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31 Jul 2026, 08:00 · 2-minute read
The day's oil, gas, and power news. Here is what matters this morning.
Power
Portland General Electric posts $68 million profit as data center demand climbs
Second-quarter net income rose to $68 million as industrial and data center demand grew 11.2%, and regulators shifted more grid costs onto large customers.
Downstream
UK government tracks road fuel prices against other EU countries
A UK government dataset compares road fuel prices with other EU countries using European Commission Oil Bulletin data, last revised 30 May 2024.
Markets
UK government's monthly fuel price data set tracks road and heating costs
A UK government data set logs monthly and annual road fuel and home heating fuel prices, plus a crude oil price index, with revisions dating to 2013.
Upstream
UK energy statistics run up to a quarter behind by design
The UK government's total energy dataset posts quarterly figures a quarter late and monthly figures two months late, a gap set by the release schedule itself.
Power
Sieyuan Hertz bushings enter service on Greek national grid
Sieyuan Hertz delivered 420 kV resin-impregnated paper bushings for 17 power transformers to a Greek National Grid substation in five months.
Upstream
Shell strikes oil indicators off Egypt in Western Mediterranean first
Shell's Velox-1X well found oil indicators in record-deep water off Egypt, raising the prospect of the Western Mediterranean's first crude discovery.
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