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
September 15, 2026
5 stories from across midstream & lng and power. The day led with Saipem completes sale of Saudi shallow-water drilling unit to ADES.
Past editions
September 13, 2026
3 stories from across geopolitics & supply and midstream & lng. The day led with IEA says Middle East conflict is pushing coal demand to a record.
Geopolitics & Supply · Power · Midstream & LNG
September 11, 2026
4 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with Saipem unveils two FLNG designs for offshore gas at Gastech 2026.
Upstream · Policy · Markets · 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
11 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
7 stories from across policy and markets. The day led with Kimbell Royalty Partners sets Nov. 5 date for Q3 2026 earnings.
Markets · Upstream · Policy
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
7 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
5 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 · Markets
August 26, 2026
8 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
7 stories from across markets and policy. The day led with D.C. Circuit upholds FERC's approval of Venture Global's CP2 LNG terminal.
Policy · Markets · Upstream
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
10 stories from across power and markets. 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
11 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with DNO sells Côte d'Ivoire business to Panoro Energy for $86.5 million.
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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