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The $90 Test: HAL and SLB Completions Diverge as North America Softens and International Holds

The $90 Test: HAL and SLB Completions Diverge as North America Softens and International Holds

HAL | NYSE | SLB | NYSE | BKR | NASDAQ | Source data: Q1 2026 earnings releases and 10-Q filings (SEC EDGAR), FRED commodity price series, Baker Hughes rig count Halliburton and SLB both reported North America completions under pressure in Q1 2026: softer stimulation volumes, lower artificial lift activity, compressed margins. Yet both

Hormuz Is Open — For Some: Inside the IRGC's Managed Passage Regime and What It Means for Atlantic Basin Supply

Hormuz Is Open — For Some: Inside the IRGC's Managed Passage Regime and What It Means for Atlantic Basin Supply

Five tankers cleared Hormuz this week. That's not free passage — it's the IRGC's managed clearance structure in action. What it means for Saudi crude, Atlantic Basin alternatives, and the $90 WTI floor.

The Day-Rate Thesis at $90: What H&P, PTEN, and Nabors Need From Here

The Day-Rate Thesis at $90: What H&P, PTEN, and Nabors Need From Here

HP | NYSE | PTEN | NASDAQ | NBR | NYSE | Source data: H&P Q2 FY2026 earnings release (8-K, May 6, 2026), Patterson-UTI May 2026 investor presentation (8-K Item 7.01, May 26, 2026), Nabors Q1 2026 earnings (8-K Item 2.02, April 28, 2026), FRED WTI daily price

LNG and LPG spherical storage tanks at gas processing facility — CIR

Ofgem's 13% Cap Hike Is a US LNG Demand Signal: What EQT and EXE Producers Should Know

Source data: Ofgem press release (May 27, 2026), EIA U.S. Natural Gas Export data, FRED Henry Hub daily price series (DHHNGSP), EQT Q1 2026 10-Q and earnings release, Expand Energy (EXE) Q1 2026 10-Q. The UK's Ofgem just handed US natural gas producers their clearest

What $92 WTI Means for Flowback: TETRA and Select Water's Q2 Signals

What $92 WTI Means for Flowback: TETRA and Select Water's Q2 Signals

TTI | NYSE | WTTR | NYSE | Source data: TETRA Technologies Q1 2026 earnings release (8-K filed April 29, 2026), Select Water Solutions Q1 2026 earnings release (8-K filed May 5, 2026), 10-Q filings, EIA crude production data, FRED Henry Hub daily price series The flowback and produced water sector&

European Data Centers Are Outgrowing Their Power Deals — and US Gas Is Filling the Gap

European Data Centers Are Outgrowing Their Power Deals — and US Gas Is Filling the Gap

Source data: EIA U.S. natural gas export data (monthly), FRED Henry Hub daily price series, Louisiana and Pennsylvania marketed production data (EIA), Equinor public commentary on European storage (May 2026), company profiles via Financial Modeling Prep Europe entered the summer gas storage refill season with a problem that has

The $90 Floor Test: What Memorial Day's WTI Break Means for Operators This Week

The $90 Floor Test: What Memorial Day's WTI Break Means for Operators This Week

Source data: FRED WTI daily close series (last close May 18, 2026: $112.25), EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (May 15, 2026), Baker Hughes weekly rig count (May 15, 2026), Goldman Sachs commodity research, ADNOC CEO public statements WTI printed $90.88 on Memorial Day — the first sub-$100 tick