Global Energy Report

Energy news for August 25, 2026

August 25, 2026 · 7 stories

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

D.C. Circuit upholds FERC's approval of Venture Global's CP2 LNG terminal

A three-judge panel rejected challenges to the CP2 LNG terminal and its 91-mile pipeline, upholding FERC's 2025 approval in Louisiana.

Markets

Targa Resources names new logistics president, CFO succession set

Brent Secrest, formerly of Enterprise Products Partners, will lead Targa's logistics business as Benjamin Branstetter moves to CFO.

Markets

US rig count falls to 588 even as Permian and Texas rigs climb

Baker Hughes counted 267 rigs in the Permian Basin and 281 in Texas for the week of Aug. 21, as the national count slipped to 588.

Markets

Nvidia invests in Lancium to power AI factories at gigawatt scale

Nvidia will deploy its full AI computing stack across Lancium's 4-gigawatt AI factory campuses and 15-gigawatt development pipeline.

Policy

BLM opens comment period on Nevada oil and gas lease parcels

The Bureau of Land Management is taking public comment on three Nevada parcels covering 5,230 acres eyed for a March 2027 lease sale.

Upstream

Troll Phase 3 stage 2 starts North Sea gas output months ahead of schedule

Troll Phase 3 stage 2 began gas output 22 August, early and under budget, from a field that supplies about a tenth of Europe's gas.

Upstream

Troll Phase 3 stage 2 starts gas production in the North Sea

The subsea project began pumping gas into Troll A on August 22, accelerating production of 55 billion cubic meters from the Troll West reservoir.

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