Adam Humphreys
Founder and Editor, Oil Authority
Calgary, Alberta
Adam Humphreys is the founder and editor of Oil Authority. He brings hands-on oilfield experience — conventional drilling, top drive, coil tubing, directional drilling, pressure testing, and pipeline tie-ins worked across Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, from Grande Prairie south to Val Marie — combined with more than fifteen years building digital platforms through Making 8 Inc, his Calgary-based digital transformation agency.
He covers oil and gas markets, drilling activity, mergers and acquisitions, pipeline and midstream, LNG, and energy policy. Editorial direction at Oil Authority emphasizes specific dollar figures and barrel counts over vague language, primary sources over rewrites, and respect for the people working in the industry.
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Hormuz Commodity Traffic Falls 80% in 24 Hours as Brent Settles at $103.10, Reversing Monday's Diplomatic Rally
Strait of Hormuz recorded just 3 commodity transits Wednesday, driving Brent to $103.10 and widening the WCS-Brent discount to $24.93 per barrel.
Prices & MarketsSep 23, 2026California Resources Sells $90M Uinta Basin Assets After Berry Corp Merger, Funding Crimson Midstream Acquisition
CRC's $90M Uinta Basin sale from the Berry Corp merger nets $27M after the $63M Crimson Midstream buy, completing a California-only strategy.
Mergers & AcquisitionsSep 22, 2026Iran Diplomacy Sends Crude Lower as Goldman's New $85 Brent Target Trails a $102 Market by $17 Per Barrel
WTI plunged $5 to $95 and Brent slid to $102 Monday as Trump signaled Iran talks at UNGA. Goldman's new $85 Q4 target still trails the market by $17.
Prices & MarketsSep 21, 2026OPEC+ Completes 1.65 Million bpd Voluntary Cut Rollback as IEA Counts 10 Million Barrels Per Day of Gulf Output Still Offline
OPEC+ added a final 188,000 bpd in September, yet IEA counts more than 10 million bpd of Gulf output still shut in. Brent settled at $103.19 Friday.
Prices & MarketsSep 20, 2026Corpus Christi LNG Stage 3 and ERCOT Heat Drive US Gas Storage 125 Bcf Below Year-Ago as Injection Season Nears Close
US gas storage lags year-ago by 125 Bcf at 3,298 Bcf as Corpus Christi LNG Stage 3 and Texas heat pull South Central into a rare injection-season draw.
LNG / Natural GasSep 19, 2026Baker Hughes Friday: US Rigs Hit 595, Highest Since May 2024, as Gas Drilling Reaches 3-Year High and WTI Settles at $99.53
US rigs climbed to 595 this week, highest since May 2024, as gas drilling hit a 3-year high at 134 rigs. WTI settled at $99.53 per barrel Friday, down 2.3%.
Prices & MarketsSep 18, 2026Brent Settles at $104.82 as Saudi Aramco Targets Partial East-West Pipeline Repair and $19 Risk Premium Holds
Brent settled at $104.82 on Thursday's ICE close as Saudi Aramco targets partial pipeline restoration; full repair could take weeks to months.
Prices & MarketsSep 17, 2026Brent Retreats to $105.50 From $109.44 Peak as Saudi Aramco Doubles Ras Tanura Loadings and Opens Sohar Route
Brent fell to $105.50 Wednesday as Saudi Aramco rerouted 4 million barrels through Oman's Sohar port, easing fears that drove crude to $109.44 Tuesday.
Prices & MarketsSep 16, 2026BMO Upgrades Enbridge to Outperform with CDN$79.50 Target as CEO Succession and Tallgrass Deal Weigh on Stock
BMO upgraded Enbridge to Outperform Tuesday with CDN$79.50 target; National Bank holds CDN$81. The stock yields 5.78% after a 15% slide from July's peak.
Pipeline & MidstreamSep 15, 2026Saudi Aramco East-West Pipeline Shutdown Drives Brent to $109.44 as Saudi Exports Lose Their Hormuz Bypass
Saudi Aramco's 7 million bpd East-West pipeline is offline after drone attacks, driving Brent to $109.44 and trapping Saudi exports behind Hormuz.
Prices & MarketsSep 14, 2026Goldman Sachs Raises Year-End Brent Target to $85 as Bank of America and HSBC Also Upgrade; ICE Friday Settlement of $104.61 Sits $14 to $21 Above Consensus
Goldman Sachs, BofA and HSBC raised Brent year-end forecasts Sunday, but all three targets trail Friday's $104.61 ICE settlement by up to $21 per barrel.
Prices & MarketsSep 13, 2026Diversified Energy's $1.8 Billion Birch Permian Buy From Elliott Transforms Four-Basin US Operator
Diversified Energy pays $1.8B for Elliott Investment Management's Birch Permian unit, adding 68,000 boe/d and vaulting its Permian EBITDA from $64M to $612M.
Mergers & AcquisitionsSep 12, 2026UAE Quits OPEC May 1 After Five Decades, ADNOC's 4.8 Million bpd Capacity Strips Cartel of Third-Largest Producer
UAE walks out of OPEC May 1 after five decades. ADNOC's 4.8 million bpd capacity strips the cartel's third-largest producer as Hormuz crisis masks shock.
Regulations & PolicyApr 28, 2026Alberta Tables 120-Day Fast-Track Approvals as Ottawa-Edmonton Alliance Signals New Era for Canadian Energy Investment
Alberta's Bill 30 slashes project approvals to 120 days as Carney and Smith unite on a pipeline MOU that could double oil output by 2035.
Regulations & PolicyApr 16, 2026