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CNBC - RBN Energy CEO says you can’t have lower oil prices and boost production: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’
Tuesday, 04/15/2025

RBN Energy CEO says you can’t have lower oil prices and boost production: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’

April 14, 2025

By Julie Coleman

In a Monday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Rusty Braziel, Founder and Executive Chairman, at RBN Energy, pointed out the contradiction in Donald Trump’s campaign promises of both boosting oil production and lowering oil prices.

“You can’t have massive increases in drilling and production while also expecting lower oil prices — it just doesn’t add up,” Braziel explained.

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Barron's - Trump Is Pushing for This Pipeline. He’s in for a Fight.
Monday, 04/14/2025

Trump Is Pushing for This Pipeline. He’s in for a Fight.

April 10, 2025

By Avi Salzman and Laura Sanicola

The Constitution Pipeline, a proposed 124-mile natural-gas line from Pennsylvania to New York, has re-emerged as a central flashpoint in the Trump administration’s efforts to override state environmental regulations and promote fossil fuel infrastructure. Though the project was abandoned in 2020 due to permit denials and legal challenges, Trump now vows to move it forward—potentially by bypassing state authority.

Supporters argue the...

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Radio Canada Info - Oil prices soar
Thursday, 04/10/2025

Oil prices soar

April 9, 2025

By Tiphanie Roquette

Oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday after the United States announced a 90-day pause on punitive tariffs affecting multiple countries. The benchmark price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude surged from around $55 to $62 per barrel within a few hours—an abrupt rebound that hasn’t been seen since the pandemic years, according to Martin King, director of North American energy market analysis at RBN Energy.

Despite the jump, prices remain several dollars below...

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Reuters - Mexico weighs increasing fracking to reduce reliance on US gas, FT reports
Tuesday, 04/08/2025

Mexico weighs increasing fracking to reduce reliance on US gas, FT reports

April 7, 2025

By Reuters

Mexico is in early talks with private companies to expand fracking in an effort to reduce its heavy reliance on U.S. natural gas, which currently supplies 72% of its demand. The move comes amid growing trade tensions and fears that former President Trump could use this energy dependence as political leverage. Discussions are still preliminary, but companies have shown investment interest.

RBN Energy noted that U.S. gas imports—...

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DOB - Canadian crude at 4-1/2 year high versus WTI as tariffs rattle market
Thursday, 04/03/2025

Canadian crude at 4-1/2 year high versus WTI as tariffs rattle market

April 2, 2025

By Amanda Stephenson

Canadian crude oil prices reached a 4-1/2 year high compared to the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) on April 2, 2025, due to threatened U.S. tariffs and stronger sanctions on competitors like Venezuela. The discount of Western Canada Select (WCS) to WTI narrowed to $9.40 a barrel, the smallest since September 2020, despite earlier expectations of a wider gap amid trade uncertainty. RBN Energy analyst Martin King...

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