The global energy market has been jarred by a "violent reversal" in crude oil prices during the first week of February 2026. After a blistering 14% rally in January that saw West Texas Intermediate (WTI) surge to multi-month highs near $67 per barrel, the benchmark has slid approximately 6% in
As the global energy sector faces a softening crude market in early 2026, BP (LSE: BP) has emerged as an unexpected outlier. Despite a broader slump in oil prices—with Brent crude hovering in the mid-$60s amid a global supply surplus—shares of the London-based major have climbed 4.
LONDON — Shell, the British energy giant, reported its weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years on February 5, 2026, as a combination of cooling global oil prices and a protracted downturn in the chemicals market finally caught up with the company’s bottom line. The London-based major posted adjusted earnings
Today’s Date: February 6, 2026 Introduction As of February 6, 2026, the global energy markets are recalibrating their expectations for the "Supermajors" after a turbulent start to the earnings season. At the center of this storm is Shell PLC (NYSE: SHEL), the London-based energy giant that has long served as a bellwether for the integrated [...]
The European Union’s ambitious roadmap toward a carbon-neutral continent has hit a significant roadblock as 2026 begins: a structural "feedstock crunch" that is driving price volatility across agricultural and waste-based commodity markets. As the ReFuelEU Aviation mandate—which required a 2% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend starting in 2025—
The global natural gas market witnessed an extraordinary "great divergence" in December 2025, as a brutal cold snap in North America sent domestic prices soaring while a mild, windy winter in Europe allowed the continent’s energy crisis fears to cool. U.S. natural gas futures surged by 12.1%
In a move that underscores the deepening energy alliance between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has significantly increased its equity position in the Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville, Texas. On January 26, 2026, ADNOC—operating through its newly branded
As of January 26, 2026, the global energy landscape is being reshaped by a sudden and dramatic resurgence of geopolitical volatility. For much of the previous year, oil prices remained suppressed by a "wall of supply" from non-OPEC producers, but a series of military escalations in both the Western Hemisphere
The global oil market was jolted this week as a major operational crisis unfolded at Kazakhstan’s premier oilfield, the Tengiz. Following a devastating fire at the GTES-4 power station on January 18, 2026, the Chevron-led consortium, Tengizchevroil (TCO), has officially declared force majeure on its Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)
The global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market has officially hit a historic inflection point in early 2026, transitioning from years of structural tightness and "energy crisis" pricing to an era of relative abundance. A massive wave of new production capacity, spearheaded by multi-billion dollar projects in the United States and
As the winter of 2026 reaches its midpoint, the global natural gas market has fractured into two starkly different realities. In the United States, Henry Hub futures have witnessed a dramatic 12.1% surge over the last two weeks, driven by a combination of unyielding Arctic weather and critical infrastructure
The European energy market experienced a period of intense volatility in late May and early June 2024, as the benchmark Dutch TTF natural gas price surged to its highest levels of the year. Driven by a "perfect storm" of unplanned maintenance at critical Norwegian infrastructure and a looming legal showdown
In a landmark move for the Eastern Mediterranean energy landscape, a heavyweight consortium led by TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE), Eni (NYSE: E), and the state-owned QatarEnergy officially signed a high-stakes offshore exploration and production agreement for Block 8 in Lebanon’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) today, January 9, 2026. The deal,
As of January 8, 2026, Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) finds itself at the center of one of the most significant geopolitical shifts in the energy sector in decades. While the global oil market grapples with a sustained crude price retreat—with Brent falling below $60 per barrel—Chevron has emerged as the primary beneficiary of a historic [...]
As of early January 2026, the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market has reached a critical inflection point, marking the end of the hyper-volatile era that defined the first half of the decade. The once-gaping price chasm between United States domestic gas and international benchmarks in Europe and Asia has
In a move that signals the definitive transformation of European natural gas from a regional utility into a global commodity, the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) officially announced today, January 8, 2026, that it will extend the trading hours for its Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) benchmark to 22 hours a
As the global financial markets open for the first week of 2026, the energy sector finds itself paralyzed by a high-stakes tug-of-war between two diametrically opposed forces. On one side, a tightening web of geopolitical sanctions and a crackdown on the "dark fleet" of tankers are threatening to choke off
Nigeria has reported a significant milestone in its energy sector recovery, with the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) announcing that total crude oil and condensate production reached 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in November 2025. This production surge marks a critical turning point for Africa’s
As of January 1, 2026, the global energy landscape is reeling from a New Year’s Day escalation in rhetoric from the Trump administration, which has effectively weaponized federal sanctions to force a resolution to the protracted Ukrainian conflict. Following a New Year’s Eve incident involving alleged drone activity
