(Investing) – European natural gas prices retreated on Thursday, as investors kept tabs on ongoing efforts to forge a deal to end the Iran war. By 08:04 ET (12:04 GMT), the benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub had edged down by 0.2% to 43.82 euros per megawatt hour, according to ICE data. The British front-month contract also fell by 0.4%
(BOE Report) – European oil majors’ first-quarter profits were lifted by bumper trading gains as the Iran war upended supply chains, underscoring how the ability to shift barrels around the world can sometimes trump pumping them out of the ground. BP, Shell and TotalEnergies have spent years building vast oil trading machines that now sit at the heart of their business – setting
(Oil Price) – The new energy crisis triggered by the Middle East conflict could hurt European consumers and industries for years, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “Our shared goal is now to see a lasting end to the war,” von der Leyen told the European Parliament in a speech today. “But there is also a harsh reality
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Global energy markets are no longer operating as a single, integrated system. What has emerged instead is a parallel structure, one shaped as much by geopolitics and sanctions as by supply and demand. Nowhere is that shift more visible than across Eurasia, where countries are adapting to a market that is increasingly divided, rerouted,
(World Oil) – Petrodec has mobilized its OBANA jackup to begin a new offshore decommissioning campaign for Perenco UK in the UK Southern North Sea. The unit has arrived at the Pickerill field, where it will remove the jackets from the Pickerill A and B platforms. Following completion of that work, OBANA is scheduled to return to the Amethyst field to remove the Amethyst A1D
(Investing) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership on producing and securing critical minerals. The U.S. has been working to gain access to critical mineral reserves, particularly rare earth supply chains currently dominated by Chinese players. Rubio did not mention China in his remarks, but
(BOE Report) – European and African crude oil prices climbed to fresh records on Wednesday, defying a sharp selloff in oil futures after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire was reached on Tuesday, as traders priced in a prolonged disruption to physical oil supplies. The ceasefire announcement sent major benchmark Brent and WTI contracts tumbling 13% and 16% respectively on Wednesday to below
(Oil Price) – Hungary is expected on Tuesday to agree a $500-million oil supply deal with the United States during the visit of U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Budapest, a source with knowledge of the plan told Bloomberg. Vance arrived in Hungary’s capital city earlier on Tuesday, just days ahead of the general election in the country on April 12, in which Hungarian
(BOE Report) – BP named Carol Howle as deputy chief executive on Thursday and said she would oversee the company’s ongoing portfolio review and strategy development. Howle, who served as interim chief executive before Meg O’Neill started the top job on Wednesday, will also return to her former role as head of supply, trading and shipping. BP is undergoing a
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Global energy markets are entering a more coordinated phase of response as governments move from watching volatility to actively preparing for intervention. The Group of Seven has signaled it is ready to take “all necessary measures” to stabilize oil markets as the Iran conflict continues to disrupt supply and push prices higher. The message
(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has completed the merger of its UK North Sea upstream assets with NEO NEXT, forming a new entity—NEO NEXT+—that is set to become the largest independent oil and gas producer on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Under the transaction, TotalEnergies will hold a 47.5% stake in the combined company. NEO NEXT+ is expected to deliver production exceeding 250,000
(World Oil) – As Europe looks to diversify energy supplies and reduce carbon intensity, electricity interconnections and grid development across North Africa are gaining traction alongside traditional oil and gas trade. For decades, Europe’s energy relationship with North Africa has centered on hydrocarbons, including Algerian pipeline gas, Libyan oil and LNG exports from across the Mediterranean. Increasingly, however, electricity is emerging
