Australia's Santos signs LNG deal with QatarEnergy unit
Santos, an Australian oil and natural gas producer, announced on Friday that it had signed a long-term contract for the supply of liquefied gas with QatarEnergy Trading. This is a unit…
Clean-energy supporters blast US budget as a setback
Clean energy advocates decried Thursday the House of Representatives' final passage of the President Donald Trump tax cut bill as a reverse in the energy transition. Meanwhile, fossil fuel interests celebrated.
Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have cut oil and natural gas rigs in the US for the 10th consecutive week.
Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that the U.S. firms have cut back on the number of oil rigs and natural gas wells for a tenth consecutive week for the first since July 2020.
French and Spanish operators form joint venture to develop hydrogen pipe
It announced on Thursday that French gas grid operator Natran (a unit of utility Engie) has formed a joint-venture to develop a trans-border hydrogen pipe with French storage operator Terega, and Spain's Enagas.
As the heat fades, spot prices will continue to fall.
The day-ahead power prices in France and Germany fell for the third consecutive day on Thursday, as temperatures began to cool after a prolonged heatwave. Meanwhile, nuclear availability increased in France.
In June, Russia's budget revenues from oil and gas fell by a third on an annual basis
The Finance Ministry reported on Thursday that Russia's oil-and-gas revenue in June fell 33.7% compared to the same period last year, falling to 494.8 billion Russian roubles (6.29 billion dollars)…
Maurel et Prom, a French company, has acquired a stake in Colombia's Sinu-9 Gas Field
Maurel et Prom, a French oil and natural gas company, has agreed to increase its ownership stake of Colombia's Sinu-9 field by 21%, for a total cost of $79 million. This is part of its ongoing expansion in Colombia.
Exxon-QatarEnergy JV requests permission from US regulators to reexport LNG starting October 1.
Golden Pass LNG, owned by Exxon Mobil, QatarEnergy and others, has requested permission from U.S. regulators to re-export Liquefied Natural Gas as of October 1. This is because the export facility…
US lifts restrictions Enterprise Product's ethane exports to China
Enterprise Products Partners said that the U.S. cleared the way for them to resume ethane exports to China. The company also revoked a license restriction put in place only a few weeks ago, when the U.S.
Trump's budget bill increases fossil fuels and hits renewable energy
The U.S. Senate approved a budget bill on Tuesday, and now the House of Representatives will debate it for final approval. This would slow down the development of solar and wind power…
Gazprom wins partial gas price war, but Orlen could owe up to $290 million
Orlen, a Polish oil and gas firm, could be hit with a bill for almost $300 million after deciding that Gazprom has the right to charge higher prices retroactively on gas supplied to Poland. Orlen is a brand of Orlen.
Dallas Fed survey: Oil and gas activity decreased in Q2 due to higher US steel tariffs
The Dallas Fed survey released on Wednesday showed that activity in the U.S. Oil and Gas sector in Texas and Louisiana, and New Mexico, decreased slightly in the second half of 2025.
UK stock prices fall amid concerns about state finances following costly U-turns
British stocks dropped on Wednesday as part of a larger selloff of UK assets amid growing concerns about public finances. This was after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, who appeared in tears before parliament…
TotalEnergies UK Assets to Be Bought by Prax Remain Unsold
The TotalEnergies West of Shetland offshore assets it agreed to sell to Prax Group last year remain under the French oil major's ownership, it said on Wednesday, so will not be subject…
Germany fills up all LNG regasification slots in Wilhelmshaven terminals
The state-owned German Energy Terminal GmbH (DET), said that it has successfully allocated all regasification slots available for its Wilhelmshaven LNG terminals 1 and 2. This is a…
Engie buys DNO's Norwegian gas production for four years
The Norwegian company DNO announced on Wednesday that it had sold all of its gas production from the Norwegian continental shelf over a period of four years to French utility Engie at an undisclosed price.
Germany supports cross-border gas deal with Netherlands
The German cabinet backed a deal on Wednesday with the Netherlands that would support the extraction of gas from a reservoir located in the North Sea. Berlin is looking to increase its domestic gas production.
Orlen LNG to sell 140 million cubic meters of US LNG to Ukraine's Naftogaz
Naftogaz, Ukraine's energy company of state, has signed a deal to purchase 140 million cubic meters (mcms) of U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas from Poland's Orlen. After Russian shelling…
Russian LNG exports dropped 4.4% year-on-year in January to June, according to data
LSEG's preliminary data on Wednesday showed that Russia's liquefied gas exports in the first six months of this year fell by 4.4% compared to a year ago, reaching 15.2 million metric tonnes.
Engie buys DNO's Norwegian gas production for four years
DNO sold all of its gas production from the Norwegian continental shelf over a period of four years to French utility Engie, for an undisclosed amount. It said that a U.S. loan facilitated the deal, as U.S.
