Market Prices
WTI Oil $92.60 +0.19 Natural Gas $3.00 −0.20 Brent Oil $105.28 +0.96
Settlement Sep 28, 2026
LMJ Land Services

Industry Reports

Industry research, market reports, trend analysis, and intelligence relevant to Permian Basin and energy markets.

ConocoPhillips outlines 126-well Willow plan in AOGCC filing

ConocoPhillips Alaska, operator and 100% working interest owner of the Willow field, applied to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) for pool rules and an area injection order covering the proposed Willow oil pool in the Bear Tooth unit of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). ConocoPhillips outlined plans to develop the Willow oil...

Read Message

Zefiro secures state-funded well-plugging contract in Great Lakes region

Zefiro was awarded a well-plugging services contract by an environmental protection department for a state in the Great Lakes region, with work scheduled to run from November 2026 through June 2029. The contract will be carried out through Zefiro’s operating subsidiary Plants & Goodwin, a well services company with more than 50 years of operating...

Read Message

PETRONAS signs five-year LNG supply deal with Greece’s METLEN

PETRONAS will supply Greece’s METLEN with six LNG cargoes annually under a five-year agreement beginning in 2027, expanding the Malaysian company's LNG presence in Europe and the Mediterranean.  

Read Message

Wood wins $200 million ExxonMobil PNG construction services contract

Wood has won a five-year, $200 million contract from ExxonMobil PNG covering construction services across the PNG LNG project’s gas processing, pipeline, well pad and LNG infrastructure.  

Read Message

Venezuela joins G20 energy summit in Houston as U.S. seeks more oil deals

Venezuelan energy officials are heading to the G20 energy summit in Houston as the U.S. seeks additional oil investment and deals aimed at expanding the country’s crude production.  

Read Message

India's inflation rises to 4.82% in August, marginally exceeding forecasts

 India's inflation in August accelerated for the tenth month straight to 4.82% in August amid rising food and fuel prices. ​   

Read Message

Satellite images show extent of damage to Saudi Arabia’s oil pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz

 Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline as attacks threaten a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. ​   

Read Message

Trump urges Ukraine to stop ‘knocking out’ Russian oil refineries as U.S. diesel hits record

 U.S. diesel prices have surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever as the Ukraine and Iran wars drive broader energy supply concerns. ​   

Read Message

Baker Hughes sees no slowdown in energy projects despite higher rates as AI buildouts stoke LNG demand

 Baker Hughes has yet to see higher borrowing costs slow investment in major energy projects. ​   

Read Message

Trump says U.S. may keep Iranian oil 'like Venezuela' as Gulf-Iran Hormuz talks stall

 Trump said revenue from the Venezuela arrangement has "paid for the war many times." ​   

Read Message

Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia shut down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz

 Saudi Arabia has faced escalating attacks from Iran-allied militant groups in recent days. ​   

Read Message

Wright warns oil markets against expecting Iran-Hormuz breakthrough

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cautioned against expecting an Iran-Hormuz breakthrough, estimating alternative transit routes are still moving about 10 MMbpd of crude and oil products.  

Read Message

Vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says, as prospects for U.S.-Iran diplomacy appear elusive

 The latest strike happened ahead of an expected meeting between Iranian and Gulf officials in Oman to sign an agreement for shipping through the strait. ​   

Read Message

China's Xi urges BRICS nations to work towards peace in the Middle East

 China, Iran's biggest trading partner and a key customer of Tehran's energy exports, is willing to work with BRICS towards peace in the region, Xi said. ​   

Read Message

Trump sees Iran war ending soon after mid-term elections, predicts oil prices will then fall sharply

 Oil prices retreated on Friday on hopes of a resumptions in negotiations, but notched sharp weekly gains after soaring above $100 a barrel. ​   

Read Message

Oil posts biggest weekly gain since July as Saudi supply risks mount

Brent crude posted its biggest weekly gain since July despite a 2.8% Friday decline, as Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline shutdown and escalating Middle East hostilities heightened oil supply risks.  

Read Message

Saudi Arabia shut down East-West crude oil pipeline after multiple attacks

 Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen have escalated strikes on Saudi Arabia this week. ​   

Read Message

ADNOC, XRG deepen European LNG ties through Germany agreements

ADNOC and XRG are pursuing new long-term LNG supply agreements with Germany’s RWE while expanding potential natural gas cooperation with SEFE across supply, infrastructure and logistics.  

Read Message

IEA cuts 2026 oil supply outlook as Gulf recovery slips to 2027

The IEA expects global oil supply to fall 5.7 MMbpd in 2026 as prolonged Middle East disruptions delay a recovery in Gulf production until 2027.  

Read Message

Gulf states, Iran weigh talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Gulf states and Iran are weighing talks in Oman on restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as disruptions to the critical oil chokepoint continue to constrain regional energy flows.  

Read Message