Thursday, December 11, 2025

Gas Use News

Carnelian, a buyout firm, raises eyebrows by trying to sell multiple assets in the energy sector.

Carnelian Energy Capital is selling six of its North American oil-and-gas production investments. This comes at a time when private equity firms are under increasing pressure to return…

Gascade Converts Pipelines for Alternative Marine Fuels

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German gas grid operator Gascade on Thursday said it has converted a 400 km (249 miles) high-pressure pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen southwards from the Baltic Sea as part…

Oil Prices Fall as Focus Shifts to Ukraine Peace Talks

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Oil prices fell more than $1 on Thursday as investors shifted focus back to Russia-Ukraine peace talks and monitored potential fallout from a U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker…

Senegal retracts minister's comments on nationalisation of gas fields as the end of licence nears

The Senegal energy ministry retracted its previous statement on Thursday that it intended to nationalise Yakaar Teranga, a U.S.-owned gas field. Both parties indicated the licence would…

Suncor trims budget and projects increased oil and gas production in 2026

Suncor Energy forecast lower spending for 2026, despite increased oil and gas production. The company will tighten?costs, and increase shareholder returns through an expanded buyback plan.

Sembcorp, the Singaporean energy giant, has taken over Alinta Energy for $4.3 billion.

Sembcorp Industries announced on Thursday that its unit would?acquire?Alinta Energy at a cost of A$6.5 billion (4.32 billion dollars), making it one of the biggest overseas expansions in the history for the Singaporean firm.

Bousso: ROI-Permian will retain US oil crown after peaking even though it has reached its peak

The Permian Basin is set to reach its peak oil production in December. This will be a turning point for the U.S. Shale Boom that has reshaped the global energy markets over the last 15 years.

State researcher: China's oil demand will plateau in 2030.

A research group affiliated with the state 'oil'major CNPC announced on Thursday that China's oil consumption will?plateau? between 2025 and 2030 as electric vehicles reduce the demand for gasoline and Diesel.

Drax plans on converting coal-era power stations into data centres by 2027

Drax Group announced on Thursday that it could convert a part of its power plant in Yorkshire, Northern England, into an data centre by 2027. The land, cooling systems, and transformers…

Russia expects oil refining in 2025 to be flat with 2024

The Russian energy ministry announced on Thursday that the country's oil refinery, coal and gas?production?will remain largely unchanged in 2025, compared with 2024, despite repeated…

Bousso: ROI-Permian will retain US oil crown after peaking even though it has reached its peak

The Permian Basin is set to reach its peak oil production in December. This will be a turning point for the U.S. Shale Boom that has reshaped the global energy markets over the last 15 years.

BP and Chevron top the list of bidders in Trump's first Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas auction

BP, Chevron, and Shell were the top bidders at the first U.S. Government sale of oil and natural gas drilling rights for the Gulf of Mexico since 2023. The auction ended with a total of $279.4 millions in "high" bids.

US permits negotiations over Lukoil’s foreign assets to take place until January 17, 2019.

The United States extended Wednesday a deadline for negotiations to buy the global assets of Russian Oil?company Lukoil. It was originally set at?January 17th. Lukoil's assets were…

Romania extends OMV Petrom Permits; Onshore royalty tax will jump

The coalition government of Romania announced on Wednesday that it had extended exploration and production licenses for energy group OMV "Petrom" (and agreed to increase its onshore royalties by approximately 40%).

Croatia's INA confirms the discovery of new gas reserves on the northern Adriatic

The Croatian oil company INA (part of the Hungarian MOL Group) announced on Wednesday that it had confirmed large natural gas reserves in the northern Adriatic. In a press release,…

EUROPE GAS-European prices extend decline as milder weather softens demand

The benchmark contract for Dutch and British gas fell a further 19 months on Wednesday afternoon as the?updated temperature?forecasts indicated milder weather. LSEG data showed that…

German cabinet approves draft law on biofuels, and food-based ingredients to continue using

The Environment Ministry said that the German cabinet had approved a draft law on biofuels, allowing for continued use of animal feed and food as biofuels ingredients. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

Senegal plans to nationalise Kosmos-run Yakaar-Teranga gas project

The Senegal's Energy Minister said that the country plans to nationalise Yakaar-Teranga, a gas project operated by Kosmos and estimated to be?one of the largest discoveries made in recent years?…

Kyiv reports that Russia has hit the gas transport system of Ukraine's Odesa Region.

A senior Ukrainian official reported on Wednesday that Russian drones had 'hit the gas transport system' in Ukraine’s southern Odesa Region. This area contains several pipelines bringing U.S.

US auctions first Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas since 2023

On Wednesday, the Trump administration will conduct the first government sale of oil-and-gas drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico?since 2023. This is a test of the industry's appetite?for…