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US Natgas Futures Soar 57% Over Two Days as Frigid Weather Boosts Heating Demand, Freezes Wells

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures soared to a six-week high on Wednesday, marking a record 57% rise over the past two trading sessions, on expectations that extreme cold weather will boost heating demand to near-record levels while also cutting output by freezing oil and gas wells. After soaring about 26% on Tuesday, front-month gas …

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Venezuelan Oil Exports Under Supply Deal With US Progressing Slowly -Documents, Data

(Reuters) – The volume of Venezuelan oil exported under a flagship $2 billion supply deal with the U.S. reached about 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel-tracking data and PDVSA documents showed, highlighting slow progress that has prevented the state oil company from fully reversing recent output cuts. Caracas and Washington earlier this month agreed a …

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Wright Tells Oil Executives That Venezuela’s Output Can Rise 30%

(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told oil company executives on Wednesday that Venezuela’s output can rise 30% from its current level of 900,000 barrels per day in the short- to medium-term, three executives who attended the meeting said. Raising crude output from Venezuela, which sits on the world’s largest oil reserves, is a …

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Halliburton Beats Fourth-Quarter Profit Estimates on Steady International Demand

Summary Q4 adjusted EPS 69 cents vs forecast 55 cents Q4 international revenue up 2.9%, North America flat (Reuters) – Halliburton surpassed analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, on the back of steady demand for its services and equipment in international markets. Shares of the oilfield services company rose nearly 2.6% in premarket trading. The …

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Global LNG supply set to jump in 2026, limiting prices and spurring demand

The KOOL TIGER LNG Tanker is docked at the Freeport LNG facility in Quintana, Texas, U.S., June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo Summary Global supply to rise to as much as 484 million tons in 2026 Asia 2026 demand to rise as much as 7%, led by China and India Europe imports driven by …

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Glenfarne Announces Strategic Partnership With Danaos to Advance Alaska LNG

ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glenfarne Group, LLC (“Glenfarne”) subsidiary Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC, majority owner and developer of the Alaska LNG Project, and Danaos Corporation (“Danaos”) (NYSE: DAC), one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships, today announced a strategic partnership to advance Alaska LNG. Under the agreement, Danaos will facilitate the construction and operation of …

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APA Curtails Quarterly US Natgas, NGL Production on Weak Prices

(Reuters) – Oil and gas firm APA Corp said on Tuesday it curtailed production by about 91 million cubic feet per day of U.S. natural gas and 7,600 barrels per day of U.S. natural gas liquids in the fourth quarter in response to weak prices. It expects fourth-quarter average realized natural gas prices in the …

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Trump Says US Has Taken 50 Million Barrels of Oil Out of Venezuela

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration had taken 50 million barrels of oil out of Venezuela, and was selling some of it in the open market. “We’ve taken 50 million barrels of oil out of Venezuela in the first four days. We’ve got millions of barrels of oil left. …

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Blackstone Weighs $5 Billion Sale of Beacon Offshore, Bloomberg News Reports

(Reuters) – Blackstone is in talks to sell its Beacon Offshore Energy, which operates oil and gas assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for more than $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The asset manager has begun early talks with investment banks about a possible listing of …

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US Natgas Futures Soar 27% to 3-Week High on Frigid Weather Forecasts, Short Covering

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures soared 27% to a three-week high on Tuesday on forecasts for much colder weather and higher heating demand over the next two weeks than previously expected that forced some traders to cover short positions. After falling to a 13-week low before the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, …

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