Tuesday, December 9, 2025

North America News

Canada's new oil tycoon is shaking up the sector with a bold expansion plan

Canadian banker-turned-oil-tycoon Adam Waterous, an industry outsider who lives in a Rocky Mountain tourist town, not energy hub Calgary, has a plan to cement his company's status as one of ?North America's fastest-growing oil companies. Waterous wants to expand the company more aggressively and more efficiently than its…

Kinder Morgan anticipates higher profits in 2026 due to strong natural gas demand

Kinder Morgan, a pipeline operator, said that it expected a growth in profit for '2026 compared to the 2025 forecast - due to strong natural gas demand. In after-market trading, shares of the company rose 1% to $27.57. The demand for natural gases has been boosted by the increase in LNG exports, and an increase in power…

Shell-led LNG Canada’s second processing unit is still down, according to sources

Two sources have confirmed that Shell-led LNG Canada’s second processing unit known as Train 2 is still down almost a month after it was first started up. On November 20, the company announced that a restart was scheduled for December 1, and would last approximately two weeks. On Thursday, a spokesperson for LNG Canada stated that it would provide an update this week.

EDF Considers Selling US Renewable Unit to Focus on French Nuclear

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French state-owned utility EDF is considering selling all of its U.S. renewable energy business, its CEO said on Wednesday, as the company focuses on building up its domestic nuclear operations and U.S. support for wind and solar has been rolled back.Bernard Fontana said the company was considering selling "between 50% and 100%" of its U.S.

Siemens Energy gives investors $11.5 Billion as the power market booms

S iemens Energy announced on Thursday that it will return up to 10 billion euro ($11.5 billion), to its shareholders by the year 2028, on the backs of booming demand in power infrastructure equipment. This has boosted the company's shares to a new record high. Siemens Energy announced that up to 6 billion euro would be spent on a share-buyback program…

Enbridge Approves $1.4b Project to Expand Canadian Crude Pipelines into US

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Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge on Friday approved a $1.4 billion expansion of its Mainline and Flanagan South pipelines, adding new capacity for Canadian heavy crude into the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast.The project adds additional takeaway capacity for Canadian crude and broadens access to U.S. refineries, improving…

Canadian Natural Resources anticipates higher production and lower expenditure in 2026

Canadian Natural Resources forecast on Friday a modest increase in production by 2026, while reducing total capital expenditures from the levels of this year. This signals a continued focus and disciplined growth. Canada's oil producers have fared better than their global counterparts during the oil slump, thanks to years of investment.

Enbridge Canada misses its third-quarter profit forecast due to higher capital costs

Enbridge missed its third-quarter profit estimate on Friday due to higher financing costs resulting from capital investments, including U.S. Gas Utility acquisitions. This sent the company's shares down by nearly 2% during premarket trading. Last year, the Calgary-based pipeline company acquired three Dominion Energy utilities -- East Ohio Gas (formerly Questar Gas), Public Service Co.

LNG Canada announces that it has begun production at its second unit.

The company announced that LNG Canada had begun producing liquefied gas in the second of two processing units. This unit is known as Train 2. A spokesperson said that both trains of the Shell-led Kitimat project, each with a 6.5 million ton capacity per year, are now operational. LNG Canada, Canada's first major LNG export…

TC Energy misses its profit forecast due to weakness in US operations and power business

Canada's TC energy missed its third-quarter profit estimates on Thursday due to weakness in the company's U.S. operations, power and energy solutions businesses and pipeline operations. Natural gas consumption is increasing due to AI-driven power demands, industrial applications, and LNG exports. However, price pressures and the competition from coal are still a major market challenge. U.S.

Canadian Natural Resources barely beats estimates for quarterly profits on record production

Canadian Natural Resources posted earnings for the quarter that were just a hair above analysts' expectations. Record oil and gas production offset the decline in crude price. Canadian Natural Resources and other oil sands producers in Canada have shown resilience in the face of the downturn in the global oil industry.

Engie's quarterly earnings fall short of expectations due to lower gas and power sales

PARIS, November 6 - French utility Engie’s third-quarter results fell 18% short of analyst expectations. This was due to lower hydropower production, gas prices, and increased gas sales volumes, despite colder weather than usual. Thursday's results for the third quarter showed earnings before tax, interest and other expenses (EBIT), but excluding nuclear. This was 1.2 billion euro ($1.40 billion).

Canada's Imperial Oil surpasses profit expectations on record production and strong refining

Canada's Imperial Oil announced a higher-than-expected profit for the third quarter on Friday. Record production and refinery output offset lower crude oil prices. Canadian oil sands companies such as Imperial Oil, have been resilient in the face of a global oil downturn. They have done so because they have invested for years and are now among North America's low-cost producers.

China CNOOC's net income for the third quarter of 2014 is down 12% due to lower oil prices

CNOOC Ltd, the Chinese offshore oil-and-gas major, reported on Thursday that its third quarter net income had declined 12.2% from a similar period a year ago as lower oil prices globally offset a strong growth in production. CNOOC reported that its net profit for the period July-September was 32.44 billion Yuan ($4.55billion), in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Tokyo Gas CEO: US is priority market for overseas expansion, Tokyo Gas.

Tokyo Gas will prioritize the U.S. for its overseas expansion because of its high growth potential, CEO Shinichi SASAYAMA said on Wednesday. Japan's biggest city gas provider is looking at a possible offtake of gas from Alaska. Tokyo Gas, Japan's largest buyer of liquefied gas, and JERA (Japan's second-largest LNG buyer)…

Oilfield giants shift focus to AI infrastructure after drilling demand declines

SLB, Halliburton, and Baker Hughes, oilfield services giants in North America, are focusing on data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure to fuel their next phase of expansion as they deal with a slowing drilling market and idle rigs. U.S. producers of oil have reduced exploration budgets, as the price of a barrel hovers in the low 60s…

China drives global underground gas storage growth, International Gas Union says

In a report published on Monday, the International Gas Union said that China would lead global underground storage expansion by 2025. It will add 6 billion cubic meters (bcm), or working gas volume, to increase its total capacity to 19,8 bcm. The world's underground gas storage capacity has increased by 10 billion cubic meters since 2022.

Baker Hughes exceeds profit expectations on the strength of industrial and energy technology demand

Baker Hughes, a provider of oilfield services, beat Wall Street expectations for its third-quarter profits on Thursday. This was due to the strength in their industrial and energy technologies (IET) division. Oilfield services firms are navigating a volatile oilfield market. Resilient areas such as LNG infrastructure, upgrades to the power grid…

Halliburton's profits beat expectations on the back of steady drilling demand in North America

Halliburton's third-quarter profits surpassed Wall Street expectations on Tuesday thanks to the steady demand for oilfield equipment and service in North America. The North America segment's quarterly revenue was $2.4 billion. This is the same as a year ago, but it's above analysts’ average estimates of $2.17billion. Halliburton…

Palm extends gains due to good export prospects, soyoil

The price of palm oil in Malaysia rose Tuesday, as traders benefited from the positive outlook for exports and the stronger soyoil market at Dalian and Chicago. By midday, the benchmark palm oil contract on Bursa Derivatives Exchange for January delivery had gained 43 ringgit or 0.95% to 4,556 Ringgit ($1,078.60). The futures opened higher on Monday…