Friday, December 26, 2025

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US Natural Gas Futures Rise as Forecasts Predict Colder Weather

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U.S. natural gas futures rose on Friday in thin-volume trading and were on track for a weekly gain, ending a two-week losing streak, as forecasts pointed to colder weather and increased…

Ministry says that the technical problem at Iraq's Khor Mor Gas Field is causing a drop in power supply to Kurdistan.

The Kurdish Ministry of Electricity announced on Thursday that the electricity supply in Kurdistan had dropped by 1,000 megawatts because of a "technical problem" at the Khor Mor gas fields…

Asia Spot LNG Prices Rise with South Korean Demand

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Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices edged up this week as forecasts for colder weather boosted demand in South Korea, but overall weak buying in China left prices down 34% since…

Engineers say that Iraq's gas supply from Iran, which was halted for a while, is expected to resume within a week.

An?engineer from the?electricity ministry said on Wednesday that Iraq's gas supply from Iran should resume within a few days. The electricity ministry announced on Tuesday that gas…

EUROPE GAS - European prices rise on cold weather forecasts

The Dutch and British gas contract prices rose a little on Wednesday morning amid thin trading before a long Christmas holiday. Forecasts of a cold snap are expected to increase demand.

Russia builds its first LNG tanker of the ice class and plans to build two more by 2026

Interfax, citing the CEO of the company, reported that 'Russia's leading tanker group Sovcomflot' received its first Russian-built Ice-class tanker built for liquefied gas from Zvezda Shipyard.

WSJ reports that BP is close to selling its majority Castrol stakes to Stonepeak

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that BP was close to selling a majority of Castrol's shares to Stonepeak, an investment firm. This deal values BP's lubricants division at $10 billion including debt.

S&P closes at record high as growth stocks surge

U.S. stock prices rose on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 closed at a record high. A flurry economic data including a reading for economic growth drove bond yields up and elevated "growth names".

Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have added oil and gas rigs to their fleet for the first time in 3 weeks.

Energy services firm Baker Hughes said that U.S. firms added oil and gas rigs this week for the first time in 3 weeks. The number of oil and gas rigs, a good indicator of future production…

US Natural Gas Futures Rise Alongside LNG Export Demand

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U.S. natural gas futures rose 4% on Tuesday, boosted by record gas flows to liquefied natural gas export plants and forecasts for more demand than previously expected over the next…

Orlen, Grupa WB Collaborate to Improve Maritime Infrastructure Security

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State-controlled Polish refiner Orlen and private defence technology company Grupa WB have agreed to work together to improve the security of critical infrastructure, Orlen said on Tuesday.The Baltic Sea region is on high ale

EUROPE GAS - European prices drop on less cold weather forecast

The Dutch and British gas contract fell on Tuesday, as some weather forecasts indicated a potential?quicker ending to a winter cold spell? and that the supply remains stable. LSEG data…

Norway's oil and gas production in November beats expectations

Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), a government agency, announced on Tuesday that Norway's combined oil and gas production in November exceeded an official forecast by 0.9%. Norway…

Analyst: Myanmar to resume LNG imports following cargo received last month

Myanmar will resume LNG imports in 2019 after receiving half of a cargo of the super-chilled fuel last month. This marks an end to a four-year-long hiatus of shipments. After the civil war…

FEATURE-AI data explosion in Mexico fuels rise of dirty energy

The country's power infrastructure is overloaded and pollution has increased due to the shortfall in green power, despite promises by government and industry to increase capacity. The…

AI data explosion in Mexico fuels growth in dirty energy

The lack of green power, despite promises by government and industry to increase capacity, has overloaded and increased local pollution. Masheika Allgood is the founder of AllAI Consulting.

Afreximbank and Heirs Energies sign a $750 million financing agreement to boost Nigeria's gas and oil output

The African Export-Import Bank and Heirs Energies Ltd signed a $750 million financing agreement on Monday to fund the 'field development program' in Nigeria and strengthen the capital structure of the energy firm.

Bousso: The geopolitical premium of oil in the ROI vanished by 2025 and is unlikely to return.

In 2025, the global oil markets were faced with multiple black swans events - such as the Israel-Iran War and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refiners. Yet they were barely affected. In an era when energy is abundant…

The LNG tanker Kunpeng loads cargo at a Russian plant in violation of sanctions

Ship-tracking data showed that a liquefied gas tanker loaded a cargo at Russia's Portovaya?LNG plant, which is under Western sanctions due to Moscow's conflict in Ukraine. According to data provided by analytics firm Kpler…

Prices of EUROPE Gases ease due to ample supply and cold weather forecast

Dutch and British wholesale prices of gas fell on Monday morning, due to the 'ample supply' from Norway and liquefied natural gas. Prices moved within a narrow band in a thinly traded…