, that didn’t take long. Brent crude just leapt as much as 13% to $82 a barrel after Iran’s latest round of strikes rattled nerves in the Persian Gulf. Tankers are hesitating. Insurance rates are...
by Isaac Cubillos | Feb 28, 2026 | Energy
The United States and Israel struck Iran.Iran struck back. Within hours, oil tankers in the Persian Gulf did what oil tankers rarely do: they stopped. Some slowed to a crawl. Others ducked into nearby ports. Nobody wants to be the floating headline that explodes on...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 14, 2026 | Energy
Yesterday, I wrote about the oil glut—too much crude sloshing around the world, prices easing, and gas at the pump finally calming down. That’s the national picture. This is the local one, and it looks different depending on your ZIP code. In the Permian Basin, the...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 13, 2026 | Energy
The Energy Information Administration—those famously unexcitable federal bean-counters—has wandered into the room with a wet blanket and a calculator, and the news is not what the oil bulls or the “drill, baby, drill” crowd want to hear. According to the...
