The Brief
The day's energy news, every weekday
A short read covering oil, gas, LNG, pipelines and power. Every story is written from a primary source and links to it. Each edition keeps its own date, so nothing disappears when the next one publishes.
Latest edition
October 29, 2026
4 stories from across power and policy. The day led with EPA proposes to rewrite 2024 oil and gas emission rules, citing $45 billion in savings.
Past editions
October 28, 2026
6 stories from across policy and upstream. The day led with Baker Hughes wins Eni subsea contract for Cronos gas field off Cyprus.
Markets · Upstream · Policy · Power
October 26, 2026
3 stories from across geopolitics & supply and power. The day led with Galp adjusted profit hits €682 million in third quarter on record Brazil output.
Power · Upstream · Geopolitics & Supply
October 22, 2026
8 stories from across power and upstream. The day led with INGAA names Chris Schindler chairman.
Midstream & LNG · Upstream · Power · Policy · Downstream
October 21, 2026
12 stories from across power and policy. The day led with Kinder Morgan reports record third quarter as adjusted EPS rises 21%.
Power · Midstream & LNG · Policy · Markets
October 20, 2026
4 stories from across midstream & lng and policy. The day led with DOE adds $967 million to state and tribal grid resilience grants.
Policy · Power · Midstream & LNG · Upstream
October 19, 2026
8 stories from across policy and power. The day led with Vår Energi and Equinor find gas and condensate at Lakris on the Halten Terrace.
Upstream · Policy · Power · Markets
October 16, 2026
4 stories from across power and markets. The day led with US rig count holds at 603 as oil rigs fall by three.
Markets · Policy · Power
October 15, 2026
10 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Baker Hughes, Venture Global and GE Vernova sign framework for up to 16 power islands.
Markets · Policy · Upstream · Power
October 14, 2026
5 stories from across upstream and power. The day led with Equinor finds oil and gas at Grimsnes prospect in the North Sea.
Upstream · Power
October 13, 2026
12 stories from across power and upstream. The day led with DOE authorizes emergency exchange of up to 4 million barrels from Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Policy · Markets · Power · Upstream
October 12, 2026
4 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with OPEC cuts 2026 oil demand growth forecast to 400,000 bbl/d.
Markets · Upstream · Policy · Power
October 8, 2026
7 stories from across markets and power. The day led with BLM's third-quarter lease sales bring in nearly $400 million.
Policy · Markets · Upstream · Power
October 7, 2026
7 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with Storm evacuations shut in a quarter of Gulf of America oil output.
Upstream · Markets · Power
October 6, 2026
10 stories from across midstream & lng and power. The day led with NANO Nuclear names Jennifer Charlton vice president of fuel technology.
Power · Upstream · Markets · Midstream & LNG
October 5, 2026
9 stories from across markets and geopolitics & supply. The day led with Baker Hughes signs gas alliance with PDVSA, MOU with New Stratus in Venezuela.
Markets · Geopolitics & Supply · Policy · Power
October 4, 2026
4 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with Vision Group debuts LiLic Sidecar backup power system at YOTTA 2026.
Power · Markets · Policy
October 2, 2026
5 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with Namibia approves BP's 60% stake and operator role on Eco Atlantic licenses.
Upstream · Markets
October 1, 2026
4 stories from across midstream & lng and markets. The day led with SLB's OneSubsea wins subsea contract on ExxonMobil's Rovuma LNG project.
Midstream & LNG · Power · Markets
September 30, 2026
8 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Rockhopper's Sea Lion valuation rises to $2.95 billion on Navitas FPSO deal.
Upstream · Power · Markets · Geopolitics & Supply · Policy
September 29, 2026
8 stories from across power and markets. The day led with XGS Energy picked for DOE funding to drill geothermal well in New Mexico.
Markets · Policy · Power · Midstream & LNG
September 28, 2026
8 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with SOCAR to invest $1.65 billion in Comstock's Haynesville shale gas assets.
Upstream · Power · Policy · Markets
September 24, 2026
7 stories from across policy and geopolitics & supply. The day led with ONE Nuclear Energy goes public after merger with Hennessy Capital SPAC.
Power · Geopolitics & Supply · Policy · Upstream · Markets
September 23, 2026
4 stories from across midstream & lng and markets. The day led with US, Japan, Korea advance SMR pact as industry group targets $150 billion.
Power · Midstream & LNG · Markets
September 22, 2026
4 stories from across midstream & lng and policy. The day led with Viaro Energy pushes molten salt reactor plan with Terrestrial Energy.
Power · Upstream · Policy · Midstream & LNG
September 18, 2026
4 stories from across policy and power. The day led with Natura Resources receives DOE coolant salt for its molten salt reactor.
Policy · Power
September 16, 2026
9 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with Targa Resources releases 2025 sustainability report.
Markets · Upstream · Power · Midstream & LNG · Policy
September 15, 2026
10 stories from across power and midstream & lng. The day led with Arabian Drilling signs $533mn gas rig deal with SLB.
Upstream · Power · Midstream & LNG · Markets
September 14, 2026
3 stories from across policy and power. The day led with UK's advanced nuclear reactor design review currently has no active applications.
Policy · Upstream · Power
September 13, 2026
4 stories from across midstream & lng and geopolitics & supply. The day led with IEA says Middle East conflict is pushing coal demand to a record.
Geopolitics & Supply · Power · Midstream & LNG
September 11, 2026
6 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with US rig count rises to 588, oil rigs hit two-month high.
Markets · Upstream · Policy · Power
September 10, 2026
12 stories from across midstream & lng and power. The day led with United Oil & Gas hires NRG Well Management for Jamaica rig study.
Upstream · Markets · Power · Policy · Midstream & LNG
September 9, 2026
13 stories from across power and markets. The day led with NANO Nuclear names Marilyn Diaz director of fuel facilities operations.
Power · Markets · Upstream · Policy
September 8, 2026
8 stories from across policy and markets. The day led with Kimbell Royalty Partners sets Nov. 5 date for Q3 2026 earnings.
Markets · Upstream · Policy · Geopolitics & Supply
September 3, 2026
13 stories from across power and markets. The day led with NANO Nuclear moves KRONOS reactor's helium circulator into detailed design.
Markets · Upstream · Midstream & LNG · Policy · Power
September 2, 2026
10 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Orcadian and US data center developer sign 90-day North Sea gas deal.
Power · Upstream · Markets
September 1, 2026
13 stories from across power and markets. The day led with Study finds treated produced water can meet standards for outside use.
Downstream · Policy · Geopolitics & Supply · Markets · Upstream · Power · Midstream & LNG
August 31, 2026
15 stories from across midstream & lng and power. The day led with Saipem wins pre-FEED contract for Synhelion synthetic fuels plant in Germany.
Markets · Power · Geopolitics & Supply · Midstream & LNG · Policy
August 28, 2026
8 stories from across markets and power. The day led with US rig count falls to 545, down 7% year over year.
Markets · Power · Policy
August 27, 2026
6 stories from across midstream & lng and upstream. The day led with KKR and Apollo buy 29% stake in Enbridge's Westcoast pipeline for C$2.7bn.
Midstream & LNG · Upstream · Downstream · Markets
August 26, 2026
9 stories from across upstream and power. The day led with ExxonMobil's CFO will speak at Barclays energy conference.
Markets · Upstream · Policy · Power
August 25, 2026
9 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with D.C. Circuit upholds FERC's approval of Venture Global's CP2 LNG terminal.
Policy · Upstream · Markets
August 24, 2026
20 stories from across markets and upstream. The day led with NANO Nuclear and Tillman target 2 GW of nuclear power for AI data centers by mid-2030s.
Power · Upstream · Markets · Policy · Midstream & LNG
August 21, 2026
11 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Corpus Christi port to study floating nuclear power plants.
Power · Markets · Upstream · Policy
August 20, 2026
9 stories from across upstream and policy. The day led with DeepOcean completes subsea tie-back linking Teal West to the Anasuria FPSO.
Upstream · Power · Policy · Markets
August 19, 2026
12 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with Contractor and maintenance panels headline The PRIME Expo Texas 2026.
Markets · Power · Midstream & LNG · Upstream · Policy
August 18, 2026
13 stories from across markets and power. The day led with JAPEX begins second well to test CO2 storage site for Tomakomai project.
Power · Markets · Upstream
August 17, 2026
20 stories from across upstream and midstream & lng. The day led with WhiteWater and Permian partners sanction twin pipelines to Katy.
Midstream & LNG · Upstream · Markets · Power
August 14, 2026
17 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with PEDEVCO to join 2026 EnerCom Denver investor conference.
Markets · Upstream · Policy · Power · Midstream & LNG
August 13, 2026
15 stories from across markets and power. The day led with BP awards Emerson automation contract for $2.9bn Shah Deniz project.
Upstream · Markets · Power · Policy · Midstream & LNG
August 12, 2026
21 stories from across upstream and power. The day led with OPEC output climbs to 19.85 million bpd in July as Iraq leads the rebound.
Markets · Policy · Power · Upstream · Midstream & LNG
August 11, 2026
18 stories from across markets and downstream. The day led with National gasoline average falls to $4.006 a gallon, EIA says.
Markets · Power · Upstream · Downstream · Midstream & LNG · Geopolitics & Supply
August 10, 2026
18 stories from across markets and upstream. The day led with PJM promotes Lisa Drauschak to executive vice president, CFO and risk management.
Markets · Upstream · Power · Policy · Midstream & LNG
August 7, 2026
13 stories from across upstream and power. The day led with Vaalco Energy tops guidance in second quarter, net income hits $42.4 million.
Upstream · Policy · Midstream & LNG · Power · Markets
August 6, 2026
24 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with ConocoPhillips sells $1.7 billion in Lower 48 assets, hits disposal target early.
Markets · Policy · Upstream · Power · Midstream & LNG
August 5, 2026
19 stories from across policy and markets. The day led with BLM to sell 6.5 million board feet of timber in two Idaho sales.
Policy · Markets · Power · Upstream · Midstream & LNG
August 4, 2026
13 stories from across markets and power. The day led with PJM proposes $20 billion plan to secure power for data centers.
Power · Markets · Midstream & LNG · Upstream
August 3, 2026
17 stories from across midstream & lng and markets. The day led with Chevron shifts North American base oils distribution to HF Sinclair and Renkert Oil.
Markets · Midstream & LNG · Upstream · Power
July 31, 2026
18 stories from across midstream & lng and power. The day led with PJM asks FERC to launch a backstop power procurement by Sept. 30.
Policy · Midstream & LNG · Markets · Upstream · Power · Geopolitics & Supply
July 30, 2026
12 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Southern Star asks FERC to raise pressure on Kansas gas line segment.
Midstream & LNG · Upstream · Markets · Power · Downstream
July 29, 2026
6 stories from across markets and power. The day led with BIC Alliance sponsors Texas Chemistry Council's summer retreat dinner.
Markets · Power · Upstream · Policy
July 28, 2026
11 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with API Inspection Summit 2026 draws industry firms to San Antonio.
Midstream & LNG · Markets · Upstream · Power · Policy · Downstream
July 27, 2026
7 stories from across power and markets. The day led with Natural Gas Services Group sets Aug. 11 date for Q2 2026 earnings call.
Markets · Power
July 26, 2026
4 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with DOE orders emergency grid dispatch across 17 states amid hot weather.
Policy · Markets · Power
July 24, 2026
4 stories from across power and midstream & lng. The day led with NRG Energy brings 456-megawatt gas plant online in Tomball, Texas.
Power · Midstream & LNG
July 23, 2026
7 stories from across power and policy. The day led with TGS reports 30% revenue growth and returns to profit in Q2 2026.
Markets · Policy · Power
July 22, 2026
11 stories from across power and downstream. The day led with JERA Americas seeks Hawaii PUC approval for $2 billion Oahu gas plant.
Power · Downstream · Policy · Upstream · Markets
July 21, 2026
6 stories from across policy and power. The day led with Vår Energi posts record Q2 cash flow, agrees BlueNord combination.
Upstream · Power · Policy · Markets
July 20, 2026
8 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with Amazon files plans for a $1.2 billion Texas data center campus.
Policy · Markets · Upstream · Power
July 17, 2026
13 stories from across power and markets. The day led with Tailwater-backed Pickton reaches FID on 35 Bcf Texas gas storage hub.
Power · Policy · Markets · Upstream
July 16, 2026
6 stories from across power and downstream. The day led with Orcadian plans carbon-capture power station to feed North Sea data center.
Power · Downstream · Policy
July 15, 2026
9 stories from across upstream and midstream & lng. The day led with European Commission approves Czechia's capacity mechanism.
Upstream · Midstream & LNG · Power · Markets · Geopolitics & Supply · Policy
July 14, 2026
8 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Venezuela's El Palito refinery restarts fuel unit after earthquakes.
Downstream · Upstream · Markets · Power · Policy · Midstream & LNG
July 13, 2026
6 stories from across power and markets. The day led with Iberdrola's global electricity distribution rises 6.3% in first half of 2026.
Power · Upstream · Midstream & LNG · Markets
July 10, 2026
5 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with Vår Energi Q2 production falls 7% on quarter, holds guidance.
Upstream · Midstream & LNG · Markets · Policy
July 9, 2026
7 stories from across markets and power. The day led with CFTC halts CME's push for 24/7 crude oil futures trading.
Markets · Power · Midstream & LNG
July 8, 2026
9 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with Natural Gas Services Group redomesticates to Texas.
Markets · Policy · Power · Geopolitics & Supply
July 7, 2026
7 stories from across markets and power. The day led with UAE crude exports hit a record 3.8 million barrels a day in June.
Markets · Power · Upstream
July 6, 2026
11 stories from across markets and power. The day led with Precision Drilling's AI system predicts up to 88% of mud pump failures.
Upstream · Markets · Power · Policy
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