Jason Lindquist joined RBN Energy, now part of Novi Labs, in September 2021 and has been covering the energy industry since 2011, which followed several years in daily newspapers. As managing editor, he is responsible for the daily blog and is also a regular contributor.
BP needs to make sure it's able to compete against similarly sized competitors and that it is competing to win, CEO Meg O’Neill said during the company’s earnings call August 4. She said the company’s integrated model is a competitive advantage but that its performance over the past few years had not met expectations.
Hess Midstream, which operates oil, gas and water handling assets in North Dakota’s Williston Basin, expects to see volume growth of at least 5% in the second half of 2026, the company said during its Q2 2026 earnings call August 3.
Chevron’s global upstream volumes increased by more than 5% in Q2 2026, while U.S. production reached a record of nearly 2.1 MMboe/d, the company said during its quarterly earnings call July 31. Downstream operations also reached new highs. Chevron processed more than 1 million b/d through its U.S. refineries, a record.
Production at Woodside Energy’s Beaumont New Ammonia facility was constrained to about 69% of nameplate capacity in Q2 2026 due to third-party feedstock availability, the company said during its quarterly earnings call July 28. Interim feedstock arrangements are expected to remain in place into 2027, pending progress on long-term third-party feedstock infrastructure.
Air Products has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with global fertilizer giant Yara for the renewable ammonia to be produced at the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company in Saudi Arabia, Air Products CEO Eduardo Menezes said during the company’s quarterly earnings call on July 30.
