Data Centers – Thinking On Energy

Energy

Brent Crude $89.11 ▲ +0.29 (+0.33%) WTI $81.80 ▼ 0.60 (0.73%) Natural Gas $2.64 ▼ 0.11 (4.00%) RBOB Gasoline $3.19 ▲ +0.01 (+0.31%) ULSD Diesel $4.33 — 0.00 (0.00%) Heating Oil $4.29 ▲ +0.01 (+0.23%) Jet Fuel $3.81 — 0.00 (0.00%) OPEC Basket $85.86 ▼ 0.13 (0.15%) WCS Crude $70.05 ▲ +1.15 (+1.67%) Urals Crude $84.08 — 0.00 (0.00%) Dutch TTF €62.07 ▲ +0.57 (+0.93%) Coal $121.90 — 0.00 (0.00%) Propane MB $0.66 — 0.00 (0.00%)

Retail Prices

Retail Gasoline $4.006/gal ▼ 0.07 (1.79%) Retail Diesel (ULSD) $5.257/gal ▼ 0.09 (1.70%) Retail Pressure Index — U.S. 83.7 ▼ 1.37 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 1 (East Coast) 78.6 ▼ 5.51 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 2 (Midwest) 82.1 ▼ 0.33 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) 88.8 ▼ 0.50 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 4 (Rocky Mtn) 85.1 ▲ +3.23 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 5 (West Coast) 78.9 ▼ 0.07

Metals & Carbon

Gold $4397.66 ▲ +22.06 (+0.50%) Silver $65.53 ▲ +0.70 (+1.08%) EU Carbon €81.86 ▲ +0.07 (+0.09%)

News

Middle East Eye Iran says talks with Oman continue on new Hormuz transit route Splash247 Sanctioned ships make up 58% of tanker scrapping deals this year Middle East Eye Iran says 60-day deadline under US deal is no longer relevant Splash247 Dark transits keep Hormuz oil flowing Offshore Technology Petrobras confirms hydrocarbon presence in deepwater well off Brazil Offshore Energy Tekmar secures €1 million concrete protection contract for ‘major’ European offshore wind project Offshore Energy DOF adds 80 days of subsea work to backlog in Asia-Pacific Splash247 Box port delays knock out nearly an Evergreen-sized fleet CleanTechnica China’s Solar Industry Slows Down Due to Industry Pressures Middle East Eye Morning update Splash247 Diana pulls plug on Genco takeover Middle East Eye Iranian official says Israel setting 'nightly quota' for killing Palestinians in Gaza

Demand, Policy, Pricing, Regulatory

Wall Street Is Now Pricing Electrons, Not Announcements

Doug Haugh · August 16, 2026