
Fifth Consecutive Monthly Hike
Wednesday, August 13, 2026. CRUDE OIL UPDATE: WTI Sep 2026 futures trading $82.10-$83.38; recent trade $83.10 +0.97 on Aug 11 data; settlement/open levels $82.25-$82.88; up ~1%+ intraday in some sessi...
12 Aug 2min

Technicals: Week 32
Tuesday, August 12, 2026. CRUDE OIL TECHNICALS: WTI trading around $82.38, up 0.30%. Daily range $81.99-$82.50. Technical summary: Overall Strong Buy. Moving averages Strong Buy (12 buy, 0 sell). Tech...
11 Aug 2min

Strategic Positioning: Week 32
Monday, August 11, 2026. CRUDE OIL UPDATE: WTI Sep 2026 futures trading $77 to $78.18, up 0.89 or 1.15%. Day range $76.53-$78.77. Volume 206K. Oct 2026 around $76.10-$77.15. Brent reference $87.38/bbl...
11 Aug 2min

Geographic Feature: Hawaii
Friday, August 8, 2026. HAWAII: ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RENEWABLE BY 2045. Hawaii has no domestic oil or natural gas. Imports everything. One refinery in Kapolei. 94,000 barrels per day capacity. Tankers ...
7 Aug 3min

Geographic Feature: Vietnam
Thursday, August 7, 2026. VIETNAM: THE LNG PIVOT. Vietnam is transitioning from domestic oil and gas decline to LNG imports. The strategy is clear: build LNG infrastructure to fuel power generation an...
6 Aug 2min

Geographic Feature: Georgia
Wednesday, August 6, 2026. GEORGIA: THE CAUCASUS ENERGY CORRIDOR. Georgia sits at the crossroads of Caspian energy flows. Two critical pipelines: Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline and South Cauca...
5 Aug 3min

Technicals: Week 31
Tuesday, August 4, 2026. CRUDE OIL TECHNICALS: WTI closed Aug 3 near $79.59 (sharp daily decline). Aug 2026 contract CLQ26 at $84.91-$84.99 (strong buy signal per Barchart). Technical summary: Overall...
4 Aug 3min

Week 31 Opens: Crude Pulls Back Sharply
Monday, August 3, 2026. CRUDE OIL MARKET UPDATE: WTI trading near $80.00-$80.50 (down sharply ~$4.35 or -5.14% from prior close of $84.67). Trading levels ~$80.32 (down ~4.9-5.4%); other feeds show ~$...
3 Aug 5min



















