SHALE Magazine

01/15/2026

Energy underperformed the broader market in 2025 — but the reason matters more than the return.

In this analysis, Robert Rapier outlines the Energy Stocks 2025 Lessons investors should understand, including why refiners and midstream outperformed while upstream producers lagged.

A must-read for anyone allocating capital across the energy value chain.
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Energy Stocks 2025 Lessons show why business models, not oil prices alone, drove returns across refiners, midstream, and producers

01/09/2026

Texas Oil and Gas Association released its 2025 Energy & Economic Impact Report today.

The 2025 report illustrates the far-reaching impact of Texas energy, from the Permian Basin to our Gulf Coast ports. This industry doesn’t just provide fuel; it provides the high-paying jobs that sustain our communities. Texas is committed to fostering the innovation and infrastructure needed to ensure that our energy remains the most efficient and responsible in the world.

Read the full report: http://txoga.org/2025eeir

01/08/2026

Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves — but produces barely 1% of global supply.

After Trump’s unprecedented intervention and Maduro’s removal, the White House is openly talking about U.S. oil companies taking over Venezuela’s “broken” energy sector.

Can Venezuelan oil really make a comeback — or is this far more complicated than the headlines suggest?

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Can Venezuelan oil make a comeback after U.S. intervention? Trump signals major oil expansion, but sanctions, costs, and instability remain major hurdles.

01/08/2026

Venezuela’s oil recovery isn’t about geology — it’s about sanctions, infrastructure, and reality. Structural damage came first. Sanctions accelerated the decline. And any rebound depends on which layer you’re talking about. Here’s what most headlines miss.

Full analysis by Robert Rapier at www.shalemag.com

01/07/2026

Venezuela still holds the world’s largest oil reserves — yet production remains a shadow of its former self.

Why? Because the collapse didn’t start with sanctions.

In this analysis, Robert Rapier explains how structural damage began years earlier, why sanctions accelerated the decline, and why easing restrictions could unlock short-term barrels — but not a full recovery.

This is the context missing from the headlines.
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The Venezuela Oil Sanctions Impact recovery timing far more than geology, shaping short-term production while long-term damage remains unresolved.

01/05/2026

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01/03/2026

Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world — yet its people live in poverty. This isn’t a resource problem. It’s a leadership problem. Here’s why corruption and authoritarian control destroyed one of the richest energy nations on Earth — and why accountability matters now more than ever.

01/03/2026

Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world — yet its economy collapsed instead of prospering.

This isn’t a mystery of geology. It’s a story of heavy crude, broken partnerships, expropriation, and the slow dismantling of a technically complex energy system.

In this deep dive, Robert Rapier explains why the Venezuela Oil Reserves Collapse despite decades of potential — and why oil remains at the center of today’s geopolitical crisis.

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Why Venezuela Oil Reserves Collapse despite being the world’s largest, driven by heavy crude, expropriation, lost expertise, and politics.

12/29/2025

🔍 What really shaped energy markets in 2025?

Despite big headlines, bold policies, and nonstop geopolitical tension, energy markets ended the year the same way they usually do — governed by fundamentals.

Oil prices fell even as conflicts dragged on.
Electricity demand surged faster than grids could keep up.
AI became a major driver of power demand.
And the energy transition slowed — not because it failed, but because reality stepped in.

In Top Energy Stories 2025, Robert Rapier breaks down the 10 developments that mattered most — and why investors, policymakers, and producers are heading into 2026 with very different assumptions.

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The Top Energy Stories 2025 show how fundamentals, infrastructure limits, and economics—not politics—ultimately shaped global energy markets.

12/26/2025

Trump’s laying the steel smackdown, and Nippon’s not walking in unchallenged.
American manufacturing is not for sale to foreign bidders without a fight — especially when national security is at stake. Felicity Bradstock breaks down what Trump’s steel tariffs and Biden’s silence really mean.

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Trump U.S. Steel Strategy comes into focus after Nippon’s $14.9B takeover, as new investments, electric arc furnaces, and federal oversight reshape U.S. steel.

12/25/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Energy Network Media Group ✨🎆

As we close out the year, we’re grateful for our partners, contributors, listeners, and community who made this year one to remember. Thank you for being part of the conversations, connections, and stories that continue to move the energy industry forward.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a successful, energized New Year!

— Energy Network Media Group

12/23/2025

U.S. Steel is strength — and America is watching. 🇺🇸
President Trump isn’t backing down on keeping U.S. Steel in American hands—even if that means playing hardball with Japan’s Nippon Steel. $11 billion is on the table, but so is our national security.

Jess Henley breaks down what’s really going on behind the golden share, electric arc furnaces, and Trump’s steel playbook.

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The Global Oil Surplus is narrower than expected as the IEA revises its 2026 outlook, reshaping oil prices, supply risks, and market strategy.