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Power · 17d ago
The two countries signed a 123 agreement and a safeguards deal on July 22, 2026, opening Saudi Arabia's nuclear program to US firms.
Source: US DOE
Markets · 12d agoExpand Energy will pay $1.25 billion for Twin Eagle, turning North America's largest gas producer into its leading gas marketer too.
Power · 18d agoHedgehog USA secured a long-term energy supply agreement with Japan's Idemitsu to back a 600 MW data center campus in Navarro County, Texas, by 2027.
Upstream · 9d agoShell's Velox-1X well found oil indicators in record-deep water off Egypt, raising the prospect of the Western Mediterranean's first crude discovery.
UK government tracks road fuel prices against other EU countries · Entropy brings Glacier Phase 2 carbon capture project online in Alberta · UK government's monthly fuel price data set tracks road and heating costs · UK energy statistics run up to a quarter behind by design · Sieyuan Hertz bushings enter service on Greek national grid
Markets
A UK government data set logs monthly and annual road fuel and home heating fuel prices, plus a crude oil price index, with revisions dating to 2013.
UK Government and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 9d
Markets
Williams says it cut carbon intensity emissions 28% since 2018 and signed deals for about 2.6 gigawatts of on-site gas power for data centers.
Williams Companies, Inc News Releases and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 9d
Markets
US-Canada energy trade value fell 11% to about $137 billion in 2025 as crude oil prices and crude import volumes both dropped, the EIA said.
EIA and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 10d
Geopolitics & Supply
Brent crude ranged from $72 to $118 a barrel in the second quarter as Strait of Hormuz disruptions squeezed global oil supply, the EIA said.
EIA · 24d
Geopolitics & Supply
Crude, propane and distillate all set records as Strait of Hormuz disruptions pushed global buyers toward U.S. barrels in April, EIA data show.
EIA · 31d
Geopolitics & Supply
U.S. refiners pushed jet fuel production above 2 million barrels a day for the first time on record after the Strait of Hormuz closure cut Persian Gulf supply to Europe and Asia.
EIA · 61d
UpstreamAnalysis
The UK government's total energy dataset posts quarterly figures a quarter late and monthly figures two months late, a gap set by the release schedule itself.
By Global Energy Report · 9d
Upstream
Shell's Velox-1X well found oil indicators in record-deep water off Egypt, raising the prospect of the Western Mediterranean's first crude discovery.
Drilling Contractor · 9d
Upstream
ONGC virtually spudded its first deepwater exploratory well off Odisha on 25 July 2026, opening a campaign to test India's deep offshore reserves.
Drilling Contractor · 11d
Midstream & LNG
Refrigerant compressor damage found during post-cargo inspections pushes Sempra's Ensenada LNG plant toward a fourth-quarter 2026 completion.
Sempra · 11d
Midstream & LNG
Mexico's newest LNG terminal shipped its first cargo on July 8, adding 0.4 Bcf/d of capacity, and Sempra has proposed a bigger second phase.
EIA · 15d
Midstream & LNG
US exports rose 26% to 15.1 Bcf/d and took a quarter of the global market, but Qatar's route through the Strait of Hormuz has been shut since February 28.
EIA · 25d
Power
Second-quarter net income rose to $68 million as industrial and data center demand grew 11.2%, and regulators shifted more grid costs onto large customers.
All Energy and Public Utility Commission of Oregon, Docket UM 2377 · 8d
Power
Entropy finished Glacier Phase 2, a 15 MW co-generation and carbon capture project that sells power to Advantage Energy and Alberta's grid.
All Energy · 9d
Expand Energy buys Twin Eagle for $1.25bn · US and Saudi Arabia sign nuclear cooperation agreement · Hedgehog USA signs Idemitsu energy deal for 600 MW Texas data center site · 6 MTPA of new LNG capacity: Baker Hughes wins Sabine Pass equipment orders
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