Collin Eaton

An Oil-Patch Brawl Over a $53 Billion Megadeal Entwines the Legacies of Three CEOs, w/ ⁦@benmorenne⁩ wsj.com/business/energ…

U.S. Blockade Shuts Off China, Cuba From Venezuelan Oil—Only U.S.-bound tankers of crude have left the country since the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, a report says @CollinEatonHC @paulvieira wsj.com/world/americas… wsj.com/world/americas…

President Trump pressed executives from nearly two dozen oil companies to plant flags in Venezuela. But executives stopped short of making pledges to quickly invest. on.wsj.com/4jvckFQ

Exxon Mobil has held secret talks with Rosneft, the Russian oil giant run by a close Putin ally, about returning to the Sakhalin project if given the green light as part of a Ukraine peace deal. @josephttwallace @CostasParis @learyreports @CollinEatonHC wsj.com/business/energ…

Chevron prevailed in clash with Exxon over one of the world’s most coveted oil projects wsj.com/business/energ…

Oil executives want President Trump to use trade talks to quash Europe’s flagship climate rules wsj.com/business/energ…

Oil executives have won President Trump’s support in their effort to quash Europe’s flagship environment rules wsj.com/business/energ…

Shell is holding early stage talks to acquire rival BP in what would be the largest oil deal in a generation wsj.com/business/energ…

For context, that’s greater than the value of Chevron, the second largest US oil company.

All told, the US oil industry has lost over $280 billion in market cap since the tariff blitz in early April. On a percentage basis, their aggregate loss has outpaced every other major sector. wsj.com/business/energ… via @WSJ

@EIAgov made quite an interesting shift in its projections for US #crude #oil output in its latest AEO. US crude now peaks @ 14mn b/d in '27 before shifting into decline, falling below 11.3mn b/d in '50. Prior, peak of 13.3mn b/d hit in '28, followed by sustained plateau.

Free trade fueled the U.S.’s rise as an oil-and-gas hegemon. President Trump’s America First era is set to force a painful readjustment. wsj.com/business/energ… via @WSJ @benmorenne

Goes back to our scoop on last week's meeting between President Trump and oil execs. wsj.com/world/americas…

Chevron gets almost two additional months to wind down operations in Venezuela, per Treasury today. Trump says plans to impose a 25% tariff on any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela. wsj.com/world/americas… via @WSJ

Oil executives raised their concerns about superfund laws and climate litigation in a White House meeting with President Trump this past week. Trump agreed they could potentially undermine his energy dominance agenda. wsj.com/business/energ…

The Trump administration’s job cuts, tariffs and push for lower energy prices are creating a more uncertain world for its friends in the oil industry wsj.com/business/energ… via @WSJ

SCOOP: Chevron CEO Mike Wirth has been on a lobbying blitz this week, holding private talks with Trump administration officials about their oil license in Venezuela Inside the talks with Wirth 👇 Story w/ @CollinEatonHC @GaripPatricia wsj.com/world/americas…

Scoop with ⁦@BenDummett⁩ and ⁦@CollinEatonHC⁩: Shell has tapped bankers to explore a sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the U.S. $shel wsj.com/business/deals…

President Trump wants to ramp up oil drilling, but his allies in the U.S. shale industry and Saudi Arabia are pushing back wsj.com/business/energ… via @WSJ

NEW: Brooke Rollins is now expected to be tapped as Agriculture secretary, we're told w/ @learyreports wsj.com/politics/elect…

Fossil-fuel tycoons helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. Now, they are seeking to lock in use of their products for years to come -- via @benmorenne and me wsj.com/business/energ… via @WSJ