Energy news for September 15, 2026
September 15, 2026 · 10 stories
10 stories from across power and midstream & lng. The day led with Arabian Drilling signs $533mn gas rig deal with SLB.
Upstream
Arabian Drilling signs $533mn gas rig deal with SLB
Arabian Drilling will deploy eight land rigs under a five-year SLB gas contract worth about SAR 2 billion, its second such deal since August.
Power
Florida governor candidate Russo asks Zuckerberg for $250 million data center fund
Frank Russo wants Mark Zuckerberg to commit $250 million and help raise $1 billion more from Florida billionaires for data center upgrades.
Power
Sempra capital plan assumes SI Partners stake falls from 70% to 25%
Sempra's 2026-2030 capital plan assumes its Sempra Infrastructure Partners stake falls from 70% to 25% after March 31, 2026, alongside an 80.25% Oncor stake.
Midstream & LNG
Sempra Infrastructure signs 20-year LNG supply deal with Petrobras
Sempra Infrastructure will supply Petrobras about 0.8 million tonnes a year of LNG from Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 under a new 20-year agreement.
Markets
Cheniere completes last Corpus Christi LNG train, hits 3.1 Bcf/d
Cheniere Energy brought the seventh and final Corpus Christi Stage 3 train online Aug. 28, lifting the terminal to 3.1 Bcf/d of nominal capacity.
Upstream
Saipem completes sale of Saudi shallow-water drilling unit to ADES
Saipem sold its shallow-water driller to ADES Saudi as it narrows focus to deepwater and harsh-environment offshore work.
Power
TotalEnergies and Mistral launch €100 million AI program for oil and gas subsurface work
TotalEnergies and Mistral will spend three years building AI models to help find and develop oil and gas reservoirs.
Power
PJM sets Oct. 15 date for inaugural GridAdvance Summit on grid AI
PJM's inaugural GridAdvance Summit convenes grid operators and vendors Oct. 15 to explore AI's role in planning, reliability and control rooms.
Midstream & LNG
Sempra Infrastructure signs 20-year LNG deal with Petrobras
Petrobras signed on as the first South American buyer in a 20-year deal for LNG from Sempra Infrastructure's Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project in Texas.
Midstream & LNG
Cheniere completes final train at Corpus Christi LNG, capacity hits 3.1 Bcf/d
Cheniere Energy took custody of the last of seven trains at Corpus Christi Stage 3 on August 28, bringing the Texas terminal to 3.1 Bcf/d nominal capacity.
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