Shell Expects Weak Oil Trading Result for Q4

Shell Plc said its oil trading performance worsened in the fourth quarter as crude prices slumped, adding to signs that Big Oil is heading into a tougher earnings season.  Oil…

  • Gas
  • January 9, 2026
Best of 2025: How Mil’s approaches medical oxygen (May 2025)

One thing we all learned during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 is that oxygen is required in volume by every major hospital in the world.…

  • Gas
  • January 9, 2026
Materials demand pushes merger talk by mining giants

The growth in decarbonisation and rising copper demand to drive electrification have brought mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore to the table to explore a $260bn merger. Rio Tinto confirmed…

  • Gas
  • January 9, 2026
Price ‘holds key’ to energy techs in an uncertain world

Energy will once again be at the forefront politically and economically in 2026. At the same time, issues relating to price, capacity, and new tech scale-up mean the industry remains…

White House Invites Vitol, Trafigura For Venezuelan Oil Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited heads of commodity trading firms, Vitol and Trafigura, to the White House for talks on Friday regarding the marketing of Venezuelan oil,  Reuters has…

Crude Climb Nearly 2% as Venezuela Uncertainty Keeps Traders on Edge

Oil prices climbed sharply on Thursday morning, with both Brent crude and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures trading up 2% in early U.S. trading hours as investors assessed the…

Uganda Presidential Hopeful To Review Oil Contracts if Elected

Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-politician and an opposition candidate in Uganda’s presidential election next week, will review all oil contracts the country has with international oil firms and revise any…

Equinor Awards $10 Billion Contracts to Maintain Norway’s Oil and Gas Output

Equinor has awarded $10 billion worth of contracts to suppliers as the Norwegian energy major aims to maintain high levels of oil and gas production offshore Norway.   On Thursday, Equinor…

Galp and Moeve Combine Downstream Operations in Major Iberian Deal

Portugal’s energy giant Galp and the owners of Spanish refiner Moeve have agreed to advance discussions on a potential merger of their downstream portfolios to create two separate major Iberian…

Major Exchange Shift Extends European Natural Gas Trading Hours

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) is extending Europe’s natural gas and power trading to 22 hours a day, in a major shift in the European energy markets aimed to align power…