Spain just handed Huawei a €12 million contract to store its wiretaps. Now Washington is questioning whether Madrid can still be trusted with U.S. intelligence. politico.eu/article/spain-… #politics #geopolitics #China #Economy #InternationalTrade #GlobalTrade #USChinaRelations

WTI futures price fell $1.11 (2%) from $68.45 to $67.34 for the week ending July 18 12-month spread suggests the possibility of lower prices on Monday #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

WTI 12-month spread narrowed $0.86 (12%) for the week ending July 18 6-month spread narrowed $0.78 (17%) Front-month price decreased $1.11 (2%) from $68.45 to $67.34 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

M&A is roaring back with $1.9 trillion in deals so far this year Companies chase growth, ignore tariffs, and bet big despite political noise from Trump’s second term. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… #Economy #EconomyNews #EconomyMonetary #inflation #fintwit #Fed #InterestRates

Brent futures price decreased $1.08 (2%) from $70.36 to $69.28 week ending July 18 12-month spread suggests lower prices on Monday #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

Brent 12-month spread narrowed $0.79 (23%) for the week ending July 19 6-month spread narrowed $0.74 (23%) Front-month price decreased $1.08 (2%) from $70.36 to $69.28 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

U.S. natural gas futures prices rose $0.25 (8%) from $3.31 to $3.47 week ending July 18 Hot weather and strong LNG export flows were among the main factors #energy #NaturalGas #shale #fintwit #oilandgas #Commodities #ONGT #natgas

U.S. natural gas futures 12-month spread narrowed $0.24 on higher prompt price September contract rose $0.25 (7%) from $3.35 to $3.60 week ending July 18 Front-month price increased $0.25 (8%) from $3.31 to $3.57 #energy #NaturalGas #shale #fintwit #oilandgas #Commodities #ONGT

The total rig count in the US rose by 7 to 544 rigs. The number of oil rigs fell by 2 to 422. The number of gas rigs rose by 9. oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-O… #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket #NaturalGas #shale #ONGT #natgas

EU-UK should be worrying more about where to GET oil rather than ways to LIMIT their supply. So dumb & pointless. Without U.S. backing and Russia’s shadow fleet still active, the effect will be limited. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit

What Syrian energy? Sort of like Trump resorts in Gaza. Supposed 2.5 billion barrels of "proved reserves" are in-place with no commercial consideration. Political & territorial fragmentation is another problem. reuters.com/sustainability… #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil

The greatest threat isn’t climate or energy — it’s how we think. This isn’t a fight we can win but a reckoning we must face. Nature is imposing it. How will we respond? LINK👇 artberman.com/blog/reality-b… #ComplexityCrisis #GreatSimplification #OvershootAndCollapse

U.S. natural gas net long positions increased 28 bcf (59%) for the week ending July 11 Nymex price fell $0.12 (3%) from $3.44 to $3.32 #energy #NaturalGas #shale #fintwit #oilandgas #Commodities #ONGT #natgas

ICE Brent net long positions rose 16 mmb (7%) for the week ending July 11 Long positions increased 15 mmb (5%) and shorts decreased by 1 mmb (1%) Brent futures price rose $1.49 from $68.30 to $69.78 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities

WTI net long positions fell 52 mmb (35%) for the week ending July 11 Long positions decreased 31 mmb (16%) and shorts rose by 21 mmb (43%) Price increased $1.68 (3%) from $66.25 to $67.93 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

Solar & wind are inevitable because climate change is bad says Bill McKibben Wrong. If they don’t solve it, they aren’t inevitable. Learn basic logic. A doesn’t lead to B if B doesn’t solve the problem. nytimes.com/2025/07/18/opi… #energy #EnergyTransition #ClimateActionNow

Brent-WTI net long positions fell 36 mmb (10%) for the week ending July 11 Open interest rose 165 mmb (3%) Net long positions were 55% lower than in 2017-21 & 32% lower than in 2022-24 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

US natural gas net long positions increased 28 bcf (59%) for the week ending July 11 Net longs were 18 bcf > the 2022-24 average & 63 bcf < 2017-21 average #energy #NaturalGas #shale #fintwit #oilandgas #Commodities #ONGT #natgas