Monday, March 2, 2026

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NY court refuses overturn arbitral ruling that favors Venture Global over Shell

A state judge in New York rejected Monday the request of British oil giant Shell to overturn an arbitration award which favored Venture Global. The dispute was about Venture…

Wall Street closes with a narrowly mixed result, but trading is volatile following air strikes on Iran

U.S. stock prices ended Monday close to flat after a volatile session that saw shares fall early following the weekend's?U.S. Israeli air strikes against?Iran.?But there were…

OPAP Greece posts record revenue in 2025, but profits dip on higher costs

OPAP, Greece's gaming operator, reported a -0.5% decline in 2025 net profit despite achieving a record gross gaming revenue (GGR) as a result of?higher operating expenses and?marketing expenses.

Venture Global is ready to meet the LNG shortage as Qatar stops production

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Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global, said that the company has the largest amount of LNG cargoes in the world that are not contracted and is prepared to stabilize global markets…

Minister: Road damage has caused the reopening of the Congo-Zambia Copper corridor on Tuesday.

Zambia's Infrastructure Minister said on Monday that the main corridor for Democratic?Republic of Congo copper, cobalt?and?other mineral exports will?reopen? on Tuesday?after?road?damage halted?flows.

Venture Global lowers its 2026 profit forecast due to the winter storm and LNG margin squeeze

Venture Global, a U.S.-based company that produces LNG, reported a core profit for 2026 below Wall Street's expectations due to the?impacts of Winter Storm Fern?and margin compression during?the first quarter.

Venture Global lowers its 2026 profit forecast due to the winter storm and LNG margin squeeze

Venture Global, a U.S. LNG company, forecast its 2026 core profit to be?below Wall Street's expectations on Monday. This was due to the?impacts of Winter Storm Fern as well…

Source: Nigeria divides OPL 245 oilfield OPL into four blocks as part of deal with Eni and Shell

Sources say that Nigeria has divided the 'OPL 245 oil block into four assets, which will be operated by Eni or Shell. This could determine the future of a field that is at the…

Equinor discovers oil in the North Sea and looks to rapid development

Equinor, a state-controlled Norwegian operator, and its partners have discovered oil near the Snorre field in the North Sea and plan to develop the reserves "rapidly and efficiently".

China shares steady as energy and defence shares surge, offsetting airline losses; HK drops

China's benchmark equity indexes were not significantly changed Monday in the aftermath of a conflict with Iran. Increases in gold, energy and defence stocks offset declines in airline and tourism shares.

Libya's Mabruk Oil Field to Increase Production to Up to 30,000 Bpd

Libya's Mabruk Oil Operations have resumed production at the?al-Mabruk field, with an initial pumping rate?expected to range between 25,000-30,000 barrels per day, according…

OPEC+ discusses oil production boost as US war against Iran disrupts shipments

Two OPEC+ source said that OPEC+ would consider a bigger-than-expected 'oil production increase' on Sunday. This is after the U.S. and Israel war against OPEC+ Member Iran,…

ADNOC offers partners more Murban crude ahead of the OPEC+ meeting, sources and reports say

Abu Dhabi will 'export' more of its Murban crude, according to Bloomberg News and two trade sources. This will add to the already abundant supply from Middle East producers.

Panoro Energy looks for new assets in Equatorial after purchasing Kosmos stake

Panoro Energy, a company based in Africa, will participate in Equatorial Guinea’s oil and gas auction in April to search for new assets. It has increased its stake in Block G offshore in the country.

Mexico's Pemex narrows its losses in the last quarter of 2025

Pemex, the Mexican state energy company, has reported a sharp decline in losses for 'the fourth quarter. A filing with 'the Mexican stock exchange showed a loss of $8.62 million.

Baker Hughes reports that US oil and gas drillers have cut back on rigs in the US for the first time in six-weeks.

Baker Hughes, an energy services company, said that the U.S. cut back on the number of natural gas and oil rigs for the first time since six weeks. The number of oil and gas drilling rigs…

Mercuria profits fall as the company expands into metals and LNG

Mercuria's?chief finance officer? told a reporter on Friday that the trading house had posted a 6% drop in profit for 2025, despite expanding its metals and physical LNG businesses…

Iran's main oil, gas and infrastructure production

On Saturday, Israel and the United States launched an offensive against Iran. The attack could cause oil and gas production to be disrupted and damage the energy infrastructure in the Middle East.

OPEC+ could consider a larger increase in oil production, according to sources after the Iran strike

Two sources said that OPEC+ could consider a bigger than planned 'output increase' on Sunday. Leading producers Saudi Arabia and?UAE had already boosted exports to prepare for…

DNO and Dana Gas stop Kurdistan production after U.S. - Israel strikes on Iran

Oslo-listed DNO, and Dubai-listed DNA Gas, halted oil and gas production in their respective fields, located in Kurdistan, Iraq, out of caution, following the United States' and Israel's strikes against Iran.