CIR Morning Brief — Thursday, April 23, 2026
WTI $93.56 | Brent $97.01 | HH $2.87 — SLB Q1 preview: Middle East hit vs recovery signals, Guyana/TMX/Venezuela Atlantic supply diversification, completions service beat.
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CIR Morning Brief — Wednesday, April 22, 2026
WTI $90.19 | Brent $93.94 | HH $2.73 — Halliburton Q1: $5.4B revenue, $0.55 EPS, 13% margin, CEO sees NA recovery; RBL redeterminations underway.
CIR Morning Brief — Tuesday, April 21, 2026
WTI $87.48 | Brent $90.68 | HH $2.67 — Devon-Coterra pro forma filed ($66.7B combined assets), WTI pullback from $114 spike continues, AI/data center gas demand deepens.
CIR Morning Brief — Monday, April 20, 2026
WTI $87.25 | Brent $94.73 | HH $2.73 — Iran tensions persist, CVX Q1 pre-release: 3.8-3.9 MMboe/d production, Waha basis hits record -$9.53, Q1 earnings season opens.
CIR Morning Brief — Friday, April 17, 2026
WTI at $87.79 | Brent at $96.30 | Henry Hub $2.68/MMBtu — Week in Review: Hormuz blockade, $114 WTI spike, ceasefire pullback. Production services sector pulse + week wrap.
CIR Morning Brief — Thursday, April 16, 2026
Guyana Stabroek ramp hits 800K bbl/d as Atlantic Basin alternative to Hormuz barrels; Chevron Venezuela at 250K bbl/d; TMX loading near capacity; completions sector pulse — WTI ~$91.40, Brent ~$94.80.
CIR Morning Brief — Wednesday, April 15, 2026
WTI: $92.24 | Brent: $95.81 | Henry Hub: $2.58/MMBtu
Prices as of Wednesday morning open, April 15, 2026 (Yahoo Finance)
Market Pulse
Crude benchmarks are holding elevated territory this morning as geopolitical risk premium refuses to fade. WTI settled at $92.24/bbl and Brent at $95.81/