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Flagship Energy’s Mike Stafford Energy Markets Update – 19th August
UK gas prices have traded near recent highs this week, as hopes of a negotiated reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faded and the conflict settled into a longer war of attrition.
Gas saw losses on Thursday 13th, with front…
Hormuz ship attack results in death as Trump says strait is ‘open’
A cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz has come under attack, leaving one crew member dead, while President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the waterway is "open and operating." A projectile struck the vessel as it exited Hormuz…
Vista Energy up 4% after Peter Thiel buys stake in Argentine oil firm
Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist and co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, appeared in the Epstein files, with the latest release showing correspondence between and about the two.Stephanie Keith | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOil…
Greenland Energy delays oil drilling in Jameson Land Basin
The Icelandic and Canadian consulates building, left, in the historic old district of Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA Texas-based company with links to President Donald Trump has…
Oil prices rise as U.S. threatens ‘economic isolation’ of Iran
Oil prices rose Friday after the U.S. said its naval blockade of Iranian ports could continue "indefinitely," reigniting concerns over energy flows through the critical Strait of Hormuz.Brent futures, the international benchmark, rose…
Top energy plays for the rest of the year… including a ‘behind-the-meter’
POWER POINTWhat I'm hearing from energy insidersWhat a difference a week makes.Since we last published Power Insider, U.S. crude oil dropped nearly $10 dollars per barrel before clawing back some of those declines. In the months since…
Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is near a three-month low as doubt grows that the U.S. and Iran will reach an agreement to fully open the key Middle East oil export corridor. Vessel transits sat at a five-day average of around…
Oil in U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls below 300 million barrels,
In an aerial view, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage at the Bryan Mound site is seen on October 19, 2022 in Freeport, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesCrude oil stockpiles in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve have fallen below…
SpaceX spent more on Tesla Megapacks in Q2 to power AI data centers
Tesla Megapack batteries during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, June 6, 2022.Nic Coury | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSpaceX ramped up spending on energy products from CEO Elon Musk's other…
Virginia governor to intervene in NextEra, Dominion merger
Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks after signing a ceremonial bill at Highland Springs High School in Richmond, Va., Monday, May 18, 2026.Mike Kropf | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Lee Newspapers | Getty ImagesVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger…