Saturday, February 28, 2026

Gas Use News

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…

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…

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. The…

Sources: EDF continues to sell Edison shares despite Italian energy decree

Three sources familiar with the matter said that France's EDF was moving forward with a possible listing or a sale of a?stake?in Italian company Edison despite the regulatory uncertainty…

CEO YPF says that YPF expects EBITDA to range between $5.8 and $6.2 billion by 2026.

Chief executive Horacio Marina said that the Argentinean state-run 'oil company YPF YPFDm.BA is expecting an 'EBITDA between $5.8 bn and $6 bn in 2026. This compares to $5 bn reported in 2025.

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.

Wartsila CEO sees boost from Trump Datacenter Push

The CEO of the Finnish energy company said that a push to have U.S. datacentres use their own power would boost the demand for Wartsila’s environmentally friendly products and?help…

Prices for gas in Europe are mixed as traders take into account geopolitical risks, weather and outages in Norway

The European benchmark wholesale gas price was mixed on Friday. Prices in Britain were higher due to outages in Norway, while Dutch prices were lower because of mild weather. This slightly…

Malaysia's Petronas reports a decline in profit and revenue for the third consecutive year 2025

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (or?Petronas? ) is the state-owned energy company in Malaysia. After the oil price fell, BP reported a lower profit and revenue for 2025. This is the third consecutive year of decline.

Fugro reports year-loss due to challenges in renewables

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro reported on Friday a loss of 21 million euros ($25 million), reflecting the challenges faced by the offshore wind industry, and announced that its finance chief will step down in April.

Venezuela suspends 19 oil, gas production-sharing contracts signed under Maduro, sources say

Four sources familiar with the matter said that Venezuela's oil ministry suspended 19 contracts signed with private companies under the?administration? of President Nicolas Maduro.

Steve Cohen's Point72 has hired a Castleton veteran trader to help with commodities, according to sources

Three sources told us that Steve Cohen's hedge fund Point72 Asset Management hired Ryan Sheffler to be its natural gas portfolio manager in order to expand the commodities trading desk.

Venezuela suspends 19 oil, gas production-sharing contracts signed under Maduro government, sources say

Four sources with knowledge of the?move? said that Venezuela's Oil Ministry has suspended a total of?19 oil-production-sharing contracts signed by?private companies under President Nicolas Maduro.

Eni CEO: Eni can receive Venezuelan oil as payment for gas

Eni CEO, Eni, said that Venezuela is now able to pay for the gas it receives from Eni with oil, thanks to recent U.S. sanctions being eased. This has 'unlocked' a situation where the…

Eni CEO: Eni can receive Venezuelan oil as payment for gas

Eni CEO, Eni, said that Venezuela is now able to pay for the gas it receives from the Italian company with oil, thanks to recent easing of U.S. sanctions. This has helped to resolve…

Cheniere Raises Share Repurchase Target After Q4 Profit Doubles

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Cheniere Energy said its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand and the company raised its share repurchase target to more than $10 billion…

Shell inspects subsea gear at the curtailed Ormen Lange Gas Field

Shell has been troubleshooting a subsea system at its Ormen Lange offshore gas field in the Norwegian Sea, where output has been reduced since February 16. Shell Norway mobilised a…

Cheniere increases buyback plan above $10 billion due to strong LNG demand

Cheniere Energy reported that its fourth-quarter profits more than doubled due to a?strong demand for liquefied gas (LNG). The company also raised its share repurchase goal from $10 billion until?2030.

Shell is reportedly looking to sell some of its Shell Ventures portfolio.

Shell is examining the possibility of selling investments in some companies that are part of its Shell Ventures portfolio. One source said that the British oil giant will retain a large portion of its Ventures investment.

Eni, the Italian oil and gas company, beats its profit forecast thanks to strong upstream operations

Eni, the Italian energy group, beat expectations on Thursday by posting a 35% increase in adjusted fourth-quarter earnings compared to last year. This was due to a strong performance…