Saturday, January 17, 2026

Gas Use News

Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian Zelenskiy, orders faster imports for electricity and power equipment

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, said that he has ordered imports to be as fast as possible. This is because Ukraine is facing its worst energy crisis since World War II.

Energy Department: US does not consider using Venezuelan oil to fill strategic reserves as a current option.

Department of Energy, Friday, said that the U.S. Government is not considering the use of Venezuelan oil as part of an exchange with U.S. companies for the purpose of refilling the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have cut their oil and gas rigs a second time in a week.

Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said in its closely watched report published on Friday that U.S. firms have cut back the number of natural gas and oil rigs for the second consecutive week.

Schedule for US Energy Data in Holiday Week

The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, which falls on Monday January 19, will impact the schedule for releasing some of the major energy data that was scheduled to be released during the week ending January 18.

Ambani's Reliance missed profit forecast due to higher expenses and oil and gas drag

Mukesh Ambani, the Indian billionaire who owns Reliance Industries, missed its quarterly profit estimates on Friday due to higher expenses and a weak performance in its oil and natural gas segment.

Prices of gas in Europe soar due to cold weather and storage concerns

The Dutch and British wholesale contracts for gas rose by over 8% on Friday as the colder weather forecasts have caused traders to close short positions. The benchmark Dutch front month…

What excites and concerns LNG exporters by 2026? Maguire

In 2025, the LNG industry will make history after exports and production of super-chilled fuel broke records and generated billions in revenue across the global supply chain. Gas sellers…

German contracts benefit from rising gas and carbon prices

German power contracts for the year ahead traded higher on Friday. They followed gains in carbon permits and gas contracts, as temperatures are forecast to be below average for the rest of January.

Chevron has approved the expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Chevron has made a final decision to invest in expanding production at Israel's Leviathan gas field. The oil major announced on Friday that it has made a final investment decision to…

What excites and concerns LNG exporters by 2026? Maguire

In 2025, the LNG industry will make history after the production and exports of super-chilled fuel broke records and generated billions in revenue across the global supply chain of liquefied gas.

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

Three people with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy are looking at a possible merger. This could result in one of the biggest independent shale producers in the United States.

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

People familiar with the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy were exploring the possibility of merging, which could result in one of the biggest independent shale producers in the United States.

Exxon signs contract for deepwater seismic off Trinidad and Tobago

Shearwater Geoservices announced on Thursday that Exxon Mobil had awarded them a contract for the acquisition of 3D seismic data over their large deepwater block off Trinidad and Tobago.

Germany will tender 12 gigawatts in new power plant capacity by 2026

On Thursday, Germany announced that it had reached an agreement with the European Commission regarding a plan to build power plants. It added that it would be tendering 12 gigawatts…

UAE's ADNOC weighs Venezuela gas investment, Bloomberg News reports

Bloomberg News, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported that the?state oil company of Abu Dhabi, ADNOC, is considering entering Venezuela's energy industry. It could also…

After merger probe, UK watchdog orders Aramark divest Entier

The British Competition Watchdog ordered Aramark, a U.S. food services provider, to sell the offshore catering company Entier on Thursday. It ruled that this acquisition would harm…

Energy Capital to sell 2.6 GW gas plants to Talen Energy for $3.45 Billion

Talen Energy announced?on Thursday that it would purchase about 2.6 gigawatts of natural gas-fired generating capacity from private 'equity firm - Energy Capital Partners, for $3.45 Billion.

French wind production drops, causing a split in spot prices

The French spot contract rose on Friday as the French wind supply was expected to fall by almost 40%, and nuclear output declined. Meanwhile, German demand and supply are expected to decrease…

EUROPE GAS - European benchmark reaches 14-week high due to cold weather and LNG risk

The benchmark European gas contract reached a new 14-week high Thursday morning. Cold weather is expected to continue through the end of the month, which will increase demand and deplete storage sites.

Gas subsidies for the government are shrinking in China's North, causing villagers to shiver.

He Wenxiang, a 72-year old farmer, sits on his bed, wearing several layers, including a fur-collared black jacket and a hat. He removes the thermometer from the wall, which reads "about…