Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Shell reports $9.8 billion in adjusted earnings as energy prices surge- oil and gas 360

Shell reports $9.8 billion in adjusted earnings as energy prices surge

(Oil Price) – Shell (SHEL:NYSE) more than doubled its second-quarter earnings from a year earlier, as higher oil and gas prices, record refinery utilization, and strong trading boosted profits to above analyst expectations. Shell on Thursday reported adjusted earnings of $9.84 billion for the second quarter, more than double the $4.26 billion for the same period last year, and smashing analyst estimates

Shell, Phillips 66 weigh sale of stakes in $3.5 billion US pipeline Explorer, sources say- oil and gas 360

Shell, Phillips 66 weigh sale of stakes in $3.5 billion US pipeline Explorer, sources say

(BOE Report) – Shell and Phillips 66 are working on a potential sale of their stakes in the company which owns the Explorer refined products pipeline, in a deal that could value the major piece of U.S. energy infrastructure at around $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The move reflects how heightened demand for energy infrastructure assets, especially

Goldman Sachs: Diesel crunch is now the biggest threat in oil markets- oil and gas 360

Goldman Sachs: Diesel crunch is now the biggest threat in oil markets

(Oil Price) – The biggest oil supply squeeze is currently in diesel markets amid the lowest global refining activity for this time of year since the 2020 pandemic, Goldman Sachs says. War-induced refinery outages in the Middle East and Russia have collapsed global fuel supply, especially of diesel, while increased output in the Americas and Africa has managed to offset

Cash flow without the capex- oil and gas 360

Cash flow without the capex

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Oil and gas investing is often associated with drilling rigs, production growth, and volatile commodity prices. Yet one of the industry’s most resilient business models operates largely behind the scenes. Royalty and mineral companies own the rights to the resources beneath the ground, not the wells that produce them. Instead of funding drilling programs,

bp adds TPAO to Kirkuk oil field redevelopment partnership in Iraq- oil and gas 360

bp adds TPAO to Kirkuk oil field redevelopment partnership in Iraq

(World Oil) – bp has agreed to bring Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) into its Kirkuk redevelopment project in northern Iraq, with the Turkish national oil company acquiring a 15% interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited (BP ECKL). The agreement, signed during Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s official visit to Türkiye, builds on a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding signed by bp and TPAO

Germany’s Uniper firms up 20-year LNG purchase deal with Canada- oil and gas 360

Germany’s Uniper firms up 20-year LNG purchase deal with Canada

(BOE Report) – German state-controlled energy group Uniper on Wednesday finalised a 20-year liquefied natural gas purchase deal with Canada as the two nations deepen their partnership. In a preliminary deal in June, Uniper took initial steps to secure 2 million tons of gas per year from 2032 from Canada’s LNG project Ksi Lisims on British Columbia’s Pacific coast. That

PetroChina weighs LNG Canada stake sale to fund Phase 2 expansion- oil and gas 360

PetroChina weighs LNG Canada stake sale to fund Phase 2 expansion

(World Oil) – PetroChina Co. is weighing options to sell part of its shares in LNG Canada Development Inc. to help fund a planned expansion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese state-owned energy giant is working with an adviser to help gauge interest for its 15% stake, which could be worth a few billion dollars, the people said, who asked

World Nuclear Association: $6 trillion needed to hit 2050 capacity goals- Oil and Gas 360

World Nuclear Association: $6 trillion needed to hit 2050 capacity goals

(Oil Price) – As nuclear energy gains momentum amid energy security concerns and spiking power demand, global annual investment is seriously lagging the spending needed to reach the current capacity expansion goals, the nuclear industry’s main body, the World Nuclear Association, said in a report on Wednesday. A major nuclear revival is underway in Europe and the United States amid efforts to boost

Asia is rewriting the global energy map- oil and gas 360

Asia is rewriting the global energy map

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The global energy landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, with Asia emerging as the epicenter of the industry’s transformation. Shifting geopolitical dynamics, evolving trade corridors, changing production policies, and rising energy demand are creating a market that is more interconnected and more volatile than at any point in recent history. For investors,

OPEC+ prepares to stop raising oil output targets- oil and gas 360

OPEC+ prepares to stop raising oil output targets

(Oil Prices) – OPEC+ is preparing to approve one more production increase for September and then put the monthly quota parade on hold through the end of the year. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan, and Oman are expected to raise their combined September target by about 188,000 barrels per day when they meet on August 2, sources told Reuters.

Baker Hughes flags lower spending by oil and gas producers in 2026- oil and gas 360

Baker Hughes flags lower spending by oil and gas producers in 2026

(BOE Report) – Baker Hughes said on Monday it expects annual global spending by oil and gas producers to decline modestly this year, with growth in Latin America, offshore Africa, and North America land offset by lower spending in Europe and the Middle East. The Middle East conflict has dominated energy markets this year, with repeated flare-ups in tensions between

Eni, TotalEnergies reach FID on Cyprus' Cronos gas development- oil and gas 360

Eni, TotalEnergies reach FID on Cyprus’ Cronos gas development

(World Oil) — Eni and TotalEnergies have reached a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Cronos gas field offshore Cyprus, advancing the country’s first natural gas project and establishing a new LNG export route from the Eastern Mediterranean to European markets. Eni, which operates Block 6 with a 50% interest alongside TotalEnergies (50%), said the deepwater Cronos field contains more than 3 Tcf of