European natural gas prices surged sharply by around 30 per cent on March 9, amid growing uncertainty in global energy markets and escalating military tensions in the Middle East, raising fears of prolonged supply disruptions.
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, reported a net profit for the full year 2025 of AED476 million ($130 million) as compared to AED553 million ($151 million) in FY 2024.
The traditional energy sector is struggling to keep up with a shrinking talent pool, as a fewer percentage of young people enter the workforce, experienced professionals are harder to find, and global mobility declines, according to the tenth annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) 2026, an energy workforce trends report.
XRG, an international energy investment company based in Abu Dhabi, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan to acquire an equity stake in Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (SGC).
Saad Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, said Qatar continue to believe in gas as the energy of the future and that increasing demand will continue to be driven by global economic growth and other factors like artificial intelligence and data centres.
Emirates Petroleum Company (Emarat), a pioneer in the UAE’s oil and gas industry, has appointed Burhan Al Hashemi as its new CEO. Burhan brings three decades of experience in the downstream energy sector, with expertise spanning aviation fuels, lubricants, gas and marine fuel supply.
Clearwater Analytics is introducing CWAN Power and Gas, a new set of risk management capabilities within Beacon by CWAN designed to replace “black-box” systems in the energy trading industry.
The Integrated Gas Company (IGC), the national gas aggregator of Oman, has approved the transfer of the BP Block 61 Ghazeer Gas Export Pipeline (Phase 2) to OQ Gas Networks, following a comprehensive technical and commercial review of its proposal.
SLB has secured a five-year Aramco contract to provide stimulation, well intervention, frac automation, and digital services for Saudi Arabia’s unconventional gas fields. As part of a multi-billion-dollar programme, it supports Saudi Arabia's energy diversification and global energy transition goals.
Dana Gas announced a major gas discovery at the North El-Basant 1 well in Egypt’s onshore Nile Delta. Initial results estimate 15–25 bcf of reserves, with production expected to surpass 8 mmscfd once the well is linked to the national gas network.
