FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Oil and gas / 11 October 2026
Oil and gas: sector news on Sunday 11 October 2026
Average tone −3.5 (negative) across 2 companies with relevant coverage, from 4 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| BP | +0.7 | 2 | Coverage was light, with a note that BP's share price was unchanged in weekend trading and an opinion piece on its shares referencing Warren Buffett. |
| Shell | −7.7 | 2 | Coverage centred on a $108 million climate lawsuit against Shell in Brazil over floods that killed nearly 200 people, alongside a critical leaks-files item. |
| Ithaca Energy | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- −9.5 Shell Faces Historic $108 Million Climate Lawsuit in Brazil Over Floods That Killed Nearly 200 People
Large climate lawsuit in Brazil over fatal floods names Shell. - −3.0 THE SHELL LEAKS FILES: 10 OCTOBER 2026
Critical leaks-files site coverage naming Shell; reputationally negative but unclear content. - +1.3 Is Warren Buffett right about this 1 thing when it comes to BP shares?
Opinion piece on BP shares referencing Buffett; mildly positive framing, little substance. - 0.0 BP stock trades unchanged at EUR 6.87 in weekend trading
Share price unchanged in weekend trading; purely factual, no new information.