Suncor Energy Targets Major Production Boost in 2026

Canada’s oil producer Suncor Energy expects to grow its upstream production next year as it continues to invest in in-situ projects in the oil sands patch.  Suncor Energy expects annual…

Canada’s Cenovus Energy To Boost 2026 Oil Production

Cenovus Energy expects its upstream production to rise by about 4% in 2026 compared to this year as it is completing new projects and adding assets of MEG Energy, which…

  • Coal
  • December 11, 2025
Last Coal-Fired Plant in Washington State Converting to Natural Gas

The lone remaining coal-fired power plant in the state of Washington will shut down at the end of December, and will be converted to burn natural gas. Operator TransAlta Corp.…

China to Launch First Small Modular Reactor in 2026

China plans to launch commercial operations at the world’s first small modular reactor (SMR) to generate nuclear energy as early as in the first half of 2026, according to the…

IEA Trims Oil Glut Forecast as Supply Surge Halts

The oil market still faces record oversupply next year, according to the monthly report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), but the glut estimate is now trimmed by about 230,000…

Equinor Invests $400 Million to Boost Output at Newest Arctic Oilfield

Equinor and its partners in the huge new Arctic oilfield Johan Castberg will invest $396 million (4 billion Norwegian crowns) to construct the first tie-back of another discovery to the…

OPEC Holds Firm on Bullish Oil Demand Outlook for 2026

Global oil demand will rise by about 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) next year, supported by solid economic growth, OPEC said in its monthly report ton Thursday, keeping its…

BP, Chevron Top US Gulf Lease Sale

Britain’s BP PLC and the United States’ Chevron Corp and Murphy Oil Corp led the first oil and gas area auction under the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Act, winning…

  • Gas
  • December 11, 2025
Northern Lights issues first certificates confirming offshore CO2 storage

Norway’s Northern Lights carbon storage project has issued its first certificates confirming the permanent offshore storage of CO2. The certificates verify that CO2 captured at Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik cement plant…

Trump Plans Envision Major U.S. Investment in Russia, Restoring Oil Flows to Europe, WSJ Says

The newspaper said the plans were detailed in appendices to peace proposals handed to European counterparts over recent weeks. They include a plan for U.S. financial firms and other businesses…