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Vitol Overtakes Shell in Ranking of USA Physical Gas Traders

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 15:00
The firm overtook energy heavyweight Shell Plc among the top 10 U.S. physical gas traders, according to regulatory filings.

Phillips 66 to Proceed with Two New Processing Plants

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 10:37
Phillips 66 approved a natural gas processing project and a natural gas liquids fractionator project, both expected to start operations 2028.

USA EIA Lowers Henry Hub Price Forecast for 2026, 2027

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 09:33
The U.S. Energy Information Administration lowered its Henry Hub spot price forecasts for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.

Iran War Prompts Nigeria Producers to Lift Oil Output

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 09:14
Nigerian oil companies are plowing windfall gains from the Iran war crude rally into near-term extraction projects.

ConocoPhillips Inks Alaska LNG Deal to Supply Domestic Consumers

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 08:51
ConocoPhillips signed a 30-year deal with Glenfarne to supply natural gas produced on Alaska's North Slope to the state under phase 1 of the Alaska LNG project.

Empire Petroleum Posts Lower Revenue

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 07:34
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based producer reported $7.68 million in sales revenue for the first quarter, down from $8.99 million for the same three-month period last year due to lower production and lower realized oil and gas prices.

Would USA Allow Iran Hormuz Tax In Exchange for Peace Deal?

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 05:55
Rigzone talks to Simon Henderson, director of the Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy, and Howard Shatz, a senior economist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy.

Why Is Oil Moving Lower Today?

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 04:37
U.S. President Donald Trump's Iran comments are directly shaping the oil ecosystem, Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.

Aramco, Pasqal Launch Platform Offering Quantum Computing

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 03:03
Aramco and Pasqal said they had inaugurated Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer and launched the Middle East's first commercial quantum-computing-as-a-service platform.

UK to Allow Import of Fuels Refined from Russian Oil

Industry News - Wed, 2026-05-20 02:39
The UK will effectively loosen some Russian sanctions by allowing imports of diesel and jet fuel refined from Moscow's crude in countries like India and Turkey.

USA Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for EV Owners

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 16:00
House lawmakers made public a massive transportation bill Sunday that would impose new fees on electric vehicles.

Brent, WTI Slip In Volatile Trade

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 15:32
Oil settled lower as traders weighed renewed US threats against Iran.

NATO Is Starting to Consider Hormuz Mission

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 10:12
Such a move would represent a shift in the military alliance's strategy toward the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

Senate Confirms Nomination of New BLM Director

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 09:55
Voting concluded with 46 Yeas to 43 Nays, the senate.gov site showed.

Dominion Energy Agrees to Merge into NextEra Energy

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 08:49
The New York-listed companies said the all-stock merger would create the world's biggest regulated power utility by capitalization.

OMV Starts Up Major Austrian Gas Development

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 07:44
OMV began production at what it says is Austria's biggest natural gas discovery over the past 40 years, which the company expects will double its output at home when the development reaches capacity.

Next Gas Price Spike May Come Just Before Memorial Day

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 06:31
GasBuddy warned that the next U.S. gasoline price spike 'could arrive just before Memorial Day'.

UAE, India Agree to Expand Energy Supply Partnership

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 06:06
ADNOC signed agreements with state-owned Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves and Indian Oil to support Indian energy security and pursue energy trading collaboration.

Can Middle East Oil Producers Meaningfully Bypass the Strait?

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 05:19
Rigzone talks to Chris Newton, a Senior Early Warning Analyst at the International Crisis Group, and Dalia Salem, Senior Research Analyst of Middle East Upstream at Wood Mackenzie.

China Agrees to Supply Australia Over 600,000 Barrels of Jet Fuel

Industry News - Tue, 2026-05-19 03:32
The Australian government said it has secured three shipments of jet fuel totaling more than 600,000 barrels from China and is pursuing negotiations with more neighboring countries for fuel supply.

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