Energy news for September 10, 2026
September 10, 2026 · 12 stories
12 stories from across midstream & lng and power. The day led with United Oil & Gas hires NRG Well Management for Jamaica rig study.
Upstream
United Oil & Gas hires NRG Well Management for Jamaica rig study
The AIM-listed operator has appointed NRG Well Management to assess rig availability and costs for its Walton-Morant license offshore Jamaica.
Markets
Constellation buys Shell's stake in New England gas plant for $715 million
Shell is selling its RISEC stake to Constellation Energy for $715 million and buying a 169-MW Pennsylvania gas plant.
Upstream
Grenadier Energy enters Ohio's Utica play with three high-rate gas wells
EnCap-backed Grenadier Energy Partners III brought three wells online in Belmont County, Ohio, drilled with average laterals of 18,100 feet.
Upstream
QatarEnergy takes 30% stake in Angola's offshore Blocks 8 and 22
QatarEnergy will hold 30% of Angola's offshore Blocks 8 and 22 under a deal with operator Shell and partner Sonangol E&P.
Power
PJM proposes reliability rules for data centers after grid disconnection
PJM wants data centers and crypto-mining loads to ride through grid disturbances instead of switching to backup power, after 4,000 MW dropped off in Virginia.
Policy
BLM lease sales in Wyoming and Colorado raise $87 million
Two quarterly federal oil and gas lease sales in Wyoming and Colorado brought in $87.3 million combined, under a newly lowered royalty rate.
Midstream & LNG
Saipem, Jan De Nul sign letter of intent for Rovuma LNG in Mozambique
Saipem and Jan De Nul signed an 11 million euro letter of intent for early engineering and procurement on ExxonMobil's Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique.
Power
UK Oil & Gas renames itself UK Energy Group, exits onshore business
The London-listed firm becomes UK Energy Group PLC on Friday 11 September 2026 as it shifts from onshore oil and gas to hydrogen storage and clean power.
Markets
Woodside's international COO Daniel Kalms to leave the company
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.
Power
Renewables supplied 29% of Ireland's electricity in August, EirGrid says
Solar contributed a record 7.7% of the month's fuel mix and set two new grid-scale peaks, according to provisional data from grid operator EirGrid.
Midstream & LNG
FERC sets September 18 review for Freeport LNG regasification teardown
FERC's review of Freeport LNG's plan to remove unused regasification equipment is due September 18, with permits due by December 17.
Midstream & LNG
FERC finds no major impact from Transwestern's 17.77-mile Green Chile pipeline
An environmental assessment on Transwestern's proposed natural gas pipeline in Doña Ana County, New Mexico is open for comment until October 5.
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