U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his call for OPEC to cut oil prices to hurt oil-rich Russia’s finances and help bring an end to the war in Ukraine

Saudi oil giant Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser said he sees the oil market as healthy and expects an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of demand this year

During his inaugural address at the Capitol, Trump promised to “lower prices, refill our strategic reserves to the top, and export American energy worldwide”

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revised upward its forecast for global oil demand in the last quarter of 2024, primarily due to colder winter conditions in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, but it does not foresee supply shortages

OPEC, in a monthly report, said demand will rise by 1.43 million barrels per day in 2026, a similar rate to the growth of 1.45 million bpd expected this year. The 2026 prediction is OPEC’s first in its monthly report

Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new US sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top customers

The United States announced widespread sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, designating more than 180 ships and two major oil companies just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office

The number of fracturing stages totaled 17,796 throughout 2024 in Vaca Muerta. This figure surpasses the previous record set in 2023 by 20.6%, which saw 14,747 fracturing stages

Argentina consolidated a surplus in its energy trade balance last November, driven by a significant increase in hydrocarbon exports and a drop in fuel imports, according to official sources

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that the European Union, already the biggest buyer of U.S. energy, should step up U.S. oil and gas imports or face tariffs on the bloc’s exports