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Power · 2d ago
Shell Energy North America is acquiring a 169-megawatt Pennsylvania gas plant while selling its RISEC stake to Constellation Energy for $715 million.
Source: Energy-pedia news summary
Midstream & LNG · 3d agoADNOC, its partner XRG and Germany's SEFE signed a memorandum of understanding to explore joint work across the gas and LNG supply chain.
Markets · 6d agoShell is selling its RISEC stake to Constellation Energy for $715 million and buying a 169-MW Pennsylvania gas plant.
Upstream · 6d agoQatarEnergy will hold 30% of Angola's offshore Blocks 8 and 22 under a deal with operator Shell and partner Sonangol E&P.
Saipem completes sale of Saudi shallow-water drilling unit to ADES · TotalEnergies and Mistral launch €100 million AI program for oil and gas subsurface work · PJM sets Oct. 15 date for inaugural GridAdvance Summit on grid AI · Sempra Infrastructure signs 20-year LNG deal with Petrobras · Cheniere completes final train at Corpus Christi LNG, capacity hits 3.1 Bcf/d
Markets
OPEC's September report has global oil demand growth accelerating from 380,000 b/d in 2026 to 2.36 million b/d in 2027, led by China and India.
OPEC and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 5d
Markets
Shell is selling its RISEC stake to Constellation Energy for $715 million and buying a 169-MW Pennsylvania gas plant.
All Energy and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 6d
MarketsAnalysis
Woodside's Daniel Kalms is leaving as EVP and COO International; Paa-Joe Akoto-Ampaw steps in as acting COO during the search for a replacement.
By Global Energy Report · 6d
Geopolitics & Supply
The IEA now expects global coal demand to rise 1.2% in 2026 to a record 8.94 billion tonnes, as the Strait of Hormuz crisis lifts gas prices.
Energy-pedia news summary · 3d
Geopolitics & Supply
US refiners process over 16 million barrels of crude daily while domestic wells pump just under 14 million, driving both imports and exports.
Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 15d
Geopolitics & Supply
Pars Oil and Gas Company finished two work packages at the Iran-Qatar offshore field, which is expected to start producing gas within two years.
Drilling Contractor · 16d
Upstream
Saipem sold its shallow-water driller to ADES Saudi as it narrows focus to deepwater and harsh-environment offshore work.
Energy-pedia news summary · 1d
Upstream
Azule Energy Angola, the Eni-bp joint venture, hired Saipem for subsea work on the Agogo Integrated West Hub project.
Saipem · 2d
Upstream
Saipem will present its FLNGenius and ZR-FLNG floating LNG plants, built on an expanded Liqueflex 2.0 liquefaction platform, at Gastech 2026.
Saipem · 5d
Midstream & LNGAnalysis
Petrobras signed on as the first South American buyer in a 20-year deal for LNG from Sempra Infrastructure's Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project in Texas.
By Global Energy Report · 1d
Midstream & LNG
Cheniere Energy took custody of the last of seven trains at Corpus Christi Stage 3 on August 28, bringing the Texas terminal to 3.1 Bcf/d nominal capacity.
EIA · 1d
Midstream & LNG
ADNOC, its partner XRG and Germany's SEFE signed a memorandum of understanding to explore joint work across the gas and LNG supply chain.
ADNOC · 3d
PowerAnalysis
TotalEnergies and Mistral will spend three years building AI models to help find and develop oil and gas reservoirs.
By Global Energy Report · 1d
Power
PJM's inaugural GridAdvance Summit convenes grid operators and vendors Oct. 15 to explore AI's role in planning, reliability and control rooms.
PJM Inside Lines · 1d
Sempra Infrastructure signs 20-year LNG deal with Petrobras · Shell buys Hunlock Creek gas plant, sells RISEC stake for $715 million · ADNOC, XRG and SEFE sign MOU to deepen gas and LNG ties with Germany · Constellation buys Shell's stake in New England gas plant for $715 million
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